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

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   [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.
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>>>>>How would we spend "less on health care" ? Instead of paying for health 
>>>>>insurance we would pay *AT LEAST* that much in additional taxes. 
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>>>> 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?
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>>>Answer a question with a question. How does your state run health care
>>>system cost less than the current private one? 
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>> 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.
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>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. 
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Again, I refer you to all the data which shows people in Canada and western 
Europe are healthier and live longer.