Re: Global Warming - a Liberal Scam?, (was Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers)

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lloyd Parker wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>    [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brent P) wrote:
>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lloyd Parker wrote:
>>>    [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brent P) wrote:
>>>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lloyd Parker wrote:
>>>>>    [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brent P) wrote:
>>>>>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lloyd Parker wrote:
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>>>>>>> Yeah, it'd be terrible if everybody were covered and we spent less on 
> health 
>>>>>>> care, as Europe, Canada, and Japan do, wouldn't it?  Terrible for 
> insurance 
>>>>>>> companies, drug companies, HMOs, etc, that is.
>>
>>>>>>How would we spend "less on health care" ? Instead of paying for health 
>>>>>>insurance we would pay *AT LEAST* that much in additional taxes. 
>>
>>>>> Why is it, then, that every western European nation, plus Canada and 
> Japan, 
>>>>> spend less per capita on health care than the US yet still cover 
> everybody?
>>
>>>>Answer a question with a question. How does your state run health care
>>>>system cost less than the current private one? 
>>
>>> Because all the examples we have of state-run health care say it would.  
>>> Economy of scale, negotiation for lower prices, preventative care instead 
> of 
>>> waiting until the person becomes sick -- all these and other factors.
>>
>>So your answer is we would save money through the reduced quality of care.
>>I suggest you gain some experience with how government price controls 
>>have a negative impact on care, at least with regards to how it works
>>in the USA. 
>>
>>
> Again, I refer you to all the data which shows people in Canada and western 
> Europe are healthier and live longer.

I would be healthier and live longer if I had a continous month of vacation
each year.