tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post4186198354906521374..comments2023-12-21T04:56:50.986-08:00Comments on BizarroBlog: Anatomically IncorrectPirarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340738828876740970noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-88363180898972893352009-11-06T15:53:49.262-08:002009-11-06T15:53:49.262-08:00I live in Brazil and I have total coverage for two...I live in Brazil and I have total coverage for two people for about $500 USD a month. No co-pays, no deductibles, no exemptions for "pre-existing" conditions. <br /><br />The quality of medical care exceeds anything I ever had in the USA. If Brazil can do this, why can' America?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-10896971780693901892009-11-06T15:50:55.015-08:002009-11-06T15:50:55.015-08:00when you realize that every country in the world w...when you realize that every country in the world with a developed economy and a freely-elected government provides a health-care plan for all of its legal citizens except the United states of America. <br /><br />These countries like Australia, Canada, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Brazil, and Japan have been able to do this without becoming totalitarian socialist societies or indenturing future generations. That makes the excuses we hear for the USA sound pretty thin, even manufactured.<br /><br />Perhaps we should study how other places can do it instead of aligning the USA with Vietnam, North Korea, and most of Africa. <br /><br />What is even more sad is that the American taxpayer is already funding universal health care for two other countries, Afghanistan and Iraq. Does that make good sense to you? <br /><br />Instead of focusing on partisan politics, perhaps we should think about what's best and fair for all Americans; both now and in the future.<br /><br />You can see a video of this and a map showing this at:<br /><br />http://brazilbrat.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-18083303716878397062009-10-18T16:33:15.980-07:002009-10-18T16:33:15.980-07:00Dan, the solution is not to pay government - the p...Dan, the solution is not to pay government - the people who bring you such success stories as the TSA, DOE and IRS - in any way. It's to see that doctors get paid in ways that don't reward anyone not in the business of treating you. <a href="http://radwasteusa.blogspot.com/2009/07/health-care-not-duty-of-others.html" rel="nofollow">This will do that</a>.<br /><br />Bills now in Congress just add hands grasping your money.Radwastehttp://radwasteusa.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-38877537996625698682009-10-13T15:49:27.598-07:002009-10-13T15:49:27.598-07:00So, my health plan is not get sick; but if I do ge...So, my health plan is not get sick; but if I do get over it; and if I can't just die.<br />And no, you can't have my organs.<br /><br />Really, we are all going to die anyway; why do we all have to die old and sick and poor?<br /><br />If they mandate this I am going to tell them it is against my religion (snicker).screw you peoplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669892735376632968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-23564062971269726032009-10-12T07:14:20.497-07:002009-10-12T07:14:20.497-07:00Have you bothered to consider Dan that maybe the h...Have you bothered to consider Dan that maybe the high cost for health insurance is a function of the state you live in as much as anything else?<br /><br />The more restrictive state regulations, the higher the cost. I am not familiar with NY (though i have strong suspicions), but i do know that a policy in NJ costs almost twice what the same policy costs across the Delaware River in PA.<br /><br />Maybe you don't need to move to Europe, but only to a state that permits you to contract with an insurer without a bunch of state-legislated add-ons.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030936411280813325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-39263537119452094512009-10-12T06:12:01.447-07:002009-10-12T06:12:01.447-07:00come to Europe.
