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:sigh: How much longer until HC grows up?
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HC is right, of course.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
People should be clamoring for cost-effective medical care. The US system is so ridiculously cost-ineffective, any true free market supporter should be examining what the **** went wrong there. The answer is health care isn't a commodity to be bought and sold -- it's an essential service that needs to be available when you need it.
The US system has demonstrated the absolute and utter failure of the thinking that every aspect of life can be governed by the free market. And to be quite frank, anyone who says otherwise (particularly with regards to health care) is very stupid and/or naive.
Nothing is free. All we can ask for is to not be bankrupted because you need to be hospitalized. Freedom is more than just speech and "low" taxes*. Freedom is not having to work the rest of your life to pay off The Man.
* "low" taxes because the tax burden between the US and Canada is extremely similar. The difference is Americans have to pay for health care on top of their taxes, which tends to bring their net costs above Canadians."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Food is also an essential service that needs to be available when you need it, but it is a commodity that is bought and sold. It is just no longer scarce enough to be a concern to anyone.
I think that there currently is no true market for healthcare at the moment. The way the insurance system works masks any market attributes of the healthcare industry. This is among the things that keep costs high.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
HC brings up another good point: neurosurgery is comparable to potatoes."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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If you lived in Ireland during the 1840s you might think so.
The point is this: Any sufficiently scarce essential resource is going to be thought of by the public in a similar way healthcare is today.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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100 years ago I wouldn't know what neurosurgery is."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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The point is this: anyone who thinks of health care in the same terms as potatoes is a ******.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
I cannot make this any more clear. No matter what you've been brainwashed to think, health care is not a "resource" that can be bought and sold for fair prices.
Again, look at the US health care system and its obscene costs and tell me you think the pricing is fair."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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This is silly. The amount of money you need for food is very predictable - you need about the same amount of food every day - while health care needs are very unpredictable. No one would consider "food insurance" unless there was a serious risk of famine in their country. Also, the government does pay for food for poor families, it's called food stamps, so that's not a good example.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostComment
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If the cost of food was increasing the way the cost of health care is increasing we could no longer leave it to the free market.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostI drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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If the cost of food was increasing the way the cost of health care is increasing we could no longer leave it to the free market.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostI drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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Can't wait for HC to lecture us on the temerity of the poor to seek treatment for cancer."I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
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I wonder if HC is in favour of child labour.
The free market.
Labour laws
AMIRIGHT?"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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When does he graduate? He'll grow up once he discovers the unemployment that awaits him.Originally posted by DaShi View Post
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You think? Do you have any factual reasons to believe this?Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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I doubt that will be a problem. I am capable of getting a decently paying full time job with the education I have right now.Originally posted by loinburger View Post
Of course, a degree from CMU should roughly double (or more) what I could expect to earn at the moment.
A quote from someone looking at my credentials at the CMU job fair a few weeks ago:
"Wow, I would have expected this resume from a junior or senior. If you were graduating next year I might hire you full time."If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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