http://www.wigderson.com/index.php/2010/02/03/remember-when-it-was-only-the-third-world-dictators-that-came-to-to-united-state-seeking-medical-treatment/ Politics shaken, not stirred Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:03:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.wigderson.com/index.php/2010/02/03/remember-when-it-was-only-the-third-world-dictators-that-came-to-to-united-state-seeking-medical-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Tim Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:15:56 +0000 http://www.wigderson.com/?p=9858#comment-1477 Because they can make more money ... which is the problem with today's system. Your health should not be dictated by whether you can pay or not. Because they can make more money … which is the problem with today’s system. Your health should not be dictated by whether you can pay or not.

]]> http://www.wigderson.com/index.php/2010/02/03/remember-when-it-was-only-the-third-world-dictators-that-came-to-to-united-state-seeking-medical-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 James Wigderson Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:08:57 +0000 http://www.wigderson.com/?p=9858#comment-1473 The answer is a question: why are some of the finest doctors in the world raised (or migrate) here rather than elsewhere where universal government-provided care is the norm? The answer is a question: why are some of the finest doctors in the world raised (or migrate) here rather than elsewhere where universal government-provided care is the norm?

]]> http://www.wigderson.com/index.php/2010/02/03/remember-when-it-was-only-the-third-world-dictators-that-came-to-to-united-state-seeking-medical-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-1427 Tim Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:25:36 +0000 http://www.wigderson.com/?p=9858#comment-1427 The fact that individuals come here for intricate procedures on occasion has nothing to do with the desire to allow all individuals access to health care. It says two things: Some of the finest doctors in the world are raised right here in the United States, and the correct response to your question about universal health care is why are you posing such an intellectually bankrupt question? I expect it of Fred Dooley and Owen Robinson, but hardly you. The fact that individuals come here for intricate procedures on occasion has nothing to do with the desire to allow all individuals access to health care. It says two things: Some of the finest doctors in the world are raised right here in the United States, and the correct response to your question about universal health care is why are you posing such an intellectually bankrupt question? I expect it of Fred Dooley and Owen Robinson, but hardly you.

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