[geeks] Socialized medicine [was Re: nVidia 8800GT for Apple Mac Pro]

[Shannon Hendrix]

On May 22, 2008, at 23:27 , der Mouse wrote:

>> The only difference is which hand is in your wallet.  You still pay
>> for it, and from what I've seen, pay about the same.
>
> Pay about the same as a society, maybe.  Pay about the same as
> individuals, no, not at all - that's much of the point.

When the USA had a free market medical system, we paid less as  
individuals than pretty much any socialized system.

We started going downhill when the system began rapid change in the  
early 70s.

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Shannon Hendrix
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