Can anyone think of a direct relationship between a socialized healthcare system and education or intelligence? I have made the connection between lead screening for children (lead poisoning in children can lower intelligence, so proper screening can catch it early and allow for prevention/treatnment) that is available to everyone regardless of income. I am looking for more instances, such as average intelligence in countries with socialized healthcare vs. average intelligence in America, etc. Any ideas?
2007-10-30 14:27:01 · 6 answers · asked by charmar79 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I think some of you are confused. I am not looking for opinions on whether socialized healthcare is right or wrong. I am also aware that is a far stretch between healthcare and intelligence but there are definite corellations. I am simply asking for more examples of a possible corellation.
2007-10-31 02:20:19 · update #1
Also, if anyone thinks we don't already have limits to our quality of healthcare, you obviously are not underinsured or you don't have an HMO.
2007-10-31 02:22:51 · update #2
well... a proper comparison would be...
average literacy rate in nations with socialized health care... vs. nations without socialized health care...
pretty sure the socialized would win...
2007-10-30 14:47:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Back in March I had an attack of gallstones. Very very painful. 4 stones were trapped in a duct, causing severe inflammation of the Pancreas, Liver and Gall Bladder. I was hospitalized for 3 days. Didn't cost me a cent.
In April the surgery was done to remove the stones and gall bladder. The doctor wanted to do this in March but there was too much inflammation so I had to wait until it settled down, it was that inflamed.
I had the operation in day surgery, it didn't cost me a single cent. I took 2 weeks off work for recovery and I'm fine!
It works here in Canada because despite people moaning about government this and that, we still have a pretty good government and good policies that see the long-term benefits outweigh the costs to taxpayers.
Many Americans think it's "free" health care. It is not. It is pre-paid health care because your taxes pay to support it.
Heck, if you're going to pay taxes anyway, why not pay for some decent hospitals and doctors to take care of yourselves? That just makes good sense to make health care a priority. It reduces the burden on employers to provide private insurance!
But you have to have some good root of trust in your government to make it work. It could never work in the US - Americans are too feisty, too distrustful and yes, untrustworthy in each others eyes it seems. Private money interests would corrupt such a system if it were implemented in the US.
Ironically, the first proposal of this health care system came from the Saskatchewan provincial government in 1946.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Dougl...
After this system was installed, the federal government of Canada decided to copy it (to whatever degree it was able to).
Same when my son was born. The procedure (C-section) didn't cost me a cent. The hospital charged me for the cost of baby bottles, other supplies that I didn't have, that was something like $15 worth of baby supplies.
And I was born 2 months premature, with double-hernia. I was in Sick Kids hospital for surgery. Didn't cost my parents anything.
And it's a great system if the people and government are intelligent enough to TRUST one another.
But Americans do not trust anyone - not their government, not even each other! So how can a socialized system work in such an ocean of hate and mistrust?
2007-10-30 14:57:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband is a veteran illigable for VA Health Care. The worst healt care I've seen.
He has gone to his main VA provider about having high blood pressure. Because at that particular instant his blood pressure was within a normal range, the doctor would not listen or give any creedance to our report that 99% of the time it was high....
He was in the VA hospital with a GI Bleed. His hemoglobin got so low he started to have major angina because his heart was starving for blood. The head nurse would not do anything about it. He could have died if a different nurse hadn't called for ICU and got him into treatment there. Where they put him on intraveinous medications and blood transfusions.
State run health care at it's best? I think not! I would NEVER want to be in Federally run healthcare.
2007-10-30 14:38:37 · answer #3 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'd go with genetics, environmental factors, and quality of education as much more significant factors for intelligence than socialized health care.
2007-10-30 14:33:18 · answer #4 · answered by Yahoo Answer Angel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its a good question, tho. Healthcare has nothing to do with intelligence.
2007-10-30 14:30:26 · answer #5 · answered by Dragonflygirl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The two concepts are mutually exclusive in this country.
Hope this helps, dude. You are a dude, right?
2007-10-30 14:31:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