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Originally Posted by seattleflamer
Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda 
so have the federal government establish guidelines and let the states manage how it's administered. my point is that arguing against the very idea of universal healthcare strictly on the basis that the US federal government is incompetent is ridiculous
There is universal healthcare in the 'States. It is called Medicare but it covers only those 65 and up. It also happens to be very popular as you can be imagine with Seniors.
Unfortunately it is grossly underfunded and will run out of money before Social Security because of underfunding and spiraling healthcare costs.
Part of the big entitlement/debt/deficient debate.... |
Don't forget they also have Medicaid for those who qualify (ie. those who don't make a certain amount of money per year). The thing with both Medicaid and Medicare it covers more things than even the Canadian health care system.