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2004 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tommy Douglas. |
And the 186th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, 134th of Lenin and the 78th anniversary of Castro’s birth.
Just so we’re all on the same page.
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2004 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tommy Douglas. |
And the 186th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, 134th of Lenin and the 78th anniversary of Castro’s birth.
Just so we’re all on the same page.
I wonder what birthday it is for the people involved with setting up ‘for pay’ healthcare in the U.S.? Perhaps the 30 million Americans without healthcare could celebrate his birthday.
Hey Todd, you’re commenting on the wrong blog and wrong topic today.
My mom is in Regina General in ICU, with fluid on the lungs, has been there for over 10 days now, and has recieved no medication, no word of what they think is the cause. She had to wait for the long weekend to be over before the lung specialist was even available to look at her, and she hasn’t heard a word from anyone since.
It’s as though her medical file is stuck in the back of a drawer and everyone has forgotten she’s there. And this is “intensive care”….
Goodness.
All those commie/socialist bastards. In one post.
A pox upon them and their followers.
Funniest post header I’ve seen ina long time. Brilliant.
…and a follow-up to Todd. Actually, those 30 million Americans do get healthcare. They just have no insurance (apart from MediCare, MedicAid, etc).
In contrast, there are 30 million Canadians with plenty of insurance–oodles of insurance–but without adequate health care.
And, of course, those 30 million Americans have the potential of being able to buy health insurance on their own. For the Canadians, they are legislatively forbidden from buying health care.
Happy birthday, Todd.
“For the Canadians, they are legislatively forbidden from buying health care.”
In our own country, that is. I think my next operation might take place in a much warmer climate. 🙂
Kate, my best wishes to your mom and you.
I see you are interested in karma. This is an example of generating unwholesome karma. Your post generates ill will in others and in yourself. Very bad indeed. I wish you and your mother well. Peace.
I’ll say a prayer for your mother, Kate. I trust the big guy will at least consider the request, which unfortunately is more than she’s likely to get from our hospitals. My mother-in-law started out with fluid in her lungs and just declined until she died without ever being seen by a lung specialist. They drained the fluid but we never heard anything related to the cause.
Sorry to hear about your mom, Kate. I pray she heals soon.
I’ll just add to what your very funny post is that there are many people in Canada without any health insurance whatsoever — people in SK just forget that sometimes.
Oops — insert “says” after post.
My elderly relatives get tons of health care – most of it useless. My uncle didn’t feel well one morning. In the old days he would have simply called his doctor, who would have assessed the symptoms over the phone and told him to lie down, take an aspirin or a nitro pill, or whatever. The doctor would have probably visited him at home later in the day, checked his vital signs, adjust his meds, get him checked into the hospital (in the doctor’s car or by taxi), or whatever. The patient would have scratched a cheque to the doctor for $50 or so, and been happy that he was well taken care of. The doctor doesn’t seem to be making much money, but this is the good old days, remember? When income taxes, PST and GST didn’t steal over half your income? If the old guy didn’t have any money, the doctor would have smiled and told him “aw, ferget about it”.
But instead this is what happens: to get any help he has to dial 911. A fire truck shows up. The firefighters check him out and when they see that he isn’t having a heart attack or anything, they end up just sitting around waiting for the ambulance to show up. No doubt this little “emergency” will get added to the other statistics, so that the firefighters can lobby for another firehall, more trucks, more equipment, more firefighters, etc. Then an ambulance shows up and takes him to the hospital. The ambulance drivers are now no longer available for a real emergency. They have to fill out a lot of paperwork. They’re probably going to be lobbying for more ambulances, more paramedics, more machines that go “ping”, and whatnot. At the hospital a receptionist, a nurse and at minimum one doctor are all occupied for a while taking care of the old fellow. None of them are familiar with his medical history or his medications. Their primary motivation is just to get him the heck out of the ER so they can move on to the next patient. There is no possibility of seeing his own family doctor, because she is just another GP running a “patient mill” where she sits in her office from 9 to 5 seeing people with headaches and sore throats one every 10 minutes, just to make a living. And it goes on and on. This little rigamarole happened 2 or 3 times a year, for six years! Finally, after getting bumped around between several different GPs (as more and more of them retire or move to the USA), and umpteen specialists, and at least a dozen hospital visits, he got a pacemaker installed. Hallelujah. Best damn medical system on earth – after Cuba of course.
This cost “the system” (me and you) an incredible amount of money. It doesn’t cost the patient a dime, but he gets what he paid for. Nothing.
The day that I finally caught on to the scam that is going on here, is the day that I stopped feeling smug about any jurisdiction that has only “private” health care. We should be so lucky.
P.S.:
I am told that there are over 10,000 bureaucrats employed by the Ontario Ministry of Health.
They don’t take anyone’s temperature, prescribe drugs, give vaccinations, perform surgery, or straighten out anyone’s back. But I understand that they are paid very well, have excellent benefits, and ironclad job security.
If this number is correct, and if each desk jockey costs an average of $100,000 per year in salary, benefits, and office space, that adds up to a cool BILLION dollars, that’s ONE (1) $SAGAN, to you astronauts, in taxpayer money that is expended every year for absolutely no benefit whatsoever to society. And that’s not even counting all the bureaucrats in the many local health districts and hospitals across Ontario, where I am told that there is approximately one bureaucrat for each one employed by the Province. Doing pretty much the same job – compiling statistics, writing reports, attending meetings and conferences, and so on.
Ka-CHING! Suckers!