[funnyPasds]

Absolutely ..I think I made a point ( in one of the plethora of threads on this issue) regards the statistics of 20/30 something’s choosing NOT to be covered as I, like you thought in those days I would live forever, military service not withstanding……… when I joined the civilian job market in 90, I took my chances..for a while….these 44 million who are uninsured have a sizable percentage as you say of those who don’t opt INTO a health care plan if it costs them anything….. just like the minimum wage argument, they are cherry picking stats to buttress their position….



dude, I didn't need that....nightmares tonight....

“number 4368…number 4368!!!!!” (Indignant tone)…poor schlep shuffles up to the window….

“yes..what can I not do for you?”

“…I am…. Well… sick I have a 104 temp. and my midsection is swelling’..

“You look fine to me”……"okay (big sigh) lets get you an appt. with a doctor”

“Oh thank you thank you thank you”

“easy stud, go stand in that line over there”

“uhmm the one outside the door?”

“ *glaring*….yea…and?”

“Oh sorry, yes of course”

3 hours later

“Yes, what can I not do for you?"

“…I am…. Well… sick I have a 104 temp. and my midsection is swelling”..

“*sigh* okay …hold on….you need a doctors appt. I guess(?)”

“Yes I uhm got sent to this line for one….”

“ I now why you got sent here, quiet!!!….*sigh* (telephone rings, call from a friend takes up the next 20 minutes)…..

Call over, “civil” servant looks up..”oh you’re still here”

“…I am…. Well… sick I have a 104 temp. and my midsection is swelling”


"uhm hang on'".9 'civil' servant gets up...heads to the rear of the building..stopping off talking to a few co-workers..grabs a ding dong from the snack tray, eats it....sits, riffles though a month old copy of People magazine....gets up, comes back to the tray and grabs a twinkie....disappears...re-appears 20 minutes later...


“…I am…. Well… sick I have a 104 temp. and my midsection is swelling”


“you said that already *sigh* ..okay see Doctor Puffinstuff..heres your authorization”.

“gee thanx…thanx a lot…thank you …oh… uhmm wait..this appt. is for 6 months from now….”


“(indignant tone ) yes and?????”

that is a pretty acurate picture if you ask me! I have some good friends that live in BC Canada (just outside of Vancouver), they fly to Mexico! when they need anything outside of a checkup or routine medical treatment due to the government run system in Canada. They tell me it can take months for an appt. Essentially, they'd rather pay mexican doctors than accept the free canadian government "doctors" (sic) care. Go figure. Oh, and these are not super wealthy people either, just regular folks. Personally, given the choice I'd rather pay directly for something than through gov't taxation any day. Of course I feel that way about alot of things the government fucks up, er I mean runs......