Just FYI on Universal Healthcare...

Thirty-two of the thirty-three developed nations have universal health care, with the United States being the lone exception. The following list, compiled fromWHO sources where possible, shows the start date and type of system used to implement universal health care in each developed country.

Country	Start Date of Universal Health Care	System Type
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Norway	1912	Single Payer
New Zealand	1938	Two Tier
Japan	1938	Single Payer
Germany	1941	Insurance Mandate
Belgium	1945	Insurance Mandate
United Kingdom	1948	Single Payer
Kuwait	1950	Single Payer
Sweden	1955	Single Payer
Bahrain	1957	Single Payer
Brunei	1958	Single Payer
Canada	1966	Single Payer
Netherlands	1966	Two-Tier
Austria	1967	Insurance Mandate
United Arab Emirates	1971	Single Payer
Finland	1972	Single Payer
Slovenia	1972	Single Payer
Denmark	1973	Two-Tier
Luxembourg	1973	Insurance Mandate
France	1974	Two-Tier
Australia	1975	Two Tier
Ireland	1977	Two-Tier
Italy	1978	Single Payer
Portugal	1979	Single Payer
Cyprus	1980	Single Payer
Greece	1983	Insurance Mandate
Spain	1986	Single Payer
South Korea	1988	Insurance Mandate
Iceland	1990	Single Payer
Hong Kong	1993	Two-Tier
Singapore	1993	Two-Tier
Switzerland	1994	Insurance Mandate
Israel	1995	Two-Tier

Maybe they know something we don't, eh? :-)

Naaah - we just like having uber-rich republi-cants controlling large companies making gigantic profits out of health care just like every other large corporation.

kik

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Comment by Jojo on July 18, 2012 at 7:24pm: but... but... but... all those countries just want to go to America and be part of the greatest nation on earth!!! oh wait...

Comment by Jojo on July 18, 2012 at 7:25pm: and look at how unhealthy and poorly edumacated they are! oh wait....

Comment by Morfeene on July 18, 2012 at 7:29pm: Yes - that's right...THEY ALL COME TO THE UNITED STATES TO BE CURED.

hahahahahaaaaaa

Comment by Morfeene on July 18, 2012 at 7:30pm: ...ALL of them. I can see some down the street in McDonalds. Swedish, I think.

Comment by Morfeene on July 18, 2012 at 7:31pm: ....I think I see some Bahrainians at the Bus Stop. They must be going to Kaiser.

Comment by Jojo on July 18, 2012 at 7:34pm: As usual you are talking shite PB

Comment by Morfeene on July 18, 2012 at 7:39pm: "well maybe you should go back to where things were so much better, that way somebody who appreciated it could use your carbon foot print instead"

You just don't get it, do you? There are many many things I love about America. As far as health care goes,...personally, I can afford some of the best health insurance money can buy, but I do have an opinion about universal healthcare because I think it is important enough to consider providing it for everyone, REGARDLESS of their ability to pay.

And by the way - don't talk to me like that again, OK?