Yeah, taxes are high here, but I p...come to Europe.<br />Yeah, taxes are high here, but I pay about 100 USD a year for health insurance (Belgium)luxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786764535228644685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-78071039122046500482009-10-11T15:35:44.831-07:002009-10-11T15:35:44.831-07:00I recommend having some sort of catastrophic healt...I recommend having some sort of catastrophic health insurance for the big stuff. Ask your NY friends / readers for a suggestion of an internist (for the med test of your innards!). Look into a health care savings account to save on your taxes. Soon you'll be old enough for AARP (me too I'll be 50 in 2010) so you can look at their group health insurance. I used to work at a Fortune 500 with great insurance but got laid off. Now I'm in the real world with a gov't employer with sucky insurance that costs 3 times as much as the great insurance that I had with a 10x deductible. YES we need health insurance / industry reform. NOW.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893113808078485167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-43721166987094111732009-10-11T06:46:24.773-07:002009-10-11T06:46:24.773-07:00This post hits very close to home. Was dealing wit...This post hits very close to home. Was dealing with this issue recently.Davidhttp://www.pokerheaven.com/site/poker/pokergames.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-81308768237382637942009-10-11T06:26:23.668-07:002009-10-11T06:26:23.668-07:00I think, and hope, that Obama will make your count...I think, and hope, that Obama will make your country better. So far he seems to be doing a good job at it.<br /><br />I'm shocked though to see people be opposed to better healthcare.<br /><br />Netherlands has a similar system as USA. You have to have insurance, or you pay insane fees to get help. You do get help though as the Dutch love money.<br /><br />Other than that, most European countries has more humane healthcare systems.<br /><br />Australia has a nice healthcare system too. Still, there's a few things that is a bit culturally different here; especially for someone from Europe.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMAyGewq37w<br /><br />I've had one colonoscopy and it went fine. I didn't get drugged at all. I can understand you hating it if it hurts due to your colon having many twists and turns, but compared to a gastroscopy I'll do a colonoscopy any day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-1255760189584550762009-10-10T14:12:31.229-07:002009-10-10T14:12:31.229-07:00Come to Europe, Dan! You can come stay with us in ...Come to Europe, Dan! You can come stay with us in Wales.<br /><br />In addition to free healthcare (including free meds for residents) we have other benefits, like history and castles. And cricket - you'll like cricket. It's like baseball (in that you swing a stick at a ball) but games go on for five days and can still end in a tie. And really good beer (to make the cricket fly by).Jongudmundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355906920547912762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-42672111929580729032009-10-10T10:52:35.397-07:002009-10-10T10:52:35.397-07:00I am a public school teacher and I do not have ins...I am a public school teacher and I do not have insurance. It cost $1400 a month. I don't even make $1400 a month. It's crazy.tclnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-54835405208182307002009-10-10T09:30:22.715-07:002009-10-10T09:30:22.715-07:00those people look like they are having something s...those people look like they are having something shoved up their rectums...<br /><br />but i did not really get the cartoon...what would cause all of the suprise?doug nicodemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878123200691241584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-30850237214899574822009-10-10T08:21:39.226-07:002009-10-10T08:21:39.226-07:00It i not the system which is defunctional , it is ...It i not the system which is defunctional , it is the mentality of the humans that have changed over the years.<br />In Europe our health care system is cracking as well.<br />Be advised ,we pay huge quantities of taxes compared to the USA.<br />You folks are on a average much sicker that is all.Hemaworstjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673808385768772503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-60011613561364780542009-10-10T03:03:03.472-07:002009-10-10T03:03:03.472-07:00Come to France! Get cancer, then get rid of it and...Come to France! Get cancer, then get rid of it and all free of charge!Martinahttp://alpacaflamingo.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-58189567071925391702009-10-10T00:32:27.120-07:002009-10-10T00:32:27.120-07:00When am I supposed to pick you up at Paris airport...When am I supposed to pick you up at Paris airport?Gloubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-57104417679570173732009-10-09T23:28:40.250-07:002009-10-09T23:28:40.250-07:00Dan,
