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  1. Health Care is a right

    headsup posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I would do a poll on this, but I do not know how to - or maybe you need to be a premium member. At any rate, I would like to hear some discussion on whether you feel health care is a right or not. I...

  2. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Huh? You lost me. Anyways. I don't have a crystal ball. I wish I did because then I could just go buy own private little island somewhere and pay the doctors to come to ME! At any rate, seeing as I do...

  3. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Also - in thinking more about it, I realized that WHY on earth would the taxes for the US citizens be higher with a UHS? Here: http://www.bcbs.com/betterknowledge/mcrg/chap1/ch1_Slide_1.html The US...

  4. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    But this is proven not to be true. In over a dozen countries. In fact, the US has the highest cost per capita of ANY country in healthcare. Therefore your argument is unfounded. Using your argument,...

  5. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Maybe. But more importantly, this will encourage PREVENTION. How many people do not go see their practitioner or health care provider because they *think* they can muddle through and don't want to pay...

  6. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sounds good. I am tired of repeating myself

  7. Health Care is a right

    headsup replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    NO NO NO!!! I don't mean that at all. What I mean is that basic education up to 12th grade is free to everyone regardless of citizenship or economic level. College and universities are not...

  8. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I see this person does math like you do. He does not pay 53% of his wage. I have told you ad nauseum how it works. Here is the wage grid for BC nurses. After 2009 they are expected to renegotiate and...

  9. Health Care is a right

    headsup replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You make an extremely good point. What level do we consider necessary for good health? I thought about this for a while. And then I realized that education is considered a right. Everyone must be...

  10. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You know. I think it is great that you love your system. I think it is great that you love your country...so do I, as I am American as well. However. I do not understand why you keep fabricating...

  11. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Where is she and what surgery does she need? For an elective surgery there can indeed be a wait. Especially if it is for knee or hip

  12. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It has already been explained in several different ways that Darren is using the marginal tax rate (the amount of tax you have to pay on anything over $118,000 in Canada, $311,000 in the US) over the...

  13. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Bully for you! I am glad you get such cheap insurance. Obviously the system is working for you. I am glad that you are so lucky. At least some people are happy. I pay $80 per month for a family of 4...

  14. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, but these people are ALREADY taking your 'hard earned cash'. No one is ever completely turned away. They then go on medicaid which pays all their costs at a highly inflated medical rate. Don't...

  15. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have not seen whatever it is you are talking about, and I really do not wish to. If it was the same as the other website, I would have the same opinion. The website mentioned is crass, venemous and...

  16. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You know, I don't have much of a dog in this fight, and I certainly am ambivilent about Michael Moore. However, to quote that venemous, vitriolic website as a source of any kind shows an appalling...

  17. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    headsup replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Where do you get your 'facts' from?? There is no point throwing out random statements unless you can back them up. Further, what makes you think the US 'has the best healthcare in the world'? The...

  18. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Perhaps Darren does not understand what the term marginal tax rate means. Let me explain... That is the top percentage of your wage. For the US, anything over $311,000 is currently at 35% (One of...

  19. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, I couldn't get over 35% unless I put in over $300,000 per year income. What exactly do you do for a living?? At any rate, you are not using the calculator correctly somehow. As I have repeatedly...

  20. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ohhh, I don't think that the US has a monopoly on THAT! :angryfire :angryfire

  21. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Even better from our friend Wikipedia. In the middle of the page a beautiful, handy, dandy chart.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax So there. At any rate, it has gotta hurt living single in...

  22. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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  23. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Here is an excellent website that gives tax rates on every country in the world. Surprise, surprise...the US is NOT the lowest in the world. in fact, on the upper end....it is EVEN HIGHER than...

  24. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You just don't get it. For some reason you have a real problem with accepting that Canada is not enslaving its people. Several people have gotten on here, who actually live and work in Canada, and...

  25. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    headsup replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, DarrenWright - The sky is GREEN the sky is GREEN.... have you ever really looked at the sky??? Sheesh. I don't know why you have to keep making things up in order to justify your claims. Maybe...