It has always been astonishing to people who live outside the USA that the wealthiest country in the world cannot supply basic health care to its population.
To an outside observer it is obvious that big coporations (who long ago swallowed the US government)avoid the addtional cost and the medical profession an insurance companies want to retain control over the service.
It is entirely possible to supply health care efficiently and at a greatly reduced cost compared to the current USA program. See how Canada,Austria,France,Australia and even the State of Pennsilvania USA provide health services.
For example Canada provides medications at approximately 40% of the USA cost.The state of Pennsilvania copied Canada and has the same cost structure. Australia and France provide the same range and quality of health care as the USA but at half the cost! The also have higher basic wages and can still do it!
In Most of these countries Companies do not pay for employee health care so business does not bear the cost. People buy health insurance and it is often provided by the country. Health care is free to people with the lowest income.
When the politicians stop ignoring the health rights of USA citizens and start to review other health progams oustside the USA that work – outside observers may finally be able to say ” This is what we expect from the wealthiest country in the World”.
This cartoon is awesome, tells it like it is. Talk radio is awesome, tells it like it is. Voting is awesome, tells it like it is. But none of these three actions is going to do squat. Did voting stop King George from his tyranical exploits?
So, what are we going to DO about it? As in ACTION? Our country’s arch enemy – socialism, despotism, soft tyranny – is marching in the streets. At what point do we stop enabling the socialists among and say ENOUGH? We are in the middle of a hostile take over and what are we doing about it? Making cartoons, listening to talk radio, voting, complaining. And THEY are abusing procedures, getting nasty, getting creative, getting aggressive, bending laws until they break.
We are the dysfunctional family looking the other way while an abusive father beats the hell out of the kids. And we TALK about it. This response is reprehensible.
We are going to talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk our way into a totalitarian government take over. And then they are going to shoot us in the head for talking.
It’s time for a hostile take over. Or rather, to DEFEND against one. Until someone does something… “unpleasant,” like punching this abusive father in the FACE, and kicking him the hell out of our family, they’re going to keep righ on beating up the children.
Love it. I’ve been following you since the Bears’ debut.
On Healthcare, one thing you may want to include or study up on is the effect of anti-competitive legislation that protects the health care industry from price competition. Artificial supply constraints, patent extensions, and the like contribute a tremendous amount to the ever-spiraling cost of care.
Your oil change analogy is perfect, and I’ve used it before, to the same response as your female character – but it’s not fair.
Check out Karl Denninger’s (www.market-ticker.org) work on health care antitrust exemptions. It’s eyepopping.
There is little evidence to support the video’s assertion that people consume more healthcare if it is free. This is what insurance companies want you to think. People go to doctors when they are sick, not because it is free. Also, if people went to doctors when they suspected a problem instead of waiting for it to get full blown, costs would drop. Preventive care is much cheaper than emergency care, no?
The price of banana’s are right on the bananas the price of healthcare isn’t right on the healthcare not that I’ve seen anyway. Didn’t have time to shop around, or ask for the price of heart attack healthcare when I had my heart attack even if I wanted too either, so I think that point is moot. Comparing the price of bananas to the price of healthcare, or healthcare insurance. C’mon.
Heart attack is an emergency situation, but most of the healthcare is not! So comparing a heart attack to a (let’s say) planned operation is moot. C’mon.
Well, we don’t let you legally drive without insurance. Why? Because if you have an accident and your are not insured somebody else is going to pay for it. Same argument for requiring people to have health insurance. Even more so considering medical bills end up quickly being astronomically more costly than most car accidents do.
There is only one “little” problem: more we put aside to pay medical insurances, according to the basic market law of demand and supply, more the prices rise. This is same as mortgage loans – more we credit, more the home prices rise – just because of the increased money supply.
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Excellent work. Thank you.
Obamacare got to stop !
Great video!!! Hope it goes viral!
GREAT explanation!!! I enjoy your videos, they are always very good!!!
