Quote Originally Posted by andruejaysin
In ancient rome the fire dept. was a private company. If your house caught on fire they came out, but only actually put out the fire if you had enough money to pay them. Sounds crazy, huh? But that's how the US health care system works. Your house probably will never catch fire, but you are gonna get sick. In a couple thousand years people will look back and wonder why the richest, most powerful empire the world has ever seen tolerated such a situation.
Can I get an Amen? Question: why are the republicans so afraid of NHC? Is it the fact that most of them are higher up the socioeconomic ladder and have better private health care? Or the fact that they just don't care about anyone but themselves, or both?