This time, conservatives are the ones pissing me off.

a reply to: Martin75

First off - I cannot tell you the exact circumstances these people find themselves in, just some basic complaints that implied that urgent care was priority - But covers almost all things we go to a hospital for - From stitches to anti-biotics for a viral infection - You're not being denied service for help you need.

Secondly, the option they have if they say, want to get a test done that the doctors don't think need to be done, or if they want to tackle a disease or what not in a different way than is approved - You can still hire a doctor privately to inspect you and give you your desired treatment. Nothing is stopping you from seeking the treatment you feel you deserve.

But that's mostly NOT the case.

Most are rather happy with their "Socialized medicine"

a reply to: neo96

You CAN absolutely emulate other countries WORKING MODELS of healthcare - Systems that the citizens are plenty happy with, systems that you really have to cherry-pick specific complaints and blow them 10000x out of proportion to call it a horrible system that those in Europe/Nordic countries dislike.

Emulating working systems is called learning.

Refusing to change to working systems is called stupidity.

Star-spangled capitalism as it exists today sucks terribly.

There are very few conservatives who have the backbone to follow the constitution and get things done. The vast majority fear the progressives and their unfaltering minions.