Comments by "irresistablejewel" (@irresistablejewel) on "JRE Accidentally Airs After Show Conversation w/Tim Pool Explained" video.

  1. It's highly unlikely that either main American party would introduce a national health service (NHS), one reason being that the "health-care lobby" (big Pharma; private health care and health insurance companies) will spend billions to prevent that, as it would affect their profit margins. In similar fashion neither main party would support the "Occupy Wall St" movement because: Wall St funds both; clearly money is more important to the political parties than people it's what guides them; besides they don't need an NHS (they're "covered"). There is no "left" (it's profit before people). It's not that a(n) NHS is a universal panacea; it has its problems too: the cost of certain new drugs, intensive care; specialist machinery and care of the increasing numbers of elderly people. There are also problems from the current right-wing UK government: below inflation pay "rises" (for the last decade); high "student debt" for doctors and nurses; selling the largest UK blood plasma maker to Mitt Romney and Bain capital, it's obvious they want to sell (privatize) the profitable parts; "socialise" the losses (tax payer gets that bill) and then claim the NHS costs too much. Factor in: law suits (surgeons reluctant to try and beat the odds); private heath care (sometimes foreign) offering better wages; budget cuts (to social programs the "right" don't need to use) and of course administrative managers that will never fire themselves and thrive on "red tape". It's a complex, non-profit business; the NHS is under attack; there are strikes, the media trying to demonize doctors and nurses after encouraging us to go outside and applaud them (mystical thinking); that doesn't work you see. The main objective of the NHS is about people it's a "left-wing" objective; it should be appealing to the "right-wing" (keep the workforce healthy), but they "love money"; "outsourcing" (to their pals) and abdication of responsibility (some "Quango" is responsible, not government (poor excuse); selling off assets to rent them back, in perpetuity (poor accountancy) and long waiting lists (no staff); in the "right-wing" model of "health insurance" that's all about money and anyone over 50 can consider themselves a "liability". The point I'm trying to make is that there is no "left-wing" in American politics; a handful of politicians, but at a party level they are both "right-wing" on many issues (not "left" and "right" wing). If I recall correctly: Obama proposed "Universal Health Care"; the "health lobby" gave the Republicans a lot of support and they stopped government (would not pass federal funding bill), until it became "Universal Health Insurance" (all about the money). I don't know if Obama was sincere, or not, but the "health lobby" has a big budget; a hostile media and (it seems) the Republican party on their side, but (as an outsider looking in) I expect the Democrat party would do the same, or find an excuse; because the money's so "good". If an NHS was introduced, it would damage the profit margins, even put some private concerns out of business; so they are fighting for their existence; since they are "profit orientated", that is their priority. So how about $1 million to go away? At least (like it or not) Obama largely legalized medical marijuana; but an NHS, there's a huge amount of opposition, some with their back against the wall. The NHS is not a universal panacea; a minority don't want it, but they do want to profit. The NHS want to keep people healthy; save lives; afford a basic level of healthcare for all. These objectives conflict; in my view (as a socialist); the private sector trying to extract profit from ill people is ghoulish. Giving recovering patients a big bill likely to push them over the edge... Still; if you are looking for cheaper medicine, try asking your pharmacist for the "generic" version of your favourite brand name drug; that should annoy the ad people. Btw. Last time I visited America, watching someone trying to read all the "disclaimers" (half a page) on some drug, in 20 secs "...and may cause death". Funniest thing, I nearly died laughing. Generic medicine; same ingredients, now outwith patent law... we have to save that poor person reading the ads (and me), I mean life is the chief cause of death, innit? I guess it's our fault...
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