re: #593 Obdicut

That didn’t tell me wait times. That told me whether or not they liked their systems. The true test, both for over here and over there, is to ask people who have experienced both.

Some of the other systems are hybrids, aren’t they? Or, which ones are hybrids?

If I am not mistaken, you have your basic level of care, then you get private to cover more than the basic level.

Yeah, it’s an anecdote, but there was nothing heartbreaking about it. His condition was easily curable, and the test was totally unnecessary. Also, people’s feelings about health care during this debate are rising largely from their own experiences, both with the health care system and with the government.

They go to the DMV or to the local government office for a building permit, and they’re afraid of seeing that level of service replicated in their doctor’s office.

As a complete side note: Our education system mirrors Britain’s, with 7-10 percent being educated privately, while most attend state schools.
This has nothing to do with the argument, it’s just something that occurred to me that I looked up. And no, I’m not satisfied with the state schools. If we had the money to go private, we would.