Well, *that* wouldn't have happened under ObamaCare

Aw I don't blame you man. Half these people probably would have tried the same thing. Who the **** actually does what they're supposed to? I didn't know it cost $50 to get that thing off. That's ridiculous. It takes what, 2 minutes to cut it off? Sorry about that.

heh...developed countries have nationalized healthcare. It's a basic right. It has problems (long queues for non critical surgery) but it works a lot better in general than private healthcare, no matter what the propaganda on TV says. If you're not in that top percentile of people who can actually afford to break an arm or go to the emergency room after a car accident, you're completely ******. What if your brother or sister or mom or dad or best friend got hurt or nearly died and couldn't afford to get fixed? Or if you went into debt for 10 years because of some stupid accident? What if you were born with a genetic disability, does that mean your family deserves to be poor forever whilst supporting you? Or are you in favour of terminating unhealthy people? You pay taxes for the roads you drive on, the libraries you go to, the police to protect you, and firemen to save you from a fire. Why not pay taxes to help your friends and family when they get hurt?

I'm sorry, but $50 is a lot for someone who doesn't have it. You people shouting off about how you don't want healthcare for all should be ashamed of yourselves. Clearly you are in a position to be able to afford it and you don't give a damn about anyone else. You can still pay for private healthcare if you wish, that won't change. You need to stop listening to the absolute durge of propaganda on TV and come and talk to some actual citizens of the UK and see how they really feel about the our national health service. They may bitch and complain about it sometimes, but would they have it taken away? Not in a million years.

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Wow, some of the comments here are incredibly misinformed. If I have a medical emergency I can see a doctor straight away. If I want to see a GP for a non emergency then I can still see one straight away. And I don't have to pay huge medical bills. Yes the waits are long if I want non-emergency surgery but I still have the option to pay privately if I want to. People should speak to uk citizens before making judgement. My mum was I'll with cancer for 4 years. She was able to see a doctor within hours and got surgery the next day. Over those four years she recieved all of her treatment, medication and surgery free of charge and it was the best care imaginable. We couldn't have asked for anything more. My grandfather recieves dialysis treatment every 2 days, and is collected from his home and then taken home again after free of charge. If it wasn't for national healthcare we wouldn't be able to afford any of this. As for the so called 'death panels', isn't that just what insurance companies are? Noone is deciding whether you live or die in the uk, everyone is just entitled to the best healthcare possible. I for one are proud of our healthcare system.

with a few exceptions, this healthcare debate...as it is with most debates...can be boiled down to to two simple points. 1) arguing on the Internet is stupid and pointless. 2) UK citizens, by birth, are inferior human beings and naturally jealous of all things American. When they feel like they can assert some false superiority, as in the case with their NHS, they'll try their hardest to make it seem like some dream system with doctors waiting at every corner to cure whatever ails you. Please stop. And we all know the UK hasn't discovered the Internet yet, so I'm still trying to figure out how they signed on here in the first place. (disclaimer - lived in London/Manchester for two years.)

Yeah, I cut a cast off my leg with a pair of tin snips. My doc was NOT happy. But I did a mighty nice job of it!

Universal healthcare has it's flaws. But it's nothing like the propaganda "death panel on grandma" bullshit by Sarah Palin. If you want to contact the "death panel", call your insurance company.

would not happen with universal health care...