From: Cochise@yabbs To: laelth@yabbs Subject: Socialized Medicine Date: Sat Feb 12 04:29:47 1994 My esteemed foe, The figures i quoted were from my wife's experience with the British system of health care. The problems with the Canada were quoted in an article in Reader's Digest. (please forgive me but i cannot remember the date of the article.) Another recent article, from either January or February, in Reader's Digest shows how long people have to wait in order to have certain surguries performed. Corobary bypass waiting was about eight weeks ! I have seen the V.A. hospitals and dealt with them first hand. They are really Death Houses. The quality of care in those facilities is worse than any third world nation. I am a veteran myself and have given instructions to my loved ones to never admit me to a V.A. Hospital. I, for one, do not want my health left in the hands of some disinterested politician in Washington. They will "fine-tune" it, and me right out of existence. As always, your comments are welcome. Robtelee