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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:46:34 -0400
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On 4/11/2025 3:52 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
> 
> Here's another related mind boggle:
> 
> The polling in the USA indicates that most people are unhappy with the
> federal government,
>   
> https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/congressional/approval-rating
> 
>   yet many of them want to put government bureaucrats in charge of
> their health care.
As opposed to the current scheme in which private insurance companies 
are in charge of their health care?

Hmm. How can we see which works better? Maybe by examining health care 
costs and results for countries using each scheme?

By that standard, the American health care system sucks. It's by far the 
most expensive in the world, and delivers far, far from the best results.

Granted, that doesn't prove that a converted U.S. system would be 
better. It may be that U.S. politicians could find a way to screw it up. 
They seem to be almost uniquely capable of screwing up good ideas.

Overall, I remain astonished by people who try to defend the U.S. health 
care system. I can only assume those people are almost totally 
innumerate; or perhaps on the take with the current system.


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- Frank Krygowski