After being caught with their pants on fire lying about Stephen Hawking, they now changed the names on the story to an American.
Lance got the care he needed and went on to do great things, both in the sporting world and charitable causes. Under the UK system, he would have been cast onto the trash heap because his low chance of recovery, lack of employable skills and high cost of proposed treatment would have looked like a bad investment. Lance and his doctors proved the doubters wrong and he beat the odds.
Typical online board neocon. Get caught in a lie ? Wait a day, come back with the same lie, tweaked a bit better. But wait... is still a lie!!!
Oh, and they now have an excuse for the Hawking Faux pas...
Stephen Hawking is a famous scientist. Part of the elite. I'm sure Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair get wonderful care too. But the average Brit is faced with long waits for basic services and in many cases by the time they get the service they're told it is too late.
Ding, ding, ding!!! Another lie. Hawking was a nobody when he was diagnosed. Besides, people with no insurance die HERE because by the time they get the service they're told it is too late
Real Life Example - Lance Armstrong
posted at 8/16/2009 11:03 AM CDT
kodi
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Lance is a hero to many in this country, me included. His story is also germane to the discussion at hand. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain. He was given less than 10% chance of survival and no chance of returning to competitive cycling. His cycling team dumped him due to his illness. His treatment was costly, several surgeries, chemo, radiation and experimental medicines.
Lance got the care he needed and went on to do great things, both in the sporting world and charitable causes. Under the UK system, he would have been cast onto the trash heap because his low chance of recovery, lack of employable skills and high cost of proposed treatment would have looked like a bad investment. Lance and his doctors proved the doubters wrong and he beat the odds.
It has been said we need to make tough choices on end of life care to control costs. In fact, President Obama recently opined when asked about a pacemaker for an elderly person "maybe we should tell grandma not to have the surgery and take the pain medicine instead" (paraphrased). Regardless of the intent of his words, the fact remains that care will be limited to keep costs manageable.
Our judicial system is based on the premise "It is better to set ten guilty men free, than to convict one innocent man". I suggest a corollary for health care "It is better to pay for the treatment of ten hopeless cases than to deny care to one person who might live"
Oh that is from the Whole Foods forum btw.
Bonus hilarity:
MR. TEXASSOLDIER, wer comrades buddy, i'm in elpaso. okay, i've got a lot of guys round up here and we're going to do OPEN CARRY in every wholefoods in the land. MR. Macky can stand proud with us and he will no longer have to fear this take over. i didn't read his article somewhre but i know he's got to be our kjind of guy. We're here for you bro, mr mackey sir!!!!
OPEN CARRY FOR ALL WHOLEFOODS.
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UPDATE II: Now with more wingnuts heads exploding
Support Whole Foods--They Support Planned Parenthood!!
This is awesome! We can boycott Whole Foods for the health insurance issue, and the Right can go there and support Whole Foods contributions to Planned Parenthood and Gay rights. I feel a lot better about all of this now!