Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "How Expensive u0026 Ridiculous Is US Healthcare? Watch This Video" video.

  1. Read the book "Being Mortal" on that perspective. One can argue that allowing your grandma to die at her home is actually a great thing.
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  2.  @rvfeel-n-free6562  , how is our society decaying? We get better every decade.
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  3. They don't think that.
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  4.  @rickywilliams9937  , they feel people who work hard can be well off. You don't have to be in the 1%. And yes, only kids, part time workers, and retired people doing busy work should work min. wage jobs. And statistically, that is the case.
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  5.  James Robert  , the median age for min. wage workers is around 25. There are outliers where most that are over 25 are retired people in their 60s. But hey, who need stats? As for living paycheck to paycheck, how many live beyond their means?
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  6. Here goes Kyle again showing he doesn't under stats
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  7.  @user-ei9ns9hq6b  , not a counter argument but ok. Plus, I am a millennial.
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  8. One story does not represent the norm. You can find horror stories in every nation.
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  9.  @ricardoramirez5634  , people die in every nation due to lack of healthcare. Amenable mortality every nation faces. And the US healthcare system does many things well compared to other nations.
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  10.  @derekrequiem4359  , have you read the methods of that ranking? I doubt it. I have. That source admitted the US is superior in cancer survival rates but left it out in their ranking. Why? Because the source is a left wing special interest group pushing an agenda.
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  11.  @starcraftnewbie  , you know, there is a serious stigma on people with mental health. Your comment does not help that. How "liberal" of you to claim that people with mental health issues are inferior. Besides, the federal government has a huge hand in mental healthcare after the passage of the Community Mental Health Act which led to less facilities and less care. Bet you didn't know that.
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  12.  @gumzster  , easy, read the article entitled "Natasha, 16, complained of headaches. She died after 13 doctors failed to diagnose a brain tumour" You see, in those nations they cap how much care you receive and only after seeing doctors many times do they finally give you advanced care. However, she had to wait months to receive it. She died. In the US she would have been offered advanced like an MRI early on which is why the US has higher survival rates in advanced illnesses.
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  13.  @gumzster  that is a refusal to give advanced testing
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  14. It does make sense in that healthcare is a commodity
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  15.  @glowaru  , many really. I support a public option on healthcare if done at the local/state level. I actually support many life wing positions, I just want them ran locally.
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  16.  @JimmieABES  , it is, and police services are ran locally. Plus, you don't have a right to police services. Read the court case Warren v DC.
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  17.  Mayan Ruins  , doesn't matter. In other nations they still struggle with lack of supply. Making something a "right" does not magically mean that the goods and services exist. Plus, rights in this nation are things the government cannot take away from you without due process.
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  18. @Random dude , doesn't matter if it is a necessity. When resources are limited reality will win. What we need to do is incentive working in the medical field. A lot of that is clearing a lot of the government restrictions.
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  19. @Gaming4evah , even if it is or not doesn't change the fact that resources are limited.
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  20.  @deepgill8610  , what you said is correct, but far leftists live in a fantasy world. What is everyone wants to see the best doctor? Eventually he will have to say no as he simply does not have time. If you make it a right that will mean the government forces him to serve. Reality is that resources are limited. Simply making it a right does not increase the resources. .
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  21.  @JimmieABES  , how are those services in place? Mainly locally. You can have healthcare funded by government, but it still doesn't change the fact that someone has to provide it. Compare police services and compare how many unsolved crimes there are.
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  22.  @roswellsatterwhite3906  define "basic access" and define "reasonable".
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  23. @Random dude healthcare is limited in resources. We have a waiting list on organs.
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  24.  @rvfeel-n-free6562  , how do you rank education? Many nations have seen their life expectancy fall recently. Sure, our healthcare is more expensive, and we also have higher access to more care. Wealth inequality is arguably a good thing.
