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Limbaugh threatens to leave the country if the health-bill passes

I've referenced her before, it should have been clear, but I had no idea you were so literal, as one who usually reverts back to the tactic of denying that you said things you infer.


So Allensky.


j-mac

He's not literal until it suits his purposes. Basically, he's just argumentative and contrary for the sake of being such. Substance will remain lacking in favor of obtuse sniping where he is concerned.
 
He's not literal until it suits his purposes. Basically, he's just argumentative and contrary for the sake of being such. Substance will remain lacking in favor of obtuse sniping where he is concerned.

You could be talking about yourself right now.

How about you stick to that and not speak for anyone else?
 
You could be talking about yourself right now.

How about you stick to that and not speak for anyone else?

How about you just deal with the fact that I am free to speak my mind and will continue to do so whether you like it or not? And my observation is spot on.
 
I'm wondering why we just didn't adopt Costa Rica's health care system

"How’s the Health Care Down There?

A healthy place

Many people move to Costa Rica at least in part for health reasons. Some are suffering from stress- and work-related conditions that often clear up after a few months of this country’s saner pace and salubrious environment.

Others have no specific complaint but are drawn to the high quality medical care, which is extremely cheap if, as a resident, you become part of the country’s socialized medicine system, and is still quite a bargain if you opt to go the private route.

Costa Rica spends a lot of money to keep its people healthy, and statistics reflect this commitment. Life expectancy is high at just under 77, infant mortality low at 10.6 per 1,000—figures that put most other Latin American countries to shame, and compare favorably with first world nations like Canada and the United States.

According to the United Nations, an impressive 98 percent of Ticos have access to health care; as recently as the 1960s, the figure was 15 percent. Ninety-two percent of people here have access to clean water; in Guatemala the figure is 62%, and in El Salvador only 47% of the population has such access.

Costa Rica’s socialized medical system

In 2007 over 47 million Americans were without health insurance coverage, and the number seems to be increasing every year. Costa Rica has made a commitment to provide health care to all of its residents, and even visitors can take advantage of the high quality, low cost care available here. For a small monthly fee (usually under $60) foreign residents can be a part of the public system, where everything from drugs to dentistry is included, and care is in public clinic and hospitals.

Private care


For a little more each month anyone (not just residents) can sign on with the INS, the state insurance provider—this route lets you choose your own doctor. International policies like Blue Cross/Blue Shield are accepted at the excellent private hospitals and clinics here. If you have no insurance and don't want to join up with the public system here, you can pay out-of-pocket and spend about half of what you would in the U.S.

And if you're cringing, thinking of third-world hospitals with poor hygiene and badly trained staff, think again. The University of Costa Rica has one of the most respected medical schools in all of Central America and the Caribbean, and many doctors do further study in Europe, Canada, or the United States.

The private hospitals in particular have up-to-date equipment, like Hospital CIMA's open MRI, the only one in Central America. Confidence in the system is expressed by the number of people who come to Costa Rica just to have surgery, whether it's a triple bypass or a face-lift."

Living Abroad in Costa Rica
 
You could be talking about yourself right now.

How about you stick to that and not speak for anyone else?
You don't know jallman, he doesn't bull**** like you do.
 
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