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Originally posted by vash
can somebody break it down for me? why cant we give EVERYONE equal coverage? i mean everyone!!!. rich folks, poor folks and all of us shmucks in between. goverment funded healthcare. am i missing something? in cuba, nobody owns a car newer than the effen 80's, but everyone gets healthcare. make a blanket system that covers everyone, but if you have the extra money, you can "buy" a better service. why not?
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You are wrong on that. My very good friend is Cuban, he came to the US in the Boat Lift and his older brother did not want to go, he felt Castro was good for Cuba.
My friend was able to visit his brother for the 1st time in 20 years a few months back. He was able to financially I should say.
When he got back he was devestated by what he saw. There is a definate cast system in Cuba, everyone does not get great health care, the poor get crappy health care in dirty dank facilities.
To further Moses' observation, when my 3 y/o was very sick (there is a thread on here somehwere) his Primary care Pediatrition told us to go to the Emergancy room once evening after hours.
When we got there the place looked like a Mexican city, people piled up in the hallways, rooms full, it was nuts.
I turned and walked out. The nurse got pissy with me too, I told her I woudl rather keep him home comfortable and wait for the doctors office to open in the morning rather than wait in there for 5+ hours.
Emergency rooms are now used for general care rather than emergencies.