-=> Quoting Bucky Carr to Robert Keith <=-
 
 RK> What investigative processes have you conducted to support your
 RK> position? You say "there are plenty who would choose....", and there
 RK> are plenty in this country who would not trade...". How can you make
 RK> such an assertions without some data? There are millions in this
 RK> country who would trade the system, or lack of system, that we have
 RK> for almost
 RK> anything else.
 BC> You are making my point for me.  NO system is perfect.  When you
 BC> choose (definition of choose = discriminate, BTW) a system you weigh
 BC> the advantages and disadvantages of one system over another FOR YOU. 
 BC> There are plenty of Canadian-identical plans available right here in
 BC> this country.  Contrarily, there are almost no US-identical plans
 BC> available in Canada.  There is much wider choice here.
 BC> My data?  Being part of the system in the US.
 BC> I get the feeling that the thrust of your argument rests on "free"
 BC> healthcare.
There is no such a thing as a "free" lunch. Of course, it has to be paid
for through taxes. The US is the most undertaxed industrialized nation in
the world. Take a look at Germany, for example. To imply that the US HMOs are
equivalent to the Canadian or German system is just plain incorrect. They
are not. They are profit driven and curtail many types of health care for
profits.
... After two days in hospital, I took a turn for the nurse.
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