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Old 01-02-2011, 08:17 PM   #21
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We are better off today then in 1910 and even 1950. The problem today is that everyone thinks they are entitled to:
1. A big house.
2. Three cars.
3. Motorcycle
4. 300 cable channels
5. I-phone
6. Healthcare

So...naturally, we are going to spend more and thus the spending more will make it harder to make ends meet. We are enslaving ourselves over too much material possessions and alot of us are not happy.
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Old 01-02-2011, 08:45 PM   #22
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Thankfully, the survival of the human race does not depend on 101.

I think if he successfully breeds, we may actually have a fucking problem, though.
Yeah like the human race ever had healthcare before 40 years ago. Doofus. Seemed to have survived pretty well before then.
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Old 01-02-2011, 09:04 PM   #23
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No, we didn't have any healthcare. Think that might have had something to do with people dying at 50? How old are you again? You might want to quit denying the importance of healthcare. I agree with Avatard in that everyone should have some healthcare especially having grown up without any health insurance. I think the medical industry (and it has become big business, not an establishment designed to help people) needs a serious priority adjustment more than we need "free" healthcare (your healthcare is not free if I'm paying for it, it's just free for you.) But no one should have to go without medical treatment, that shit is barbaric.
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Old 01-02-2011, 09:09 PM   #24
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Yeah like the human race ever had healthcare before 40 years ago. Doofus. Seemed to have survived pretty well before then.
Um not necessarily true, in several cultures it was typical for the doctor/medicine man to be "state sponsored" and service the community at no charge.
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Old 01-03-2011, 01:24 AM   #25
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You ever read "Night"?

Dysentery is nasty.
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Excessive dehydration causes the organs to stop working.
I know but damn. How common was it? I guess more than I think with sub standard living, cooking, and meat retention.
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Old 01-03-2011, 01:27 AM   #26
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And healthcare should be universal and open to everybody. Cost should be handled by the govt if need be.

But also, nobody should be homeless, without a job, or go hungry. But shit just don't work that way.
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I would hate to be a dentist back then.
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Old 01-03-2011, 03:30 AM   #28
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No, we didn't have any healthcare. Think that might have had something to do with people dying at 50? How old are you again? You might want to quit denying the importance of healthcare.....
Younger than 50.......No one is denying importance of healthcare, but rather should it be given freely to people is the debate.

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...I agree with Avatard in that everyone should have some healthcare especially having grown up without any health insurance. I think the medical industry (and it has become big business, not an establishment designed to help people) needs a serious priority adjustment more than we need "free" healthcare (your healthcare is not free if I'm paying for it, it's just free for you.) But no one should have to go without medical treatment, that shit is barbaric.
Of course that would be pie in the sky nice, but we simply cannot afford it. And when the government gets its hands on it, more people will become richer while premiums increase.
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And healthcare should be universal and open to everybody. Cost should be handled by the govt if need be.

But also, nobody should be homeless, without a job, or go hungry. But shit just don't work that way.
Communism and Socialism both look REALLY good on paper.

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I would hate to have to need or go to a dentist back then.
fixed it for you.

Has it been health insurance or the cost of it been the improvement? Or, has it been the understanding and availability of antibiotics and antiviral medication? Or, even vaccinations?

I mean, we now understand washing your hands and cooking your food is important... refrigeration... these simple things can change whether or not you get sick to begin with.
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