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Originally Posted by MMM
How awful to live in a country where thousands of citizens who don't have access to dental care are forced to spend the night waiting in line in sub-freezing temperatures so volunteer doctors and dentists can help. Normally the US would send aid to help places like that, but it was Portland, Oregon last night, and sending aid would be considered socialist medicine...
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Although, most dental hygiene is the process of brushing and flossing every day, three times a day. My mother's a dental assistant, and in my opinion, if everyone just took better care of their teeth, except for straightening and other major issues like getting wisdom teeth pulled, there would be no need for dentists. Just a side thought.
Yes, American national health care is non-existent, and our medical insurance system is very corrupt, but Americans are not ignorant and we aren't going to stand for it much longer. I believe the main detrimental force against America's progression towards national health care is our warped dislike of "socialism," or rather "communist-socialism", forging communism and socialism synonyms. It's this kind of thinking that hurts our government in trying to discover new and better ways to create national health care.
However, it is not that "awful," yet anyway. There are plenty of free clinics in America, and even though people do have to wait in line, it's better than nothing. Health-Nutrition-Education, America's three major pillars of well-being are very unsteady right now, but I believe America will learn and develop (finally) good habits of eating right, taking care of our bodies, and learning what we need to maintain healthy lives. Then, hopefully people won't have to be sent to the hospital except for emergencies.
The scary thing is, the health insurance agencies know about this flaw, so they exploit Americans needing health care by jacking up prices and eliminating competition. I hear more and more commercials on TV discussing faulty drugs, and it's scary. What do we have our Food and Drug Association for, if not to take care of harmful drugs and foods before they reach the consumer market? It's crazy. And American food is most, if not all, processed and filled with corn syrup, corn starch, and chemicals no one can pronounce... So it's difficult to maintain healthy habits even if you try. America needs to crack down not only on health care but also on basic food and drugs, so our government protects us like they SHOULD be doing! -That's what most Americans believe.