Health care in Canada, drug reforms in Portugal etc...How come the US wont just take some other contries ideas and tweek them to make it work OUR citizens? I know the variables (difference of economy, natural resourses etc) But are we too dumb to COPY a little??? I thought this was a MELTING POT built on the foundation of DIFFERENT PEOPLE???
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Conservatives. And the us has its head way up its ass to do that they are to "proud" its like the homeless guy who thinks hes an aristocrat. If they can stop being so afraid of change maybe the us will get somewhere new but naw they wont do that you know it. Us is to egocentric only worrying about being ontop
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For any life-threatening condition Canadians with MONEY always flee Canada. That is of course WHY all Democrats demand their system be copied. As an example, had I been in Canada 31 August 2006 there is a 100% chance I would not have seen September 1st. I got the "only hope" procedure (by the way, no one asked about insurance/ability to pay until after) that's STILL ILLEGAL in Canada - for COST-effectiveness reasons. Even if I had cash pouring out of my pockets it CANNOT be done there. It's a CRIME to do it. Tell me. Why do you hate your children so much you want that system for them?
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Because Americans value different things than citizens of other countries. They inherently do not trust their government and value personal and group freedoms. Their constitutions, laws, and republic is specifically designed to limit government powers, keep certain powers at the local (i.e. state) level, and to allow individuals and the free market to run things. In many areas that has worked extremely well for them. Now... you can argue that the Canadian health care is better, but if you look at exactly how the Canadian system works, you quickly realize that the American people simply aren't willing to give the government the kinds of powers it would need to implement such a system nor are they willing to give up certain basic 'freedoms' necessary to implement a system like that. Complete state take over of all hospitals. Complete state take over of all medical insurance. Direct state control of education systems -- forcing local school boards to accept PE, health, sex education, etc. standards. Limiting of medical lawsuits. State government control over medical schools. Federal laws on drug patents. State planning of all hospitals, medical equipment purchases, etc. State and federal control over which procedures are covered. Removal of employer health plans to be replaced by federal income tax hikes. Federal distribution of funds to states with penalties for those not meeting federal government standards. etc., etc. These aren't small changes. You'd need massive constitutional changes, government buy out hospitals, hundreds of law changes in each of the states, entire industries put out of business, etc. Ignoring personal interests of various groups (doctors, lawyers, wealthy, etc.) who won't benefit on this, the massive turn-over time and costs of trying to switch to such a system, legal challenges, etc. most Americans simply aren't willing to try such an exercises. And of course, without such wholesale changes it is highly unlikely that you would see any of the benefits of a single-payer health care system.
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The US won't adapt, because it would be financially disastrous. Right now, health care reform would be too costly.
