Insignificant Country Update

[GenX]

"Stitched from a revolution and secured through compromise, Belgium's fragile fabric is unraveling and the impossible - the country's partition - is suddenly becoming imaginable."

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[Return of Too Many Daves]

Is this such a bad thing? I for one would love to see the Brits get rid of those damn Scots.

[Hans]

As usual, Speedy is blabbering just to blabber.

In the meantime, a US senator is trying very hard to expand a popular children's health insurance plan.
Of course, in Belgium every child is fully covered for medical needs.

"Every Republican must decide whether they will stand with the president and his veto, or stand with our children and their right to a healthy future"

The program provides health insurance to children in families with incomes too great for Medicaid eligibility but not enough to afford private insurance. Bush has said the bill is too costly, goes beyond the program's original intent and shifts too much insurance burden onto the government rather than private providers.

As you can see, Medicaid does not cover everyone, like Speedy has been stating a billion times. He's simply lying, or does not know his own country's health care system.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/....ap/index.html

[GenX]

"The program provides health insurance to children in families with incomes too great for Medicaid eligibility but not enough to afford private insurance."

NEXT!!

[Hans]

Expand a popular children's health insurance plan = include more people who currently fall between Medicaid and private insurance.

NEXT!!

[GenX]

More Americans are becoming wealthy, and making too much money to qualify for Medicare.

NEXT!!

[Hans]

To much to qualify for Medicaid, not enough to afford private insurance = no health insurance.

NEXT!!

[GenX]

Too much to qualify for Medicaid, not enough to afford private insurance = SHIP medical care.

NEXT!!

[Hans]

So, all these children that this Senator is trying to get on this program by extending this program, are all covered under SHIP?

NEXT!!

[GenX]

Yup!!

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[Hans]

Prove it.

NEXT!!

[GenX]

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[Hans]

I figured you were unable to back it up.

[GenX]

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[sniderscott2]

no no no hans, its wrong to provide your poor with adequate care... when you can spend it on killing people!

[sniderscott2]

instead of providing them with healthcare, sign them up for the army!

[GenX]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PunK</div><div class="ubbcode-body">no no no hans, its wrong to provide your poor with adequate care... when you can spend it on killing people! </div></div>

Or, we could be like Canada, and leave ten million people with doctors, give mediocre (at best) care to those who do get it, make them wait 17 months for important surgery, AND have a laughingstock for a military.

I'll take the U.S. option, but thanks anyways.

[1337]

My father-in-law had knee replacement within 2 months.
My mother in law, only had to wait 1 month to see octologist for a growth on her eye.
Family friend, had to wait 3 weeks for cancer treatment.

Define important surgery that Canadians have to wait for, and please back it up with proof.

Anything else, your just blowing smoke, like always.

[Hans]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Speedy the Arrogant Parrot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"Stitched from a revolution and secured through compromise, Belgium's fragile fabric is unraveling and the impossible - the country's partition - is suddenly becoming imaginable."

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Here you go Speedy, just to prove you were blabbering about nothing for the past few weeks.

Herman Van Rompuy, verkenner en zeer nauw betrokken bij de lopende onderhandelingen over een nieuwe regering, verwacht dat België op 30 november een nieuwe federale regering zal hebben. Van Rompuy zei dat op Studio Brussel.

De oranje-blauwe partners hebben afgelopen nacht een eerste akkoord bereikt. Maar blijkbaar verwacht Van Rompuy niet dat de gesprekken nu in een stroomversnelling zullen geraken. Hij denkt dat ons land op 30 november een nieuwe federale regering zal hebben.

[Soundbear]

Let's see, how long did I wait for repair to a detached retina??? As long as it took to drive the specialist in London.
Diagnosis 11 AM Monday, surgery 5 PM Tuesday.