I tried to read it, but didn’t make it all the way through. So much of this is simple common sense. Thank you for your work. -dgl-
It has always been astonishing to people who live outside the USA that the wealthiest country in the world cannot supply basic health care to its population.
To an outside observer it is obvious that big coporations (who long ago swallowed the US government)avoid the addtional cost and the medical profession an insurance companies want to retain control over the service.
It is entirely possible to supply health care efficiently and at a greatly reduced cost compared to the current USA program. See how Canada,Austria,France,Australia and even the State of Pennsilvania USA provide health services.
For example Canada provides medications at approximately 40% of the USA cost.The state of Pennsilvania copied Canada and has the same cost structure. Australia and France provide the same range and quality of health care as the USA but at half the cost! The also have higher basic wages and can still do it!
In Most of these countries Companies do not pay for employee health care so business does not bear the cost. People buy health insurance and it is often provided by the country. Health care is free to people with the lowest income.
When the politicians stop ignoring the health rights of USA citizens and start to review other health progams oustside the USA that work – outside observers may finally be able to say ” This is what we expect from the wealthiest country in the World”.
“It has always been astonishing to people who live outside the USA…”
What exactly do you mean by “always”?
This cartoon is awesome, tells it like it is. Talk radio is awesome, tells it like it is. Voting is awesome, tells it like it is. But none of these three actions is going to do squat. Did voting stop King George from his tyranical exploits?
So, what are we going to DO about it? As in ACTION? Our country’s arch enemy – socialism, despotism, soft tyranny – is marching in the streets. At what point do we stop enabling the socialists among and say ENOUGH? We are in the middle of a hostile take over and what are we doing about it? Making cartoons, listening to talk radio, voting, complaining. And THEY are abusing procedures, getting nasty, getting creative, getting aggressive, bending laws until they break.
We are the dysfunctional family looking the other way while an abusive father beats the hell out of the kids. And we TALK about it. This response is reprehensible.
We are going to talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk our way into a totalitarian government take over. And then they are going to shoot us in the head for talking.
It’s time for a hostile take over. Or rather, to DEFEND against one. Until someone does something… “unpleasant,” like punching this abusive father in the FACE, and kicking him the hell out of our family, they’re going to keep righ on beating up the children.
Thanks for all the talking, but no thanks.
Omid:
Love it. I’ve been following you since the Bears’ debut.
On Healthcare, one thing you may want to include or study up on is the effect of anti-competitive legislation that protects the health care industry from price competition. Artificial supply constraints, patent extensions, and the like contribute a tremendous amount to the ever-spiraling cost of care.
Your oil change analogy is perfect, and I’ve used it before, to the same response as your female character – but it’s not fair.
Check out Karl Denninger’s (www.market-ticker.org) work on health care antitrust exemptions. It’s eyepopping.
Keep up the fantastic work!
There is little evidence to support the video’s assertion that people consume more healthcare if it is free. This is what insurance companies want you to think. People go to doctors when they are sick, not because it is free. Also, if people went to doctors when they suspected a problem instead of waiting for it to get full blown, costs would drop. Preventive care is much cheaper than emergency care, no?
Hi Marc,
The French health system you might be aware of is perfect proof that people can consume more healthcare if it is free.
The price of banana’s are right on the bananas the price of healthcare isn’t right on the healthcare not that I’ve seen anyway. Didn’t have time to shop around, or ask for the price of heart attack healthcare when I had my heart attack even if I wanted too either, so I think that point is moot. Comparing the price of bananas to the price of healthcare, or healthcare insurance. C’mon.
Heart attack is an emergency situation, but most of the healthcare is not! So comparing a heart attack to a (let’s say) planned operation is moot. C’mon.
Well, we don’t let you legally drive without insurance. Why? Because if you have an accident and your are not insured somebody else is going to pay for it. Same argument for requiring people to have health insurance. Even more so considering medical bills end up quickly being astronomically more costly than most car accidents do.
There is only one “little” problem: more we put aside to pay medical insurances, according to the basic market law of demand and supply, more the prices rise. This is same as mortgage loans – more we credit, more the home prices rise – just because of the increased money supply.