CA: Healthcare cuts would mean higher costs and possibly deaths, officials warn

[mawilson 2,133]

Yes, waaaaaaaaaaay worse off, with their expenses scandals, and their enourmous debt, and oh yeah, their economic rating by a US bank

Count your blessings that you don't live like those suckers.

Sarcasm?

S&P is not a "US bank", it's a credit rating agency. And a very important one at that.

If the UK loses its top-tier 'AAA' sovereign credit rating, it's going to be a HUGE deal,

you better believe it. The cost of government borrowing would rise, foreign investors

would be forced to dump the pound, financial capital would start flowing out of the country,

incurring asset price declines and leading to another financial crisis... you know the rest.

100% of GDP is not a joke.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I often thought if there were a way to make the elderly and infirm productive members of society. Some way convert them into a commodity....that would raise their economic value.

[mawilson 2,133]

...and yet, down on the streets of London, you'll not find shanty towns and people unable seek primary health care like they are here in the good 'ol USA. Weird, huh?

Plenty of bums and drug addicts on the streets of London.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

mawilson is right, credit ratings are crucial, not just for companies but for countries as well. As long as countries lend and borrow, credit ratings will matter - a lot.

I often thought if there were a way to make the elderly and infirm productive members of society. Some way convert them into a commodity....that would raise their economic value.

Kill them, death is big business. Trust me, I know.

[mawilson 2,133]

I often thought if there were a way to make the elderly and infirm productive members of society. Some way convert them into a commodity....that would raise their economic value.

I know... can't even harvest their organs. They are useless.

[웃 910]

If the UK provides such great health care, why do their teeth look like this:

Thursday, 21st February, 2008

New research shows that millions of UK adults are seriously unaware of effective preventive tooth care. The survey, commissioned by Denplan, backs up recent research from Citizen’s Advice which shows millions of adults cannot access an NHS dentist - indicating a ticking time bomb for the already over-stretched British healthcare system.

Denplan’s survey of the nation’s tooth care habits showed a worrying lackadaisical attitude, with only 61 per cent of respondents bothering to brush their teeth twice a day, preferring to get the toothbrush out only once (31 per cent). Men were also the worst offenders, with 36 per cent of them brushing just once a day.

[Peikko 1,575]

Yes, waaaaaaaaaaay worse off, with their expenses scandals, and their enourmous debt, and oh yeah, their economic rating by a US bank

Count your blessings that you don't live like those suckers.

Sarcasm?

S&P is not a "US bank", it's a credit rating agency. And a very important one at that.

If the UK loses its top-tier 'AAA' sovereign credit rating, it's going to be a HUGE deal,

you better believe it. The cost of government borrowing would rise, foreign investors

would be forced to dump the pound, financial capital would start flowing out of the country,

incurring asset price declines and leading to another financial crisis... you know the rest.

100% of GDP is not a joke.

If.

(couldn't remember off hand what the agency was/thought bank, my bad)

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

... millions of adults cannot access an NHS dentist

This is the problem with socialized health care. Medical professionals will go where the money is and there ain't no money in socialized medicine.

What good is a 'free' healthcare system if all the providers in large parts of the country have quit or moved?

[Peikko 1,575]

If the UK provides such great health care, why do their teeth look like this:

Thursday, 21st February, 2008

New research shows that millions of UK adults are seriously unaware of effective preventive tooth care. The survey, commissioned by Denplan, backs up recent research from Citizen's Advice which shows millions of adults cannot access an NHS dentist - indicating a ticking time bomb for the already over-stretched British healthcare system.

Denplan's survey of the nation's tooth care habits showed a worrying lackadaisical attitude, with only 61 per cent of respondents bothering to brush their teeth twice a day, preferring to get the toothbrush out only once (31 per cent). Men were also the worst offenders, with 36 per cent of them brushing just once a day.

Dental care used to be under the national health umbrella, then Maggie, bless her, decided to 'improve' the system. Oh, and Denplan is advertising, imagine that?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

If.

This is how it starts.

S&P lowered the U.K.’s rating outlook to “negative” from “stable” last week, citing the nation’s soaring debt burden ... In the U.K., the debt-to-GDP ratio approaches 100 percent.

[Peikko 1,575]

UK people are not obsessed with having white teeth. You do know that naturally, teeth are not actually white, don't you?

As for the rest, as I said, used to be free at point of use for everyone. Then Maggie improved things, and working adults ended up having to foot their own bill and it is true that most pay out of pocket and do not use insurance.

If.

This is how it starts.

S&P lowered the U.K.'s rating outlook to "negative" from "stable" last week, citing the nation's soaring debt burden ... In the U.K., the debt-to-GDP ratio approaches 100 percent.

True, and if the BNP get in, who knows where it'll end?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

You do know that naturally, teeth are not actually white, don't you?

"Naturally", life expectancies are much lower, lots more infants die in their first year of life, lots more mothers die during childbirth and people die of simple infections.

Who cares what's "natural"?

True, and if the BNP get in, who knows where it'll end?

Ok, educate me. Why all the hyperventilating over the BNP?

[Peikko 1,575]

In the case of teeth, I do. I am not going to pay just to have some cosmetic ####### put on my teeth because bloody Americans think teeth should be pearly white. What a rip.

You do know that naturally, teeth are not actually white, don't you?

"Naturally", life expectancies are much lower, lots more infants die in their first year of life, lots more mothers die during childbirth and people die of simple infections.

Who cares what's "natural"?

True, and if the BNP get in, who knows where it'll end?

Ok, educate me. Why all the hyperventilating over the BNP?

Jack boots, white supremacy, and the tattoos!

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Jack boots, white supremacy, and the tattoos!

Not counting brief interruptions, isn't that what Europe is really all about?

[Peikko 1,575]

It's the uniforms, and the goose step.