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Originally Posted by ROCK REVOLUTION 2  Ninety seconds wasn't really anywhere near the end, also I wouldn't say that the point of "Rich people come from all over the world to experience our health care system" was a refutation of anything she was saying but I'm glad you liked it I guess? |
His point about people coming here for healthcare was an entirely valid rebuttal though, because it is true. She claimed that we're the most industrialized country in the world and we have horrible healthcare, yet if that were true why do people come here? And then the whole France/Italy/Netherlands thing where anyone can walk into a hospital regardless of citizenship status and get treatment. This does happen here with undocumented citizens.
But like I said before I think he's a lunatic, I've never ever heard of this ridiculous Canadian healthcare lottery system personally (he commonly makes things up on the spot), however I'm glad they made a point to mention the situation in Massachusetts after he did his pitiful girly scream and ended the woman's call. I can kind of understand his anger at the fact that she started going on about how he was for all the bailouts for the various corporations in recent years, when in actuality he's one of the biggest, vocal, and as the video shows, obnoxious opponents of these various pork projects, ever since the Bush years back when he was starting out on radio and his years on CNN. But he was way over the top as usual.
Certainly I'll agree that health care in this country can be likened to the wild west in that there's no one out there policing the various insurance companies and healthcare providers. Here's a crazy story for you, last year my mother had to go to a chiropractor for some ongoing back pains. She's insured, however every time she goes out for any kind of medical treatment she insists on getting a copy of the bill. This particular bill had a $650 charge for a doctor that was not even working that day. Upon bringing this bill up to the secretary at the office, the secretary responded "Oh, but you're not paying for it." They took the charge off after she threatened a lawsuit, but this is the problem we face today. It needs to be fixed but not completely eradicated and controlled by the government. Personally I've flipped through 3 of the different proposed healthcare plans (including the WIP house republican plan) sitting in congress and none of them give me any sort of confidence. Change is good but putting it entirely in the hands of the US government should be a scary prospect to anyone, especially if you think the private sector is corrupt.