"Jim Thompson" wrote in
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On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:07:58 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
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Jim Thompson wrote:

On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:36:27 +0100, "ian field"
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"Paul Hovnanian P.E." wrote in message
ediainc...
amdx wrote:

Somewhere, someone is blaming this on Obama's healthcare proposals.

One current affairs programme suggested that the US already spends
twice the
% of GDP on healthcare as the UK, so the US could have centralised
healthcare twice as good as the NHS without any increase in taxation -
all
they have to do is tip a few greedy *******s off the gravy train.


Typically vague. Who are these "greedy *******s"?


The illegal aliens and Europeans who come here for treatment instead
of waiting while their 'National Health Care' lets them die?

OK. Just checking. However I would hesitate to block Europeans or
Canadians, except for elective surgeries. Reciprocity, if I get ill
in Europe or Canada, I'd be taken care of.

In the UK we have a serious problem with "NHS tourists" - foreigners with
illnesses who visit Britain and 'conveniently' fall ill here and require
emergency operations, once cured they make good their escape without paying.