| 1) The government can't run anything. I
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| | delivery system, the delays would not be
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| don't trust the government.
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| | a significant limiting factor in the U.S.
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| The current gang in Washington may be a
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| | 5) Americans do not want "Socialized
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| good reason not to trust the government
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| | Medicine."
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| to do ANYTHING right.
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| | Socialized medicine is a system in which
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| However, Medicare and Social Security are
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| | the government owns the facilities, and
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| good examples of systems that run well
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| | the providers of care are government
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| and on time. People receive their checks
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| | employees.
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| the same time every month and health care
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| | In sharp contrast, a single payer system
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| is provided: on time.
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| | uses the existing private and public
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| 2) I'm a free market person and don't
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| | sector health care delivery systems,
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| want any part of "socialized medicine."
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| | preserving private ownership and
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| Single Payer Insurance is defined as a
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| | employment. The unique feature of a
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| single government fund with each state
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| | single payer system is that all health
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| which pays hospitals, physicians and
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| | care risks are placed in a universal risk
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| other health care providers, thus
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| | pool, covering everyone. The pool is
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| replacing the current multi-payer system
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| | funded in a fair and equitable manner so
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| of private insurance companies.
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| | that everyone pays their fair share in
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| It would provide coverage for the fifty
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| | taxes, unlike our current defective
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| million people who are uninsured.
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| | system in which some pay far too much
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| It would eliminate the financial threat
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| | while others are not paying their share.
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| and impaired access to care for tens of
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| | The funds are allocated through a
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| millions who do not have coverage and are
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| | publicly administered program resulting
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| unable to afford the out-of-pocket
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| | in optimum use of our health care
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| expenses because of deficiencies in their
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| | dollars.
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| insurance plans.
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| | A single payer system has no more in
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| It would return to the patient free
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| | common with socialized medicine than our
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| choice of health care provider and
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| | current Medicare program.
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| hospitals, not the choice that only the
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| | Socialism is a dirty word in this
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| restrictive health plans allow.
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| | country. Universal health care for all
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| It would relieve businesses of the
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| | has been equated with socialism, and much
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| administrative hassle and expense of
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| | propaganda has been communicated by the
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| maintaining a health benefits program.
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| | press, by right wing politicians, by
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| It would remove from the health care
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| | medical groups such as the AMA or anyone
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| equation the middleman-the managed care
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| | else who has an agenda to keep the 1500
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| industry-that has broken the traditional
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| | plus health insurance companies a
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| doctor-patient relationship, while
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| | thriving market with profits that
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| diverting outrageous amounts of patient
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| | undoubtedly help to pay for their
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| care dollars to their own coffers.
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| | agendas.
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| It would control health care inflation
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| | 6) A Universal Single-Payer would lower
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| through constructive mechanisms of cost
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| | the standard of care to a level of
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| containment that improve allocation of
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| | mediocrity for everyone, preventing the
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| our health care resources, rather than
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| | affluent from exercising his or her
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| controlling costs through an impersonal
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| | option to obtain the highest level of
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| business ethic that robs patients of care
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| | care.
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| so as to increase profits for the
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| | Our current system is characterized by
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| privileged few. Single Payer Universal
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| | essentially two alternatives: either no
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| Health Care would provide access to high
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| | insurance with severely impaired access
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| quality care for everyone at affordable
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| | to even a mediocre level of care, or
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| prices.
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| | being insured by a managed care industry
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| 3) Canadians have long waiting periods
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| | that has whittled down what is available
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| and come to the U.S. for their health
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| | until mediocrity has become the standard
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| care needs. Therefore, such a plan would
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| | of care. Only the relatively affluent
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| make for waiting periods in the U.S.
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| | have access to unlimited care.
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| First of all, ask almost any Canadian if
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| | The generous level of funds that we have
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| they would trade our system for theirs.
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| | already dedicated to health care,
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| The answer is a resounding "NO."
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| | adding to this a more efficient
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| They may have to wait for elective
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| | administration with an exclusive mission
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| surgeries, for instance, but we have to
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| | of optimum patient care well above the
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| wait for these kinds of surgeries, as
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| | mediocrity that we now have, lays the
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| well.
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| | foundation for a universal health care
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| Canadians have the option to buy extra
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| | system in America.
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| coverage to get heroic measures covered,
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| | A single payer system does not preclude
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| say in the case of Cancer treatment.
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| | the affluent from paying, outside the
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| At 9% of their GDP, they are spending
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| | system, for a penthouse suite in the
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| much less than we are as a nation. We,
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| | hospital, or for cosmetic surgery or for
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| the wealthiest nation on earth, spend 14
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| | any other service that would not be part
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| % of our GDP.
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| | of a publicly funded program.
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| 4) Our country cannot afford to insure
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| | But if Americans knew the truth, and
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| everyone.
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| | would turn off their TVs and use that
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| Our country already has enough funds
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| | time instead to change this country,
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| dedicated to health care to provide the
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| | using the power of grassroots politics,
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| highest quality of care for everyone.
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| | to make a single payer universal system a
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| Studies have shown that under a single
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| | reality for all, then we would finally
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| payer system, comprehensive care can be
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| | have the best health care system in the
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| provided for everyone without spending
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| | world.
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| any more funds than are now being spent.
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| | Any group with the passion to change the
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| Not only do we have more than sufficient
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| | world, one issue at a time, with a loving
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| funds, we are also a nation that is
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| | intent, can do it.
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| infamous for our excess health care
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| the fact that there are more MRI scanners
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| | musician and the creator of the e-book
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| Canada.
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| | called "Transform Your Nursing Career and
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| With our generous funding and the
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