Harry Guerrilla
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For the excessive money we spend on healthcare, no one should be with ten points of us in any category.
For the excessive money we spend on healthcare, no one should be with ten points of us in any category.
I'm saying that just because a few abuse the system, is no reason to not try to help those that truly need help.Rightwingnutjob said:I'm not real sure what exactly you were saying due to your strange sentence structure, but I'll take a stab anyway.
So you did understand my post. By all means, strive for perfection...but don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.Rightwingnutjob said:If a system is not perfect then fix the system.
Just because someone is a dirtbag doesn't mean they aren't in need of help.Rightwingnutjob said:Whose standards should we use? Mine, most definitely.
Pete, there are more factors to life expectancy than health care quality. The USA has the highest cancer survival rate in the world, while the UK has the lowest survival rate in Europe. Cancer survival rates more accurately depict a nations health care quality.
Source:UK cancer survival rate lowest in Europe - Telegraph
Maybe the numbers are so high because evolution is working hard despite peoples insistence on creating an environment where the crippled and dependent pets not only survive but thrive. Because God knows we need MORE of those Jerry Springer rejects...
Wasn't trying to compare office conditions or sanitation issues. Just that our system isn't the health care model that the rest of the world should try to emulate, like some try to allude to.Rightwingnutjob said:How can you compare a free clinic to actual hospital and doctor's office conditions and expect it to show that U.S. health care is poor? In all of your pictures I didn't see any 'filth' or sanitation issues, just simple, temporary setups.
I doubt that as well (noting a bit of a joke). Our system is good for those who can afford it, or the very, very poor. Not much for everyone else. While I believe there is no perfect system, we can do better. And all countries should keep trying to do better. Nothing wrong with that.
If you look at the men's survival rates, only 2 other countries are within 10 points of ours.For the excessive money we spend on healthcare, no one should be with ten points of us in any category.
I am a student of molecular biology, I have studied cancer and I'm about to take a course specifically in cancer biology. I have had 2 close family members survive cancer, and one of them survived due to very new and top line medical treatments. Cancer absolutely indicates the quality of a countries health care system, because it takes the newest research, machines, and therapies in order to reach a survival rate that high. It's also due to the quality of medical testing. The article I cited said one reason why the UK ranks so low is because of the waits in their healthcare system. People make an appointment and get to the doctor too late, and so the cancer is harder to treat. I searched for other statistics and I couldn't find anything beyond cancer. However, I did find this chart which depicts deaths related to heart disease. Heart disease deaths statistics - countries compared - NationMasterCancer is often jumped on as an example of US superiority. Can you name any illness but cancer in which American outcomes are not worse?
I am a student of molecular biology, I have studied cancer and I'm about to take a course specifically in cancer biology. I have had 2 close family members survive cancer, and one of them survived due to very new and top line medical treatments. Cancer absolutely indicates the quality of a countries health care system, because it takes the newest research, machines, and therapies in order to reach a survival rate that high. It's also due to the quality of medical testing. The article I cited said one reason why the UK ranks so low is because of the waits in their healthcare system. People make an appointment and get to the doctor too late, and so the cancer is harder to treat. I searched for other statistics and I couldn't find anything beyond cancer. However, I did find this chart which depicts deaths related to heart disease. Heart disease deaths statistics - countries compared - NationMaster
7 United Kingdom: 122 per 100,000 people
13 United States: 106.5 per 100,000 people
Honestly I was shocked by this considering America has a higher obesity rate (and epidemic) compared to the UK. I think it can be inferred from the data presented that one main reason why the US heart disease related deaths is lower could be due to our superior quality of care.
Two obvious points...VanceMack said:Two obvious points...
1-The pictures I posted are the societal norm for Cuba...a system which everyone holds out as desirable in the socialized health care realm whereas the pictures you depicted are 'events'.
2-There is a world of difference even in the voluntarily provided and free (notice...people did it without government mandate) healthcare services you posted and the standard ops in Cuba.
And the funny part is I bet you think you made a POINT by posting your pics. Well..you did...you made mine...
Sure they might be in need, but they sure as hell don't deserve it. Let the career criminals, abusers, rapists etc. rot.Just because someone is a dirtbag doesn't mean they aren't in need of help.
For the excessive money we spend on healthcare, no one should be with ten points of us in any category.
Translation - He won't settle for my 'Because I Say So' as a rebuttal...LOLLaMidRighter said:He is a dishonest debator, which is why I have him on ignore.
Two obvious points...
1-You haven't shown that the pictures you posted are the "societal norm for Cuba". You may right, they may very well be the norm, but a couple of pictures and your assertions doesn't prove that. I've read many articles from many different sources that say you are correct. I've also read many articles from many different sources that say you are incorrect. Who are these "everyone" that holds Cuba system as desirable, a few maybe, but I don't think "everyone". Enough isn't known.
2-The turnout for the occasional "voluntarily provided and free" clinics show the enormous need of readily available and affordable healthcare for our citizens.
I did make a POINT by showing how desperate our citizens are for healthcare, that they will stand all night in below freezing weather 'just to be seen' by a medical professional.
Besides, the whole point of your photos was to wonder if people who thought that Cuba's system was so great, thought of the pictures you posted.
The point of my photos was to wonder if people who thought our system was so great, thought of the photos that I posted.
Just because someone is a dirtbag doesn't mean they aren't in need of help.
I never said it would.. so stop putting words in my mouth. The real question is how big part of the life expectancy statistic are they.. ball is in your court. While you are at it, find it for all countries so we can remove them there too. Also dont forget drinking and smoking habits and so on and so on.
Add in statistics for different diseases, and so on, and you can break down where the different health care systems are good and bad. That in turn has an impact on life expectancy much more than car wrecks.
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Boo...I do more work with all those categories than you can imagien. Im not without compassion...believe it or not. At the end of the day I take people at their word when they say their desire for government health care is because they believe it will eb the 'right thing'. My experience with government health care is that it is SOOOOO not healthy. It is the lowest levels of treatment. Our social services dont help. Period. People survive in the system...they do not thrive. And with VERY RARE exceptions they DO NOT GET OFF of the system unless they simply drop off the map and have NO services. Add to the dismal delivery the fact that the government has PROVEN they are incapable of running their own house, forget about a trillion dollar a year system.
If you look at the men's survival rates, only 2 other countries are within 10 points of ours.
Wow, in only one category, and still two do get within ten. Doesn't seem all that impressive to me, keeping in mind how much we pay.
Wow, in only one category, and still two do get within ten. Doesn't seem all that impressive to me, keeping in mind how much we pay.
Right now, government health care amounts to people trying not to have it. This does effect efficiency. Perhaps if we quit playing games and simply tried to do it right things would be better.
BTW, remember the VA hospital that was mostly privatized? As I recall, that got worse. Oh well, so much stereotypes.
No...tell me more about the VA Hospital that was privatized.
The question gets down to "what is right". I know of NO ONE that is involved as a PROVIDER in thew Medicare system that thinks this is a GOOD thing. Medicare/Medicaid for the crippled and dependent pets...OK...fine...but we are migrating to a Universal health care. And when EVERYONE is on Medicare...well...Okiedokie...
Ooops...that is...everyone but the very rich and congress....they will have private care.
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