I live in Germany (I'm a Canadian). I to...Dan,<br /><br />I live in Germany (I'm a Canadian). I too suffer from depression. I paid about CAD$70 a month for my meds in Canada. In Germany (despite being a non-resident) I pay about Euro 7 every 3 months for the same meds.<br /><br />Come on over! <br /><br />The MythboyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571825278355274370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-9122059186177037772009-10-09T22:51:08.409-07:002009-10-09T22:51:08.409-07:00Piraro, where to you find all these great pictures...Piraro, where to you find all these great pictures to link to? They are fittingly hilarious.<br /><br />More importantly, I agree- the health care situation right now is beyond frustrating. Residency in Europe is becoming more and more alluring. Hell, I'd be happy to go to Europe just for a week to be envious of all the Europeans and their governments.The Obsessionisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784725604919349415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-76340037859435142722009-10-09T22:39:17.271-07:002009-10-09T22:39:17.271-07:00What flabbergasts me is the people that have no he...What flabbergasts me is the people that have no health insurance and are against health care reform because Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity tell them it's a liberal plot. WWJD? He was definitely a liberal as shown by the biblical record and gave away health care for free!! The Christian Right is neither. Next colonoscopy make sure they give you Versed (the amnesia thing) along with some IV dilaudid. (hint) ask for the dilaudid first so you can remember it....IDGMPIVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-5719258237062296942009-10-09T19:22:38.226-07:002009-10-09T19:22:38.226-07:00Health insurance would be much cheaper in NY if A)...Health insurance would be much cheaper in NY if A) The state was not loading up the insurers with mandates and B) Insurers from other states were allowed to sell across state lines, opening up competition. <br /><br />Secondly, have you not heard of HSA's with catastrophic insurance coverage? This might make the most sense in your situation.<br /><br />Lastly, you are saying that you do not want to pay for your own healthcare/health insurance, rather you would like the rest of us to pay for it. Why am I obligated to pay for your insurance coverage? You seem successful enough to pay your own freight. If you were truly in need that is one thing. But asking others to support your responsibility is, pardon the joke, bizarro.JHP2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03141280647367518277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-20995846401277788262009-10-09T18:21:07.812-07:002009-10-09T18:21:07.812-07:00I'm quite satisfied with our Canadian system, ...I'm quite satisfied with our Canadian system, and it's getting better too. Have you ever encountered a system without glitches?Bogie Bikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985164357750505158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-7745511541302835672009-10-09T17:53:50.858-07:002009-10-09T17:53:50.858-07:00Single payer helth care system, baby. Everyone in,...Single payer helth care system, baby. Everyone in, nobody out. It would make America more competitive in the global stage. Also it's more humane, but I know America is about money first, welbeing somewhere 10th or 11th place....?<br /><br />Canada? They want to be American so badly it's laughable. They're jacking up post-secondary tuition, slashing infrastructure and nailing health care. At least in places like France, people set the government on fire if they dare do something like that. <br /><br />Don't you think America is due for a bastille day or do things have to get a lot worse?<br /><br />Come on baby light my fire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-19820325182037097182009-10-09T17:45:55.227-07:002009-10-09T17:45:55.227-07:00The healthcare plan may succeed! Then you can have...The healthcare plan may succeed! Then you can have the apparatus butt torture for only fifteen bucks! That's how much it'd cost me if I were willing to do it. Oh, I work for a governmental entity, BTW.ojeanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070965779762431690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-58353307086802536162009-10-09T15:49:11.381-07:002009-10-09T15:49:11.381-07:00good points. it's enough to make me leave off ...good points. it's enough to make me leave off insurance entirely and simply wait until i die. sadly, the company i work for will not allow me to do so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942502449985475645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-76521423987921146022009-10-09T13:35:13.714-07:002009-10-09T13:35:13.714-07:00Oh, don't go to Europe, Dan. We'd miss you...Oh, don't go to Europe, Dan. We'd miss you.LaLaOrangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988764241665330320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-85084022455821509172009-10-09T13:31:13.682-07:002009-10-09T13:31:13.682-07:00Love you! And yes, some foreign country is looking...Love you! And yes, some foreign country is looking very attractive these days that we have had no insurance.<br /><br />Canada?<br /><br />My last colonoscopy snagged two benign polyps, and so I should have another one this year. Ain't gonna happen. <br /><br />Maybe I will just end up like millions before me, and just die. <br /><br />Oh wait! That is the fate that awaits us all!!FUZZARELLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340378858926874634noreply@blogger.com