Comments on: How Much Does Bush Hate Kids? This much! http://oleaeuropea.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/how-much-does-bush-hate-kids-this-much/ faith science nature politics enviroment Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:03:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Julia http://oleaeuropea.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/how-much-does-bush-hate-kids-this-much/#comment-25 Julia Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:24:15 +0000 http://oleaeuropea.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/how-much-does-bush-hate-kids-this-much/#comment-25 Yes, $80. Bearing in mind I pay about £100 ($200) a month in national insurance (which is supposed to go to funding pensions, income support and the NHS), it's still a better deal than US medical care. And dental care is free... I guess we save because no medical insurance covers emergency treatment - that's all NHS. And as it's the emergency stuff that's really expensive insurance companies don't have to factor that in. Some insurers don't include cancer care. And no insurer includes maternity. But they're all different, agreed. Yes, $80. Bearing in mind I pay about £100 ($200) a month in national insurance (which is supposed to go to funding pensions, income support and the NHS), it’s still a better deal than US medical care. And dental care is free…

I guess we save because no medical insurance covers emergency treatment – that’s all NHS. And as it’s the emergency stuff that’s really expensive insurance companies don’t have to factor that in. Some insurers don’t include cancer care. And no insurer includes maternity.

But they’re all different, agreed.

]]> By: lycaon http://oleaeuropea.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/how-much-does-bush-hate-kids-this-much/#comment-23 lycaon Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:16:49 +0000 http://oleaeuropea.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/how-much-does-bush-hate-kids-this-much/#comment-23 Good points, Julia. There are so many countries with nationalized/single pay healthcare though...and no two of them are exactly the same. Canada's is shot to hell, while Japan's is (from what I understand) completely wonderful. There's no one way do it...and almost anything would be better than what we've got. 40 pounds a month for private insurance? Ha! that's like, what, 80 dollars US? They told me it would be $600 a month for me to get any sort of decent coverage privately. Good points, Julia. There are so many countries with nationalized/single pay healthcare though…and no two of them are exactly the same. Canada’s is shot to hell, while Japan’s is (from what I understand) completely wonderful. There’s no one way do it…and almost anything would be better than what we’ve got.

40 pounds a month for private insurance? Ha! that’s like, what, 80 dollars US? They told me it would be $600 a month for me to get any sort of decent coverage privately.

]]> By: Billy (A Liberal Disabled Vet) http://oleaeuropea.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/how-much-does-bush-hate-kids-this-much/#comment-22 Billy (A Liberal Disabled Vet) Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:07:22 +0000 http://oleaeuropea.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/how-much-does-bush-hate-kids-this-much/#comment-22 This is what happens when a government is taken over by a group which cares more for ideaology than people. This is what happens when a government is taken over by a group which cares more for ideaology than people.

]]> By: Julia http://oleaeuropea.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/how-much-does-bush-hate-kids-this-much/#comment-20 Julia Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:01:55 +0000 http://oleaeuropea.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/how-much-does-bush-hate-kids-this-much/#comment-20 So Bush is going to hail "No Child Left Behind" as a success on account of having ensured that all the poor ones die before they can skew the statistics?! We have a nationalised health service. It's not great. People wait a while for treatment. MRSA is a common problem. But for all that I am reassured that if I need life-saving treatment I don't have to hand over a credit card. If we want the luxury of being able to schedule our surgery, often faster treatment and a guaranteed private room we can have private medical insurance for about £40 a month. And for that I'm happy to pay out a significant proportion of my salary. A lot of it also goes towards the state pension and income support if I need it. And on the grand scheme of things I'd far rather know my money was feeding "someone else's child" than funding an illegal war. Bush makes Brown, Sarkozy and Merkel look a lot better though... So Bush is going to hail “No Child Left Behind” as a success on account of having ensured that all the poor ones die before they can skew the statistics?!

We have a nationalised health service. It’s not great. People wait a while for treatment. MRSA is a common problem. But for all that I am reassured that if I need life-saving treatment I don’t have to hand over a credit card. If we want the luxury of being able to schedule our surgery, often faster treatment and a guaranteed private room we can have private medical insurance for about £40 a month.

And for that I’m happy to pay out a significant proportion of my salary. A lot of it also goes towards the state pension and income support if I need it. And on the grand scheme of things I’d far rather know my money was feeding “someone else’s child” than funding an illegal war.

Bush makes Brown, Sarkozy and Merkel look a lot better though…

]]> By: laelaps http://oleaeuropea.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/how-much-does-bush-hate-kids-this-much/#comment-19 laelaps Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:59:31 +0000 http://oleaeuropea.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/how-much-does-bush-hate-kids-this-much/#comment-19 Woohoo? Liberals? That's the Grumpy Old Party for you. Woohoo? Liberals?

That’s the Grumpy Old Party for you.

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