Why not Universal Healthcare?

[Cloth Ears]

While I agree with much of what you state here, Australia has it own issues that prevents it from taking the moral high ground. Your treatment of the Indigenous people would be one of them. Our beggars pale next to that.

Not trying to take the moral high ground at all Terrence.
Both Australia and America have much to be ashamed about when it comes to the treatment of our indigenous populations. I dare say an Australian Aborigine and an American Indian would have quite a lively discussion about who's colonists were the biggest land thieves and murderers! But we have tried to repair the sins of our (fore)fathers with varying degrees of success.
And you're right, all the beggars I saw (and there were lots of them) were pale, drawn and desperate - the sort of people Jesus tried to help.

But this is about universal health care and not historical sins. Yes, Governments (both yours and ours) suffer from inefficiency and incompetence but that should not be the excuse for not providing universal coverage. If you can find a totally private enterprise mechanism that provides universal coverage then go with that. But invariably Governments have to intervene to avoid rapacious profiteering by the medical industry which after all is one business that is destined to grow both during and after the GFC.

Cheers from Oz.

[ForeverAutumn]

Cheers from Oz.

Cloth Ears,
I am enjoying your contributions to this thread. Your points are well made and well thought out. You seem to be able to stick to the facts and avoid some of the tangents that others on this board have a hard time avoiding. You seem like an intelligent man (I am assuming the 'man' part since I can't see you).

Welcome to AR. I hope you stick around.

Cheers from Canada!
FA.

[ForeverAutumn]

Cloth Ears,
I am enjoying your contributions to this thread. Your points are well made and well thought out. You seem to be able to stick to the facts and avoid some of the tangents that others on this board have a hard time avoiding. You seem like an intelligent man (I am assuming the 'man' part since I can't see you).

Welcome to AR. I hope you stick around.

Cheers from Canada!
FA.

Got an anonymous reddie for this one. Evidently I'm "piling it on". Yep, that's me. I'm just a big kiss-ass. LOL.

[02audionoob]

Got an anonymous reddie for this one..

Apologies for the lack of signature.

[ForeverAutumn]

Apologies for the lack of signature.

See? This is why it's important to own up to these things. I was all ready to blame markw...an innocent man.