utube2344 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ive been having symptoms which I think could be heart problems. Im 18 and these cunt doctors in Canada here just keep sending me to more doctors and I wait weeks for results from tests. Im literally in limbo right now worrying about everything I cant even party. Fuck this bullshit system the wait times are simply too long.

Sirafrican (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@MadHabber93 Sorry what I meant was if you have bad stomach cramps then you'd be waiting because usually the symptoms of appendicitis is bad stomach cramps, nausea, or even sometimes vomiting. Doctors don't know if you have appendicitis until you get tested for it. Of course if the doctors knew you had appendicitis right off the back then of course you'd receive urgent care.

thereinliestherib (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@TheRadiohead1980 Lazy SOB is a term of endearment. Get over yourself. Now you're just acting like a hypersensitive liberal.

TheRadiohead1980 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@thereinliestherib Also don't call me names. It's a matter of RESPECT! I never called you names and if you'd like communicate on that level please find someone of your own kind.

thereinliestherib (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@TheRadiohead1980 Are you serious? Go do your own research, ya lazy SOB. Start by telling me the most common illnesses in America by quantity, and their estimated annual costs. GO

TheRadiohead1980 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@thereinliestherib You keep on repeating yourself over and over without backing up any of your information. You don't list your sources of information nor do you put your fact into relation to anything nor did you pay attention to my responses - not a very professional way of arguing. Please contact me again once you've learned what you should have learned in high school

thereinliestherib (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@TheRadiohead1980 Its pointless because you don't understand the source of US HC costs, because that's how you political leaders want you: gullible. Other countries are able to have socialized care specifically because they are healthier people, and thus their systems carry far lower risk. My god its funny how liberals deny the most obvious facts about markets--such as that insurance costs are directly proportional to pool risk. "What!? No!! Its all a corporate conspiracy!"

TheRadiohead1980 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@thereinliestherib This is going to be my last response to you. This argument is getting nowhere and, for that reason, is utterly pointless. With your last response I'm not sure if you actually understand how universal healthcare works? Also you should wonder why US people argue about this topic while people in countries with universal healthcare don't? I suggest you do more research on topics like this before you attack people with your strong opinion. I'm glad to live on universal healthcare!!

thereinliestherib (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@TheRadiohead1980 Employer HC costs are prohibitively high specifically because of high pool risk. It's one of the most obvious examples of the dynamic, actually. Forcing people to take care of their health and allowing people to buy according to their own risk level substantially frees up employer rights by allowing us to retain more of our wage rather than having it deducted for health coverage.

thereinliestherib (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@TheRadiohead1980 Not everyone whose obese has healht issues? Nor do all smokers. Nor or all cancers fatal. My god, that's some silly reductionism you've got there. By the way--look up the annual cost of obesity alone in proportion to total HC spending. It's almost 400 billion, nearly one fourth of all HC spending, and that's for obesity alone--not its indirect costs related to lost wages, associated illnesses, higher employee costs, etc. Enjoy your fantasy.