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Do you think the USA should have public healthcare?
US public healthcare opinion poll
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Choice Votes Percent  
Yes, I am American 38 37%
No, I am American 31 30%
Yes, I am British 15 14%
No, I am British 2 1%
Yes, I am neither American nor British 8 7%
No, I am neither American nor British 3 2%
1/4 point please 4 3%
Vote Now! 101 Votes Cast
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I probably should have incorporated this poll into my last topic about this but I forgot so there we go.

From my last topic:

So Sarah Palin reckons that the NHS, the public healthcare system in the UK, is "evil".  Most people in the UK are also pissed at that MEP appearing on Fox and slagging it off even more.
Judging by a couple of the 4+ page topics on LiveWire, Americans are pretty split on this.  Sarah Palin's comments have made us Brits pretty irate.

What do you guys (Brits and Americans and others) think about Obama's universal healthcare plan?

N.B. Both private and public healthcare exists in Britain.  Those who can afford private healthcare can still use it, I would assume something similar would be the case in the US if Obama gets his way.

Post edited at 9:29 am on Aug. 14, 2009 by Spuddlesworth


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yes

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Yes, I'm American.

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is there an i genuinely don't give a fuck option other than the 1/4 option?

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I'm Canadian, and that's what we have. It's good yes, but the wait time is phenomenal.

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Yes. I am American

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yes, american

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Where is the "I am American and can take care of my own damn self" option?

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Yeah.

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Quote: from crazyman at 12:15 pm on Aug. 14, 2009

I'm Canadian, and that's what we have. It's good yes, but the wait time is phenomenal.

Notice the funeral wait time went down and healthcare wait time went up?

The wait times are higher because people don't lay in their beds and die, they get medical help.

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I'd like it. I have some disease I need treated.

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Oh the NHS, Sarah Palin could get that penis on her head removed for free.
I think it's a great idea, public services such as healthcare, transport, telecommunications and banking are the best ways of doing things. But focusing on healthcare, it's the only public service that's left relatively intact in Britain, and that's because of how well it works and how important it is to us. Whether you live or die shouldn't be dictated by how much money you have.

Quote: from y4r5xeym5 at 5:16 pm on Aug. 14, 2009


Where is the "I am American and can take care of my own damn self" option?

you could perform open heart surgery on yourself if you needed it?

Post edited at 9:21 am on Aug. 14, 2009 by G Sus

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Stickied because this is comprehensive enough to capture a current event well.

I do hope there will be some discussion to come out of this, preferably in this topic.

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Yes I'm basically unable to work because I cannot afford my medications if I lose my access card and I'm unable to get any insurance.  Basically if I make more then 175 a month I lose my access card and would have to pay so much for my medicines that I'd not have enough left over to live on.

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Quote: from G Sus at 11:18 am on Aug. 14, 2009

Quote: from y4r5xeym5 at 5:16 pm on Aug. 14, 2009

Where is the "I am American and can take care of my own damn self" option?

you could perform open heart surgery on yourself if you needed it?


If I was in the situation where I'd need open heart surgery I'd probably just accept the fact that I am simply going to die.

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