On 5/1/2021 9:26 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Graham wrote:
>
>> On 2021-05-01 4:07 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>
>>> Well, considering that I'm young and healthy (knock on wood), yes
>>> my intention is to forgo health insurance for now. Clearly not a
>>> long-term plan, but it's something. It costs $150 annually for
>>> teeth cleaning and x-rays, $100 every other 6 months for just a
>>> cleaning.
>>>
>>> There is a local state-run doctor office that myself, my ex, and
>>> daughter have been going to for years. It's the only
>>> doctor/pediatrician I've met that hasn't ****ed me off enough for
>>> me to walk out on them. I don't get along well with pushy foreign
>>> doctors. They offer coverage based on a sliding income scale if
>>> I'm in a pinch. Otherwise, I haven't truly been to a doctor in
>>> years.
>>>
>>> Of course, nothing is perfect, but my point in my initial post
>>> wasn't to spark a political debate (I saw that coming however),
>>> but simply to state another side of things not being considered.
>>> Take for instance, the article below on Canadian health care
>>> basically pushing people with rare diseases to commit suicide...
>>> that's pretty sad.
>>>
>>> https://metrovoicenews.com/canadian-...home-health-ca
>>> re-pays-for-assisted-suicide/
>> And you believed that crap?
>> FFS they were offering him plenty of care. It was HIS CHOICE to make
>> use of the M.A.I.D. program that many with ALS choose to use before
>> they get to the horrible end stage of that disease. And it's not a
>> ****ing euphamism!! By the way, the Discovery Institute is a fundie
>> creationist organisation that is naturally opposed to compassionate
>> end of life options, among other things.
>
> Americans often seem to think that euthanasia means you might be killed
> against your will. It's another case where they are too stupid or
> ignorant to see through the misinformation they receive from their
> media.
>
> We grant our pets euthanasia if all they can still expect from life is
> suffering. Why not ourselves?
>

Americans? Do you not live in America?

Hit: Canada and Mexico are also in "America".