I didn't say you have to be rich to be smart. If you are smart you can get a scholarship or grant. I heard of many success stories like that. But you should not receive preferential treatment over your income bracket on whether you can get accepted or not.
root said:
but surely privatised healthcare leads to people in the population whom are unable to afford adequate health care...
And makes the entire system suffer greatly. I have no problem with some government funding for health care (and that's what you have in the US).. but hospitals are privately owned thus enabling them to be able to afford more equipment.
I mean you are fine, you've told usyour father works inside of the government, so I assume that he has more than adequate insurance for himself and his family... I doubt however that the person packing your bags in wallmart has the same extensive cover... (and I know that people can work out payment plans on their healthcare after the event...) but it's still not ideal.
My family is given Bluecross Blueshield federal insurance. Blueshield insurance is $42/month. Don't tell me someone can't afford that. There is plenty of good, inexpensive insurance out there. Nationalized healthcare leads to devastation in health coverage. We will all suffer, when there are longer waits in hospitals. That's why you are not acting practically.
You are right Organ donaor waiting lists are longer in countrys with nationalised healthcare systems, but that's because there is a waiting list for human organs, and they are not sold to the highest bidder...
In the United States, to get a organ transplant you have to be on the list and pay for it. You cannot expect the government to pay for it for you. Insurance often covers this, and insurance can be obtained at inexpensive rates. That's why I'm against nationalized health care as it would spell disaster for the health of our nation. Our nation is also substantially bigger then yours population wise.... so that's why it would not be practical.
Many expatriots come back to britain for healthcare where it is free, (or at least not as expensive if you decide to choose private healthcare) a particular example is my girlfrinds mother came back to britain to give birth (to her brother), simply because there were possibly comoplications (because of her age), this saved her possibly thousands of dollars.
Not at all true because health care in Britain or Italy for that matter is worse then it is here. Here in the United States health care is better funded and better technologies are the result. I have more faith in the better healthcare system in the United States, then I do in Europe. I can go in with my insurance card and get a broken leg looked at, while in Europe I would have to wait quite some time.
the reaon I think it is one of the best is because a level of healthcare is provided as a nationalised service for all, this ensure that everyone regardless of their job is entitled to healthcare with no crippling financial strain. also there is a privatised healthcare system available for those whom would like to pay for further care, (certain things are not covered in a national healthplan, an example of this is porcelain dentistry, only silver fillings are provided, so if a person has a cavity at the front of their mouth it is more popular to have private healthcare to get a white filling),
Healthcare in Britain is far worse then it is in the United States. The US has the best. Privatized health care with some government assistance (like in the United States) is the best way to go. National healthplan would spell total disaster for this country, financial and health-wise. It would prevent people from being able to get healthcare at the time they need it.
Thus this is why I'm solidly against nationalized healthcare. It would spell national disaster.
The scolarship I won. I did have the skills and I had to proove the skills, I was selected along with nine others for scholarships against some hundreds who applied, (courses wherescholarships are possible are always more popular), My point is that a scholarship is not always the best place to be, I left Demontfort Uni because I didn't feel that the location was right for me, my scholarship was tied to a specific course at a particular uni...
I didn't fully aply for military sponsorships because I didn't want to be endebted to the military (nothing against servicemen, I just don't think I could be one!)
again though I had assumed that the scholarship scheme was more provailent in America because it was more expensive to go to uni, with less nationalised support in the form of loans/grants (though obviously my assumptions were wrong)
You have to prove your skills in the US by getting the grades... and writing an essay (for some of them). I can get grants easily. And plus there are grants avaliable for those of lower income, thus invalidating the point of people here saying those who do not have the income can't go to college.. there is more then enough assistance in the United States. I'm telling people grants are much easier to get these days, especially the Cal Grants I speak about.
Grants, loans or scholarships can either be public or private in this nation. You can get loans from say Bank of America.. which is a private institution.