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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 12:44 PM Original message |
Health care now free for elderly in Chile |
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Untermonkey (208 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's not free because somebody is paying for it. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 01:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Given the precedents in Latin American countries (I live in one) |
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phusion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 01:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Yep... |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 11:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. maybe a triangle |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-18-06 12:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
19. The pentagon budget could pay for about 25% of national health care. |
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Orrin_73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 01:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. In Holland we have free healthcare |
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Untermonkey (208 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 01:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. If you pay for it, then it's not "free". |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 02:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. It's free in that people are free to secure help, rather than dying of |
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Orrin_73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 03:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Yes but we are not paying huge amounts like in the USA |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 03:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Right! I heard some statistics in the last couple of days on this. |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-18-06 12:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. get rid of tax cuts for rich and the * 's war and there would be |
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Untermonkey (208 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-18-06 06:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. If we simply held the government accountable there'd be plenty of $ |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-19-06 09:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. this is and has been the GOP line and it has not and does not work |
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Untermonkey (208 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-20-06 05:11 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I'm not brainwashed... |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-18-06 06:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. I have (US born) buddy that lives in Chile |
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Untermonkey (208 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-18-06 05:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. I'm certainly not advocating "every man for himself". |
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sushi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 08:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. That's a good system, imo |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 01:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Everyone pays for it |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 01:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. It's payed for collectively, that's what taxes are for. |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 11:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. I think it's falls under "promoting the general welfare" |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-18-06 12:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. we could pay the congress critters less and give health care to all |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
12. Oh noes! They are doomed! |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-17-06 11:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. oh nose! |
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Nomen Tuum (396 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-18-06 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
18. Bravo! |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-19-06 06:22 AM Response to Original message |
23. Chile's Bachelet Says Pinochet-Era Pension System Is Flawed |
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heliarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-20-06 10:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. "Gratis" only loosely translates as "free" |
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