Adam Smith. Communist

[Sava]

henry george

As a general rule, I don't trust anyone with two first names.

[Dinner]

...which is why socialist economies are thriving.

They do indeed have the lowest unemployment rate in Europe.

[DinoDoc]

They do indeed have the lowest unemployment rate in Europe.

Greece: Economic Engine of Europe

[kentonio]

It's funny how Americans give so much more of a **** about modern day Greece than anyone in Europe ever has.

[Dinner]

Greece: Economic Engine of Europe

We're talking about the most socialist part of Europe here so Scandinavia. Thanks for playing though.

[regexcellent]

I already described in the other thread why scandinavia sucks. **** paying half my paycheck every month for my entire ****ing life to get mediocre quality health care and college education. And 20% VAT. Holy ****, I pay 8% sales tax in Monroe County NY and that's high.

[kentonio]

That'd be the mediocre healthcare that the WHO ranked 23rd in the world right? Yeah, you came 38th.

[regexcellent]

We have the top cancer survival rate in the world biotch and it ain't even close. American Healthcare

Also I never have to wait in line to see a ****ing doctor, and I can schedule an appointment for like, tomorrow and my doctor will see me.

I trust stuff UN organizations/"World" whatever says about as far as I can throw the UN headquarters building. Idgaf about what they say.

[regexcellent]

They do indeed have the lowest unemployment rate in Europe.

Oh how did I miss this. The Soviet Union had low unemployment. If we gave everyone a ****ing shovel and said "dig" they'd all be employed. If we gave them spoons instead their brothers would be employed too.

You may laugh but that is why you can't pump your own gas in New Jersey.

[kentonio]

Jon Miller

[kentonio]

We have the top cancer survival rate in the world biotch and it ain't even close. American Healthcare

Shame about all the other areas where you are woefully behind.

Also I never have to wait in line to see a ****ing doctor, and I can schedule an appointment for like, tomorrow and my doctor will see me.

So can I, whats your point?

I trust stuff UN organizations/"World" whatever says about as far as I can throw the UN headquarters building. Idgaf about what they say.

Of course you don't, I mean ZOMG USA, USA, **** yeah! etc etc

[regexcellent]

Shame about all the other areas where you are woefully behind.

Oh, bull****.

So can I, whats your point?

Can you go to a specialist without seeing a GP first?

Like, when I got my ingrown toenail fixed I went straight to a podiatrist, didn't have to go to my GP first to have him say "yep that's an ingrown toenail, top notch observation skills there."

I got an appointment two days after I called (when I was first available), went in got local anesthetic, she clipped the toenail. Came back a week later she told me yep everything is fine, I handed over cash money (actually a check) both visits. Capitalism.

[self biased]

why the **** did you have to go to a podiatrist for an ingrown toenail? i had one of those taken care of by my doc's NP, because it's just an ingrown toenail and not something that requires a medical specialty to solve.

[kentonio]

DP

[kentonio]

Oh, bull****.

Yeah, no point letting things like data and evidence get in the way of a good narrative.

Can you go to a specialist without seeing a GP first?

Like, when I got my ingrown toenail fixed I went straight to a podiatrist, didn't have to go to my GP first to have him say "yep that's an ingrown toenail, top notch observation skills there."

I got an appointment two days after I called (when I was first available), went in got local anesthetic, she clipped the toenail. Came back a week later she told me yep everything is fine, I handed over cash money (actually a check) both visits. Capitalism.

Why the hell would you go and potentially waste a ****load of a specialists time, without someone checking to ensure you actually needed the treatment?! Can you just book in to see a cancer consultant without being referred? How many millions of doctors hours are wasted with this bull****?