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Canadian Healthcare

Sunday, June 28, 2009

I don’t really know why I bother linking to things like this article describing some of the Canadian healthcare myths. Oh wait, yes I do – because I secretly want somebody who reads this blog to make some idiotic fucking comment about what a bad idea single-payer coverage is so I can smash them with [...]

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Unacceptable

Thursday, April 2, 2009

The status quo is not working: Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according to a report. We just might have to do something about healthcare sometime soon.  And the choice [...]

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The 1001st reason for nationalized healthcare

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Here we go again: If Reuther’s advice had been followed, and healthcare and company pensions had, for example, been effectively nationalized, fluctuations in the fortunes of any single company would not affect a worker’s access to benefits. Even better, companies would be better able to compete in a global marketplace. So, how do we ensure [...]

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The system is broken part 1000

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

So I’m sitting in my neighborhood cafe, having a conversation with this lady about nursing. She’s doing the same thing Monica’s doing: trying to change careers and become a nurse, and taking the pre-requisite classes necessary to get into nursing school. Anyway, the conversation moved to insurance. I’ve been dealing with getting me and Monica [...]

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Healthcare – Too much or not enough?

Thursday, September 25, 2008

There’s a new study out regarding the health care crisis and how to deal with it. Critical discussion of both the McCain and Obama plans ensues at Ezra Klein’s blog. The big takeaway from the McCain proposal: McCain’s health care plan would increase taxes on employer based health insurance and price 20 million plus Americans out of [...]

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