From: "Gary Britt" 

Well its good you aren't a citizen then.  There are enough commies voting
here already.

Gary

"Tony Williams"  wrote in message
news:43b9a198$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Gary Britt wrote:
> > That's a LIE.
>
> No, it's the absolute truth. I didn't say the ambulance wouldn't turn
> up, just that it would cost a ludicrous amount which the patient would
> be responsible for paying.
>
> > Its not government's job to feed people, provide them housing or
healthcare.
>
> Yes it is.
>
> --
> Tony
>
> > People are responsible for providing for themselves (in general).  Its
> > government's job to make sure there is opportunity for those who want to
> > work to provide these things for themselves.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> > news:43b98a11$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >
> >>Phil Payne wrote:
> >>
> >>>>That's the communist/socialist point of view though,
"if all cannot be
> >>>>equally successful, all must be equally
unsuccessful." It's a rip
> >
> > everyone
> >
> >>>>down to the lowest common denominator system -- a
completely flawed
> >
> > point
> >
> >>>of
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>view as has been proven fruitless repeatedly... Yet
one that the left
> >>>>continues to embrace as they secretly pine for the
resurrection of
their
> >>>>ideal model: the Soviet Union.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Did you ever go to the Soviet Union?
> >>>
> >>>A friend of mine slipped on a stone staircase in Tashkent
Airport.  She
> >
> > fell
> >
> >>>against a step and broke a tooth out of her jaw.  Blood everywhere.
> >>>
> >>>There were two white-coated first aiders then within a few minutes -
the
> >>>ambulance came within a quarter of an hour and she was on
an operating
> >
> > table
> >
> >>>within the hour with a local anesthetic applied to the jaw
and pretty
> >>>serious surgery performed to fix the tooth.  From the look of the
> >
> > hospital
> >
> >>>and the people milling around pre and post treatment, we
weren't in any
> >
> > way
> >
> >>>privileged - the peasants were getting the same treatment.
> >>>
> >>>I wonder how she'd have faired under your version of capitalism.
> >>
> >>Without medical insurance she'd be paying about $1000 just to get an
> >>ambulance called out to the scene.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Tony
> >
> >
> >

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