@Bozza dude, back before government interference and meddling caused costs to skyrocket and the necessity of insurance and HMOs, American citizens used to pay doctors out of pocket. A modest fee would cover a house call.
Doctors haven't done house calls since I was a small child, and they were rare even back then.
Our shit's expensive because of government, and the solution sure as shit isn't "moar government!".
It's almost like they've deliberately made it suck so that people would adopt attitudes similar to yours, and say "we should just have the government handle everything! Because they've been totally competent at everything they've ever done!"
Oh, wait, that's exactly what they did.
And your emotional plea doesn't change the fact that government interference isn't the answer. It'll make things worse.
Just look at how bad your health system is, and Canada's. The wait time for anything is ridiculous.
People leave countries with nationalized healthcare to come to the US and use ours, even as bad as ours has become. That should tell you something.
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@Typo-MAGAshiv I'm too drunk to reply rn but have some vcards.
Adrenaline was pumping to the point I was shaking over the fear of permanet damage, thankfully no puncture wound. Eye is going to be fine long term.
By far my scariest hiking accident and I've fractured bone on the decent of solo summits.
Going to take Typos advice and get some trail goggles as I was just discussing close calls two weeks earlier on some unused trails. I spent too much time in thick shit that I'm not willing to replay this event.
Are women too supposed to understand that word and act on it?
Yes. Absolutely.
This seems to imply they have agency.
As long as they're allowed to vote (which is a form of authority), they need to take care of themselves (responsibility).
They've been clamoring for over a century now that they're equal to us. It's way past time for us to make them prove it.
Take care of yourselves, oh strong and independent wahmyns, or rot.
@Kloi Oh that's good news.
Going off the beaten track is a strangely delicate thing isn't it. When it all goes well, its like magic as you glide through some pretty harsh terrain but then a small thing can suddenly make you very vulnerable.
I am thinking I should wear sunglasses more, just to stop the UV damaging the eyes as I am out doors a lot. Maybe I should take heed.
@Bozza Before third party payors got involved, health care wasn't super expensive. The hypotheticals you put out didn't happen. Some people lived in areas without nearby doctors (because doctors didn't make huge compensation, so no financial incentive to become one), but people were never dying in the streets.