I pay a lot of taxes now, and get zero healthcare for it.
Going to a single payer system, and still spending the most per capita in the world on healthcare, would still save us $1.5 trillion dollars per year. (The US spends about $4.5 trillion in total now). There's probably a lot of other things that money could be spent on, that would be better for the US economy.
My perspective from 6 years of working in close proximity to emergency medicine and hospitals is that “death panels” would be the humane and rational thing to do. Nothing like spending 6 figures at 3 AM to transport a hopeless case somewhere where they can die alone hundreds of miles from their home and family.
Yes. Every trip I've taken to the DMV in four separate states now has been painless and pretty pleasant, minus Texas where I had to drive an hour to some random town to get an available appointment. If you actually go in with an inkling of an idea of what paperwork you need and already have your crap together, they're actually really helpful and *gasp* friendly, even in California.Have you ever taken a trip to the DMV?
I swear you're basically arguing with yourself now.Where do you draw that line?
Let’s be honest, an overwhelming majority of our healthcare resources are spent trying to extend people who are in their last 5 yrs of existence.
Cut back on some of that, you can save some real money too. Should we start with your loved one? What if dad is 90 yrs old? And can spend $230k on procedures that will let him live another 14 months. And then what if that living isn’t really even that comfortable?
I come from a family of docs, and the stories are plenty. They amount of families who will threaten you to do whatever you can to keep grandma alive, or else!
Meanwhile, grandma confides to you to please make her DNR and let her go if it happens.
The “problem” isn’t even the old people. It’s their offspring who just won’t let them go.
And I know I’m gonna offend literally everyone here, I apologize right now….
Then add the American culture of throwing your parent into a nursing home? Sorry, screw that. I’d rather be dead than to know my kids abandoned me to a nursing home. In our culture, elder parents live with us. Most in our circles are financially fortunate and will hire help to help take care of them. But they don’t die in a nursing home.
Imagine having ever dealt with a health insurance company and complaining about the DMVYes. Every trip I've taken to the DMV in four separate states now has been painless and pretty pleasant, minus Texas where I had to drive an hour to some random town to get an available appointment. If you actually go in with an inkling of an idea of what paperwork you need and already have your crap together, they're actually really helpful and *gasp* friendly, even in California.
Yes. Every trip I've taken to the DMV in four separate states now has been painless and pretty pleasant, minus Texas where I had to drive an hour to some random town to get an available appointment. If you actually go in with an inkling of an idea of what paperwork you need and already have your crap together, they're actually really helpful and *gasp* friendly, even in California.
The last time I moved I think I was literally in and out of the DMV with a new registration, new title, and drivers license within 30 minutes.Imagine having ever dealt with a health insurance company and complaining about the DMV
Imagine having ever dealt with a health insurance company and complaining about the DMV
Could be branch dependent, but it's yet to be my experience anywhere. I always went to the one in Chula Vista in SD and they were super efficient and nice. Helps going on off peak hours too, which is an advantage to having your weekends in the middle of the week. But especially in CA now you can do most of the stuff on the website then just go in person for the rest of it.Not my experience. Beechy attitude. I avoid that place like the plague. Had a real problem transferring a NJ-registered lease car to CA registration when we moved. The lady finally had to get her boss, because she couldn’t figure it out.
Could be branch dependent, but it's yet to be my experience anywhere. I always went to the one in Chula Vista in SD and they were super efficient and nice. Helps going on off peak hours too, which is an advantage to having your weekends in the middle of the week. But especially in CA now you can do most of the stuff on the website then just go in person for the rest of it.
Okay, he was talking about the license place. I read that and though he was talking about the Washington D.C. area.Yes. Every trip I've taken to the DMV in four separate states now has been painless and pretty pleasant, minus Texas where I had to drive an hour to some random town to get an available appointment. If you actually go in with an inkling of an idea of what paperwork you need and already have your crap together, they're actually really helpful and *gasp* friendly, even in California.
I haven’t, but I’ve never felt the need to either since it’s so easy to look up what I need to take online before I go, then it’s ready to go once my number comes up. The DMV close to us never seems that busy. What’s the advantage of those places? There’s one nearby and I’ve always wondered.Okay, he was talking about the license place. I read that and though he was talking about the Washington D.C. area.
You're still kinda somewhat new to AZ., but have you found your way to any of the third party DMV places? They're a godsend. If not try em out, so that you don't have to go to the actual DMV.
I haven’t, but I’ve never felt the need to either since it’s so easy to look up what I need to take online before I go, then it’s ready to go once my number comes up. The DMV close to us never seems that busy. What’s the advantage of those places? There’s one nearby and I’ve always wondered.
We pay more per capita, and have a lower quality health care, than most other developed countries. Your narrative doesn’t appear to be accurate.You want Canada style MAID? I can see that being controversial.
You put the expense on the government, 1. We’re all gonna pay. No such thing as “free” healthcare. 2. They’re gonna decide when it’s not worth keeping your mom or dad alive. And deny it.
We pay more per capita, and have a lower quality health care, than most other developed countries. Your narrative doesn’t appear to be accurate.
Money.“Pay more” what?
If our health care is so great, why is our life expectancy lower than most (any?) other developed country, and falling?Money.
Specifically, health care cost per capita.
I presume you can Google how well (or poorly, actually) our health care system quality compares to other developed countries?
If our health care is so great, why is our life expectancy lower than most (any?) other developed country, and falling?
We pay more per capita, and have a lower quality health care, than most other developed countries. Your narrative doesn’t appear to be accurate.
I predict a response that tries to frame a series of problems related to our income inequality and inadequate regulation of things like the food industry as personal failings of poor people.Don’t ask me, I’m the one who said to CC: