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Originally Posted by pumpum
damn thats a nice speech !
u sure u dont work for obama lol ?
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I do not work for Obama, and I do not give money to political campaigns. Thank you, though, pumpum.
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Originally Posted by noodle
MMM, have you seen Sicko? I've always wanted to know how true that documentary is. Do you think its exagurated or not? because it definately is a little exagurated about France.
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I have seen Sicko, and I always take Michael Moore movies with a grain of salt. Just like me and you and everyone, he gives
A perspective. I never take his words as as gospel, but they do give jumping off ponts for research.
Having lived in Japan and experieced the medical system there, I have some familiarity with a "socialized" medical system.
In Japan, for example, after giving birth to a baby, the mother and baby spend 4 to 8 days in the hospital under close supervision to ensure everything is fine (sometimes it takes a day or two for the mothers milk to flow, etc).
In the US generally after having a baby the mother and child spend 1 to 2 nights in the hospital. Instructions are given what to do when the umbilical cord loosens, etc.
Why is that?
Because spending the night in the maternity ward in America costs about 1500 US dollars a night. So it is in their best interest to get you out.
Think about that.
American hospitals do whatever they can to
get you out of the hospital. Japanese hospitals do whatever they can
to take care of you.