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Re:How Washington Really Redistributes Income by mangala on Sunday October 20, 2013 @10:52PM (#6582966)
Plain truth shouldn't be interpreted as smug.
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Re:How Washington Really Redistributes Income by fjk on Sunday October 20, 2013 @11:08PM (#6583037)
It's not an apples to apples comparison though. The US can't "just implement" the same health care systems that are up and running in other nations because we differ from a those nations in a lot of ways. PBS NewsHour sums up a few reasons here[1].

That being said, our current health care system is broken and needs to be addressed. I'm not convinced ObamaCare is a good solution, but at least the issue is being tackled.

[1] http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/10/seven-factors-dr...

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Re:How Washington Really Redistributes Income by d23 on Sunday October 20, 2013 @10:57PM (#6582992)
How about it's a silly, shallow argument. Want to fix any problem? Copy another country's solution!

It completely ignores the cultural and political hurdles that are involved.

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