Reply #125: It's being rationed now. [View All]

[Pithlet]

The determining factor now happens to be who can afford it, or who has adequate insurance, not who needs it the most. Right now, rationing is not based on need, but on who can afford it, and who profits.

You may have to wait longer for non life threatening medical conditions, depending on the system we implement. You have not proved that rationing has to include denying life saving medical care simply because it isn't being run by corporations.

I don't think anyone is saying that all of our problems magically disappear. But, we've been using a system based on profit and run by CEOs and it is spiraling ever downward. You keep repeating over and over again the same thing: "There's no way it can be done". Look at all the other countries that are doing it! Surely we can come up with our own version. Surely we, the "richest nation in the world" can make sure that every single citizen has access to decent health care. Instead of repeating yourself, show me examples of people in Canada or Europe suffering and even dying because of lack of health care. Show me the millions of people who can't see a doctor because they can't afford it in those countries. Where is the proof?