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Old 09-24-2003, 08:09 AM  
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Ahhhhhhh... looks like we've had the conservatives in for too long. Seven years and public services start to suffer. Must be time to throw them out.
well, I guess that would be the only come back after you took your foot out of your mouth.
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Here in Australia there are waiting lists for elective surgery but anything that is essential is taken care of right away.
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Thousands of Australians continue to die of cancer because of a shortage of radiotherapy treatment, more than a year after an inquiry called for urgent action on the national shortage.

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So what happens to people in the U.S. who need radiotherapy treatment but can't afford medical insurance?
They are treated anyway.
You see, here in the US we pay to get the very best medical care on demand and those of us who can't afford it get it anyway.
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