Rune (11-23-2012)
Rune (11-23-2012)
The same phase as the rest of the world. For the Arabs it's about acquiring basic freedom. For the US and other western nations it's about acquiring financial justice. People are waking up. The threats of "we better leave things the way they are or we'll make them worse" no longer holds the people.
Things could very well get worse before they get better as the ones at the top are perfectly happy with the way things are. They played by the rules/laws that were/are currently in force and "made it". They don't care if the rules are just and reasonable. They like the rules because they prospered under those rules and they're going to fight to keep them. That includes spreading lies and misinformation trying to strike fear into the masses. The reality is it is they who are fearful because they know change is on the way and like what we saw with the Republican party they keep saying they'll prevail, their way will win, when we all see them sinking into oblivion.
One hundred years since the first idea/conversation about government medical care. One hundred years. Outrage doesn't begin to describe it.
As they say everything is on the table. I like to think of it as everything is in the washing machine. First we'll get rid of the dirt and then see what we have. The lies, the inequality, the injustice.....time for a good house cleaning. That's the current phase we're in and the dirty, filthy ideas and people will be flushed out with the wash water.
What do you think?
"May your reality be as pleasant as mine."
Haiku (11-24-2012)
We're just now getting around to it....amazing! We aren't the 'leaders' we tell our selves we are. I'd laugh if it weren't so damned sad.
We need to get to single payer....look at our date! So late in the game. So many got rich along the way.Thirty-two of the thirty-three developed nations have universal health care, with the United States being the lone exception . The following list, compiled from WHO sources where possible, shows the start date and type of system used to implement universal health care in each developed country . Note that universal health care does not imply government-only health care, as many countries implementing a universal health care plan continue to have both public and private insurance and medical providers.
Country – Start Date of Universal Health Care – System Type
Norway - 1912 – Single Payer
New Zealand – 1938 – Two Tier
Japan – 1938 – Single Payer
Germany – 1941 – Insurance Mandate
Belgium – 1945 – Insurance Mandate
United Kingdom – 1948 – Single Payer
Kuwait – 1950 – Single Payer
Sweden – 1955 – Single Payer
Bahrain – 1957 – Single Payer
Brunei – 1958 – Single Payer
Canada – 1966 – Single Payer
Netherlands – 1966 – Two-Tier
Austria – 1967 – Insurance Mandate
United Arab Emirates – 1971 – Single Payer
Finland – 1972 – Single Payer
Slovenia – 1972 – Single Payer
Denmark – 1973 – Two-Tier
Luxembourg – 1973 – Insurance Mandate
France – 1974 – Two-Tier
Australia – 1975 – Two Tier
Ireland – 1977 – Two-Tier
Italy – 1978 – Single Payer
Portugal – 1979 – Single Payer
Cyprus – 1980 – Single Payer
Greece – 1983 – Insurance Mandate
Spain – 1986 – Single Payer
South Korea – 1988 – Insurance Mandate
Iceland – 1990 – Single Payer
Hong Kong – 1993 – Two-Tier
Singapore – 1993 – Two-Tier
Switzerland – 1994 – Insurance Mandate
Israel – 1995 – Two-Tier
United States – 2014 – Insurance Mandate
http://blog.livenewschat.tv/2012/03/...al-healthcare/
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