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Mitt Romney praises other nations for their socialized medicine
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 13890898:MV8xOTQyNjY1XzMyNTQ2Mjc3X0IxODQ4REJB] This is kinda funny, because without a constant stream of welfare checks from America, Israel wouldn't even exist, let alone have a socialized medicine program that the Israeli people are going broke trying to pay for. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYwWIF1mz_M[/youtube] [/quote]
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"When our health care costs are completely out of control. Do you realize what health care spending is as a percentage of the GDP in Israel? 8 percent. You spend 8 percent of GDP on health care. And you’re a pretty healthy nation”
If only Romney’s appreciation of Israel’s success did not fly smack in the face of his constant, ideologically based rhetoric guaranteed to insure that only the wealthiest Americans get a taste of the healthcare Israelis receive as their birthright.
Or does the Governor simply not understand that Israel’s healthcare success story—including their ability to control costs— is the direct result of the nation’s socialized healthcare system that has existed since the country’s founding in 1948 and institutionalized by law in 1995?
Today, the nation of Israel requires that every Israeli belong to one of four health maintenance organizations (that’s right…mandated participation)—each operating as a non-profit and each funded by the Israeli government via a progressive tax that every citizen is obligated to pay based on their earnings.
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Wait, socialized medicine is evil. Oh wait I need to pander to a socialized medicine country... OK socialism is cool with me.
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