After I get my degree, I hope to start a company designing and building speakers. Problem is, there's no way I'll be able to afford healthcare...which is, for me, a necessity.
Every day, I use expensive medication - I don't have much choice. If I have asthma complications or the like while not covered by medical insurance, it will be declared a "prior condition", and I'll be paying for it for most of my adult life.
I'm aware of the delays related to socialized healthcare - seeing as how I currently need to drive about fourty minutes to get to the nearest urgent care center due to my low-cost insurance, this would be negated by being able to visit the hospital six blocks from my house. As of now, I'm stuck going to the emergency room anyway, as I did two days ago when I broke my ankle. And it still cost me a $100 deductible - in Canada, they'll remove a nail through your hand or put a splint on your ankle for FREE!
Of course, in Cagalry the wait is likely an hour or two longer to see an ER doc than it is here. I'm happy to wait the extra hour or two if it means that I'll be able to walk out the door without being both injured AND in massive amounts of debt.
Or maybe not - around here, a lot of less wealthy folks use the ER as a doctor - they can't afford checkups and visits, so they only go to the hospital when they're on the brink of death. Remember, Burger King and Wal-Mart don't really provide much in the way of medical benifits.
And, yes, I know I'll be paying higher taxes, whether I get socialized healthcare either here or in another country. I'll pay them. As far as I'm concerned, it's the price of being alive.
Every day, I use expensive medication - I don't have much choice. If I have asthma complications or the like while not covered by medical insurance, it will be declared a "prior condition", and I'll be paying for it for most of my adult life.
I'm aware of the delays related to socialized healthcare - seeing as how I currently need to drive about fourty minutes to get to the nearest urgent care center due to my low-cost insurance, this would be negated by being able to visit the hospital six blocks from my house. As of now, I'm stuck going to the emergency room anyway, as I did two days ago when I broke my ankle. And it still cost me a $100 deductible - in Canada, they'll remove a nail through your hand or put a splint on your ankle for FREE!
Of course, in Cagalry the wait is likely an hour or two longer to see an ER doc than it is here. I'm happy to wait the extra hour or two if it means that I'll be able to walk out the door without being both injured AND in massive amounts of debt.
Or maybe not - around here, a lot of less wealthy folks use the ER as a doctor - they can't afford checkups and visits, so they only go to the hospital when they're on the brink of death. Remember, Burger King and Wal-Mart don't really provide much in the way of medical benifits.
And, yes, I know I'll be paying higher taxes, whether I get socialized healthcare either here or in another country. I'll pay them. As far as I'm concerned, it's the price of being alive.