Well apparently he wasn't inferior intellectually or genetically because he used his brain to find a way to survive, leave the country, pretty creative and smart if you ask me.
There's always someone who get's upset by this diatribe. The fact is 9 times out of 10 those who are upset are upset because they or a family member lost health insurance. First of all, most the time we 'kids' pick up the slack for our parents if they are unable to get medical treatment, that's what good kids do for their folks. Second of all, many people, such as myself have been putting a 'nest egg' for just such problems later in life. If that nest egg gets eaten by sever medical expenses many times your kids can pick up the remaining tab.
Under the Clinton plan she was 'selling' during the primary I had to have a colonoscopy. It cost me $3000 and my insurance $15,000. It cost so much because I chose to go to the best. They found a polyp that would kill me in 5 years had it not been found. They used the latest technology, latest camera and latest digital imaging and removed the polyp and 400% of the surrounding tissue.
Under Clinton's plan (the Canadian plan) I would have been forced by the government to see their legislated doctor involved a wait of 6 months to 3 years to get scheduled for 1 of a few government funded colonoscopy scopes (likely made by the lowest bidder) and likely died as a result. Oh ya since I'm 32, I likely would have been denied care at all since I'm not in the 'risk group' being I have no family history of colon cancer and I'm under 50. So the government would have decided it was 'elective' anyway.
If I wanted the 'best' as I chose to get last year, then I would have to pay 100% cost on my insurance (which right now my company picks up 60%) AND pay for the 'Universal Plan' to cover everyone else. So my check would be reduced by close to $1000 a month to cover my insurance and some undetermined amount to cover everyone else except me because I'm not willing to accept 'lowest bidder' for my medical care and it saved my life.
People age, people get sick, and people die, that's a fact of life that's been going on forever. Either you find a way (as your dad did or as I did) to get the care you need or you die. Your call.
If you have ANY questions about governmental medical care take a tour of VA hospitals. I have and THEY SUCK! My dad was being treated in a VA hospital, for free since he's a Vietnam Vet, and while he was there he contracted hepatitis. He was there for post traumatic stress disorder and GOT Hep A at the VA Hospital. (Government at it's best.)
I'm sorry, buck up, pay your bills, and plan ahead. Don't leech off society so you can own a Lexus and not pay for your own parents.
Obama, at least in his campaign, got it right in forcing companies to provide medical coverage and providing incentives to insurance companies who advocate preventative care. He should also push for stronger restrictions on drugs and pharmaceutical companies to lower their prices as well as care providers and hospitals. That would increase health care for those of us who are in the upper half of the genetic / intellectual bell curve.
-RT76
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