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Originally Posted by rmay635703
Our medical system seems to be paralised and incapable of treating the most simplistic of lifelong conditions that lead to death, such as heart disease, diabetes and immune conditions (from allergies) such as crohns.
They push drugs at conditions that are at best degenerative with treatment as opposed to telling the hard truth and focusing on lifestyle changes...
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Who's 'they'? The medical system tells the public about this, over and over and over, but most people just don't listen, and choose not to follow that advice. Doctors can't stand over their patients with guns, and force them to exercise, eat sensibly, and do all those other lifestyle things that keep you healthy.
FWIW, the US does seem, in some respects, to be ahead of many other countries that have government-provided medical care, Smoking rates, for instance.
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Be carefull how you read that data, many private loans are publicly guaranteed but technically lended "privately"
With default rates as high as 40% on these loans and most hospitals being tax exempt in most areas one can only guess on the true public burden.
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How did loans & hospitals get in here? The figure is for medical research, which is funded by government research grants, grants from private charities &c, drug companies hoping to make a profit...
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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie
Medical care that's available to visiting heads of state but isn't available to the people who live in the same city doesn't count as being available. That's not an economic philosophy question...
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Why do you think the medical care isn't available? I think it is, to anyone who can pay for it. And that's the economic philosophy: that people get what they're able & willing to pay for, whether it's a mansion, private jet, Rolex, or whatever.