tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post3343771611726126613..comments2024-03-29T05:15:40.793-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: More on that wonderful Brit NHS we're supposed to love the idea ofFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-26214895905822900822019-01-07T23:02:35.553-08:002019-01-07T23:02:35.553-08:00Euthanasia and 'death panels' are ALWAYS a...Euthanasia and 'death panels' are ALWAYS a necessary part of single payer care.<br />If EVERYONE gets care without paying for it themselves than the system rapidly<br />goes bankrupt. This reality REQUIRES that those who most utilize the system be<br />REMOVED from that system to save money and prevent bankruptcy. America gets away<br />with it's essentially 'single payer' healthcare system for those over 65 ( because more than 99.9% of that group rely on tax funded Medicare) because America controls<br />the benchmark currency and thus can run a MASSIVE debt and still stay in business.<br />(We also fund a lot of other things by 'printing money' but that's another story).<br />If the house of cards that is the US economy and debt structure collapses...and eventually it must, then the healthcare system we have will either come to an end or<br />will be forced to start eliminating the customers that utilize the most resources.<br />I.E. DEATH PANELS.Dannoreply@blogger.com