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  25.  @ugeofaltron5003  , ok, how about people who speed and get away with it? We don't have enough cops. That is the point. The WHO's ranking was criticized so much they have not created another one in nearly 20 years. Healthcare rankings are completely arbitrary as anyone can play with the stats and create any ranking they want. For example, if you remove car accidents and murders the US is number 1 in life expectancy. That study that compared 11 nations is from a private, special interest group. They admitted that the US is number 1 in cancer survival rates and refuse to use that in their ranking. They used amenable mortality where that has flaws. Read the studies entitled "Using ‘amenable mortality’ as indicator of healthcare effectiveness in international comparisons: results of a validation study" "Amenable mortality as an indicator of healthcare quality - a literature review." I doubt you even read those studies. I clearly have which is why I can criticize them so easily. You just blindly follow them. I also recommend the book "In Excellent Health" by Stanford Prof. Scott Atlas. It's almost as if these actual expert studies have validity over the typical garbage liberal narratives that Kyle subscribes to.
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  26.  @deepgill8610  , the lawsuit parts is important here. That is one reason why healthcare is so expensive in the US. What people don't realize is that we have a heavily regulated system that drives up prices. If we were to copy what Canada does our citizens will be greatly shocked at how different the system is.
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  27.  @Farsadelcatolicismo  , most R&D that actually develop drugs is private.
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  28.  @ugeofaltron5003  i work in research for a living. I rather trust my experience over some bias article
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  29.  @ugeofaltron5003  actually the hill is a left wing source
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  30.  @ugeofaltron5003  , The Hill is left wing. Also, you never countered my point. I do research for a living. I have an NIH grant and created zero drugs. I rather trust my experience over some random source.
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  31.  @ugeofaltron5003  "Besides, you can criticize the WHO all you want, but no one has even tried to do the same study they did to that scale." Because again, rankings are arbitrary as anyone can play with the data in a legit way and come up with any ranking they want. And how are my sources liars?
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  32.  @ugeofaltron5003  , I gave you evidence. For example, if you remove car accidents and murders the US is number one in life expectancy. Also, countries like Malta and San Marino are on the list. We have sports stadiums that can fit the entire popular of San Marino with room spare. Do you really think it is justify to compare the US to such small nations? The Hill is left wing. Look at how hard they are promoting Bernie. How did they create a bullshit narrative? I do have an NIH grant. You don't have to believe me.
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  33. The economy is doing great
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  34. Character plays a huge role in it.
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  35. Exactly. Kyle gives out stats with no context.
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  36.  @ongoinglife  , it is radical because he is promoting dismantling a system that is 1/6 of our overall economy and replacing it with one system, the federal government. That will cause major damage to our economy and major changes to the healthcare system that no one can predict. The risk is far too great considering how our healthcare system is, overall, strong to begin with.
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  37.  @Bluebelle51  , you actually don't have a right to the services of police, firemen, soldiers, and librarians.
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  38.  @AbstractTraitorHero  , it is strong to begin with. The US does many things well when it comes to healthcare. But of course you just dismiss that point.
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  39.  @DavidWelchteamiron  , it is a tough situation. Most people die in a hospital these days. That book outlines the pros and cons of that and how to handle it and even the author admits it is not an easy topic to handle. This is one big issue I have with the far left when it comes to healthcare. They don't understand the complexity of the situation and what people have to deal with.
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  40.  @karlmarxthebolshevikrabbi2536  , never did that. But hey, make things up when you have no argument. My point was that the issue of someone spending their last days at home has been discussed and is a challenging one to make. I recommended a book that is required reading for all of our nursing students at my university. And you remark is to make things up about me?
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  41.  @chihiroogino7464  , I am empathizing. However, I push people to expand their knowledge on issues, especially ones like that where tough decisions need to be made. A major issue I have with the far left is that they refuse to consider these tough issues and decisions. They push for M4A without considering the complexity and the life or death decisions that need to be made.
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