Socialized Medicine

Learning From Others: A Virtue

Pius Kamau | Posted 10.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Socialized Medicine, Universal Health Care, Health Insurance, Health Care, Health, Healthcare, Living News
Pius Kamau

For Americans, the tendency is to shrug things off, to postpone dealing with whatever may appear difficult -- to another year, another administration, another generation. Or until we are in a crisis and must deal with it.

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Like Wall Street, Current Health Care Policy Privatizes Profit And Socializes Risk

Michele Swenson | Posted 09.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Economic Crisis, Government Health Care, Medical Bankdruptcy, Taxpayer-Subsidized Medical Costs, Unpaid Medical Bills, Privatized Medicare, National Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Socialized Risk, Rising Out-of-Pocket Health Costs, Socialized Medicine, For-Profit Insurance, Health, Single Payer Health Insurance, Privatized Profit, Medicare Prescription Drug Reform, Health Care, American Hospital Association, Unitedhealth, William McGuire, John McCain, Minimum Benefit Plans, America's Health Insurance Providers, American Medical Association, Home News
Michele Swenson

The excesses of the health insurance industry resemble those of Wall Street and the subprime housing market, typified by privatized profits for insurers and socialized risk for taxpayers and consumers.

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Health Care on $7 a Day: How the Candidates Can Deliver on the Promise of Universal Coverage

Mary O'Neil Mundinger | Posted 09.11.2008 | Living

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Mary O'Neil Mundinger

The federal/state safety net is becoming overburdened, and the uninsured remain at over 15% of the U.S. population - one in six of us.

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The War of the Lizard Brains

Linda Bergthold | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Joe Biden, John McCain 2008, Socialized Medicine, Rick Warren and Faith Forum, Maverick, Politics of Division, Barack Obama, Politics News
Linda Bergthold

Questions like "Are you an elitist?" "Is your health plan socialized medicine?" "Would you rather lose a war than an election?" Those questions deserve a lizard answer -- like "No," "No," and "Hell No."

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Why Not Socialized Medicine?

Charles Hillestad | Posted 07.14.2008 | Home

Read More: National Healthcare, Socialized Medicine, Executive Compensation, Healthcare 2008, Economic Competition, Private Health Insurance, Hmo, Foreign Competition, Social Services, Public Welfare, Healthcare Crisis, Hillarycare, Home News
Charles Hillestad

We enjoy "socialized" fire and crime prevention, "socialized" military and national security, "socialized" highways and bridges, and our Republican presidents live in "socialized" housing and hang out with "socialized" Secret Service agents.

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Notes from the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: Socialized Medicine

Jeffrey Jena | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

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Jeffrey Jena

The government taking over the health care system would be a blunder almost as grand as George and Dick's Excellent Iraq Adventure and in the long run it would be about 1000 times as expensive.

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Universal Health Care Saves $$ By...

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.02.2008 | Home

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Deane Waldman

Most people assume that universal health care will save money. They may be right. May be. Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, and Taiwan...

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American Companies Face Increased Government Control

Harry Fuller | Posted 01.30.2008 | Business

Read More: US China Relations, Consumption, Sherlock Holmes, Health Care, Professor Moriarty, Socialized Medicine, China, Sino-US Relations, Richistan, Business News
Harry Fuller

China needs Americans to continue to buy their manufactured goods so they keep loaning us money we can't pay back. Consumption continues as the debt mounts right alongside.

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Put Down That Hose, Comrade

Greg Saunders | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics

Read More: Socialized Medicine, Bush SCHIP Veto, California Fires, Bush SCHIP, San Diego Wildfires, Schip, Politics News
Greg Saunders

Since the President was so concerned about "socialized medicine" that he vetoed SCHIP expansion, can we assume that his trip tomorrow is to deliver a lecture about the evils of socialized firefighting?

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Bush to Kids: Drop Dead!

Steven Weber | Posted 10.04.2007 | Politics

Read More: Socialized Medicine, Big Pharma, Bush SCHIP Veto, Bush SCHIP, Affordable Healthcare, Bush Veto Health Care, Health Care, Schip, Politics News
Steven Weber

To Bush backers, a government that makes any effort to ease its people's burdens instead creates a legion of brats with outstretched hands asking for "more?"

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If You Can't Save Children's Health, Then Save Your Breath

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 10.03.2007 | Politics

Read More: Socialized Medicine, Child Neglect, Political Courage, Empty Promises, Bush Veto, Children's Health, Politics News
Kathleen Reardon

Don't wave a finger at George W. Bush and tell him he isn't running things now, that his veto is heartless, unless you intend to back that up. Show some fortitude this time.

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Friday Democratic Talking Points

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.28.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Time for another round of Democratic talking points, for the benefit of whoever's going to be on this weekend's Sunday morning talk shows (or for any ...

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