Re:The United States is not the nation of small businesses
by david927 on Saturday August 15, 2009 @03:11AM
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That's funny. I'm talking about the Czech Republic. You are countering with some stories of some miserably poor country in Eastern Europe (yes a few of them still exist). I don't know where it is you're talking about, but God bless them.
Not sure about "everyone covered" part because in other Eastern Europe countries if you don't pay in cash nobody is looking at you. I don't believe the Czech are more advanced.
The official "coverage" is a myth. If you are over 60 better don't go in hospital because the "policy" is to increase the mortality rate. Why - because the government do not have to pay the pension. Don't believe it? My wife is talking with her mother every Saturday by the phone and I know how it is.
Do you believe a simple over the counter medicine for arthritis is considered a miracle there? This is what many people here in US do not know - here in US we have the best medications that are really effective when compared with medications from other countries.
The technology - this is beyond comparison - for example the scanners - in Eastern Europe there is 1 scanner to probably 1 mil people.
These are the facts I have from personal experience.