On 10/14/2012 19:26, Richard Webb -> John Massey wrote:   
      
      
    JM>> Employers should not be forced to provide those services. Neither   
    JM>> should it be Government owned or run.   
      
    RW> Right, they shouldn't, but the expectation was created back   
    RW> when it was workable.  IT's not anymore.   
      
    RW> I'll tell you what, we can go back to 19th century levels of health   
    RW> care, and the technology and knowledge base that was   
    RW> available then.  See if you can barter a chicken for a ct   
    RW> scan, or a cow to manage your diabetes, etc.   
      
      
   I prefer 21st levels where I can find a lot of answers and help for free.   
   Where I can take that information and decide for myself how and by who I will   
   be treated by. For that I will take a portion of the money I have earned and   
   purchase a health care policy from an insurance company that is allowed to   
   compete with other insurance companies on a equal basis. Purchasing the type   
   of coverage I need and not paying for things I don't.  Unfortunately   
   Government interference prevents that.   
      
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