Bad Spending, Courtesy of the U.S. Government

[Kamran786]

So I just realized something.

We've spent around 830 billion US dollars in Iraq over the past 6 years.

That is about $3,000 per citizen residing in the U.S.A.

I'd have to say that money could have gone towards health care for familys who don't have or cannot afford proper health coverage.


Anyone ever think about that?

 

[Saleem]

Yes.

 

[faizan]

we've been bamboozled...if you support/supported the war in Iraq, you are a douche.

 

[Basim]

"Taxpayers in the United States will pay $907.3 billion for total Iraq & Afghanistan war spending (approved & pending) since 2001. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:

267,406,630 People with Health Care for One Year"

Source: http://www.nationalpriorities.org/tradeoffs?location_type=1&state=888&program=577&tradeoff_item_item=286&submit_tradeoffs=Get+Trade+Off

~ Basim

 

[justAguy]

Ahh yes. And beloved Barry that everyone is so crazy about is only making the situation worse.
Don't worry guys this is just another chapter in a history book, the history of Rome is the loss of freedom, so is America. This country was bought and sold a long time ago. We went from one king to many kings.

 

[terabaap]

 

[Meistro]

Im moving back to canada. Screw this country haha.

 

[campy614]

Thought about this a while ago.

Anyone wanna move with me to Montreal?

 

[ENVY BANG-RUH]

I was thinkin more like edmonton, but that sounds koo. ive always wanted to me a french-canadian indian

 

[Arjun Barua]

Im moving back to canada. Screw this country haha.

Ditto... wonder what my life would have been like if I had just stayed in Canada...

Anyone wanna move with me to Montreal?

Joe, if you go to Montréal, I'm coming with you. I miss poutine.

 

[Kamran786]

Lol @ people joking about moving to Canada.

The Canadian health care system isn't that much better. I mean sure you can get a simple check up for free but when it comes to serious business its a bitch.
My fiance is Canadian but goes to school with me in the U.S. She had to the hospital here in the U.S.A. and they gave her every test and treatment. It was expensive but worth it.

She than went to Canada's hospital a day later to see if Canadians would possibly do more testing for free. They literally said 'You have a headache, go home you'll be fine'. They eventually yelled at my fiance and her mom saying that there is nothing they can do. Essentially they refused to carry out testing at all. Clearly they don't want to spend money on testing if patients are not pay up. That is a big draw back. She ended up going to a family Doctor and the family Doctor actually did a much better job than the god damn Canadian Hospital.

Fuck Michael Moore and his Sicko BS. Any sort of radically biased documentary is so inaccurate yet people eat that shit up.

Bitches.

 

[Arjun Barua]

Lol @ people joking about moving to Canada.

The Canadian health care system isn't that much better. I mean sure you can get a simple check up for free but when it comes to serious business its a bitch.
My fiance is Canadian but goes to school with me in the U.S. She had to the hospital here in the U.S.A. and they gave her every test and treatment. It was expensive but worth it.

She than went to Canada's hospital a day later to see if Canadians would possibly do more testing for free. They literally said 'You have a headache, go home you'll be fine'. They eventually yelled at my fiance and her mom saying that there is nothing they can do. Essentially they refused to carry out testing at all. Clearly they don't want to spend money on testing if patients are not pay up. That is a big draw back. She ended up going to a family Doctor and the family Doctor actually did a much better job than the god damn Canadian Hospital.

Fuck Michael Moore and his Sicko BS. Any sort of radically biased documentary is so inaccurate yet people eat that shit up.

Bitches.

Kamran, I understand where you're coming from. Yes, it can be extremely frustrating to try to get testing and treatment in Canada. I know because I've had to wait in those lines, too. Private consultation is often a necessary route. But the ones who are most frustrated with the flaws in the system are usually the ones who can afford paying for healthcare. Most people do not have this luxury, and so I imagine they would be happier to receive whatever they can through the system... rather than nothing at all.

The truth is that Canadians on the whole are pretty satisfied with their system. The same cannot be said for Americans.

Healthcare is just one of the few reasons I prefer Canada.

I apologize if I have offended in any way.

http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/28/how-the-us-measures-up-to-canadas-health-care-system/3783/

http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/29/canadas-free-health-care-comes-with-long-lines/3818/

 

[Kamran786]

Lol @ people joking about moving to Canada.

The Canadian health care system isn't that much better. I mean sure you can get a simple check up for free but when it comes to serious business its a bitch.
My fiance is Canadian but goes to school with me in the U.S. She had to the hospital here in the U.S.A. and they gave her every test and treatment. It was expensive but worth it.

She than went to Canada's hospital a day later to see if Canadians would possibly do more testing for free. They literally said 'You have a headache, go home you'll be fine'. They eventually yelled at my fiance and her mom saying that there is nothing they can do. Essentially they refused to carry out testing at all. Clearly they don't want to spend money on testing if patients are not pay up. That is a big draw back. She ended up going to a family Doctor and the family Doctor actually did a much better job than the god damn Canadian Hospital.

Fuck Michael Moore and his Sicko BS. Any sort of radically biased documentary is so inaccurate yet people eat that shit up.

Bitches.

Kamran, I understand where you're coming from. Yes, it can be extremely frustrating to try to get testing and treatment in Canada. I know because I've had to wait in those lines, too. Private consultation is often a necessary route. But the ones who are most frustrated with the flaws in the system are usually the ones who can afford paying for healthcare. Most people do not have this luxury, and so I imagine they would be happier to receive whatever they can through the system... rather than nothing at all.

The truth is that Canadians on the whole are pretty satisfied with their system. The same cannot be said for Americans.

Healthcare is just one of the few reasons I prefer Canada.

I apologize if I have offended in any way.

http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/28/how-the-us-measures-up-to-canadas-health-care-system/3783/

http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/29/canadas-free-health-care-comes-with-long-lines/3818/

No dude I like your response ,it was well put. You are right it is us who can afford it that are the most frustrated. The grass is always greener on the otherside. To me the healthcare system may blow but to someone who can't even afford flu vaccinations, the healthcare system rocks.

But yeah it surely is frustrating and we have actually began our process through a private practice.

I guess us Americans are quite spoiled, it is just hard to accept that fact because we always feel like we do not have enough. Its human nature I gues.