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Cuban Healthcare

Postby Sabre » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:09 am

I now see why some feel the need to praise Cuban Heathcare:
Cuba offers free penis implants

Cuba's government has offered its first free penis implants, part of a program set to be expanded across the communist island, an official newspaper has reported.

It is likely not what Karl Marx had in mind when he imagined a society transformed "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs," but Juventud Rebelde reported on Friday that the silicon and silver penis implants are set to become more common.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-wo ... -irta.html

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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Sickbag » Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:03 am

I now see why some feel the need to praise Cuban Heathcare:
Cuba offers free penis implants

Cuba's government has offered its first free penis implants, part of a program set to be expanded across the communist island, an official newspaper has reported.

It is likely not what Karl Marx had in mind when he imagined a society transformed "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs," but Juventud Rebelde reported on Friday that the silicon and silver penis implants are set to become more common.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-wo ... -irta.html

Didn't they make a movie about this ?
I think it was called "Free Willy".
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Peminu » Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:03 pm

Cuba's government has offered its first free penis implants
They have been done this (implanting them on all the citizens a'rses) since January 1st 1959. So, what is new?
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Sickbag » Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:28 pm

Indeed!
The glory of socialised healthcare available to all, free to all!
While in the land of the so-called 'free' the first thing the medics do is not check for a pulse, but a wallet.
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Ancient Mariner » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:26 pm

Indeed!
The glory of socialised healthcare available to all, free to all!
While in the land of the so-called 'free' the first thing the medics do is not check for a pulse, but a wallet.

Yup, got my cosmetic eye surgery free here in the land of socialism. The humanity.
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Verbal » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:49 pm

Yup, got my cosmetic eye surgery free here in the land of socialism.
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Ancient Mariner » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:30 am

Yup, got my cosmetic eye surgery free here in the land of socialism.
Do you feel pretty?
Nope, and no one is accusing me of looking good. However, I can see better now and my peripheral vision has improved dramatically. The fact that my eyes resembles Bambi's :shock: and that I look 10 years younger is purely coincidental. Consider it collateral damage.
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Ed » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:00 pm

Yup, got my cosmetic eye surgery free here in the land of socialism.
Do you feel pretty?
However, I can see better now and my peripheral vision has improved dramatically. Per
So was it cosmetic or therapeutic? If you can see better with better peripheral vision, it sounds like it was correcting a medical condition. That is hardly cosmetic.

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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby PurduePilot » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:01 pm

So was it cosmetic or therapeutic? If you can see better with better peripheral vision, it sounds like it was correcting a medical condition. That is hardly cosmetic.

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Agreed. When he said cosmetic eye surgery, I was thinking of

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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Putt4Par » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:23 pm

The glory of socialised healthcare available to all, free to all!
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:lol:

Yeah, right, free to all. Free to all your butt. FIrst they take all your money in taxes and then they provide "free healthcare"? LOL @ this moron.

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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Ancient Mariner » Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:24 am



However, I can see better now and my peripheral vision has improved dramatically. Per
So was it cosmetic or therapeutic? If you can see better with better peripheral vision, it sounds like it was correcting a medical condition. That is hardly cosmetic.

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I looked like shit, now I don't and it was performed by a cosmetic surgeon. Makes it cosmetic surgery in my book.
I was actually granted free surgery because I have had migraine attacks from time to time, and my MD suspected that the muscles in my forehead was working overtime to keep my eyelids open. Who am I to contradict the opinions of a real doctor, or a pilot for that matter. I am a humble person.
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Ancient Mariner » Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:53 am

The glory of socialised healthcare available to all, free to all!
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:lol:

Yeah, right, free to all. Free to all your butt. FIrst they take all your money in taxes and then they provide "free healthcare"? LOL @ this moron.
Not all, most. And with those with more paying a higher % of their income in taxes than those with less, those with less will have the same free education, health-care and and other services as those with more. We don't worry to much, why should you?
I pay 25% of my income in tax thanks to some clever planning. How much do you pay?
I didn't pay a single cent for my daughters university level education, on top of that they received government grants (which all do here) to cover most of the expenses of books and living away from home. If they wanted to they could also have a very advantageous loan from the government with low interest rate, a grace period while they studied and then some, and a long pay back time. Hence no need for part time work. Norwegians can also study abroad and receive the same benefits, including grants, loans and medical benefits at approved universities and colleges, and most in the "civilized" world are.
My mother aged 80 receives a pension from the government. She is living in her own apartment and receives maid and nursing services from the local council. She has been offered a new apartment with in-house maid and nursing services and I'll be going there on Friday to help her sign papers and prepare for her to move.
It is a 60 sqm penthouse apartment on top of a mall in the city center. Elevator straight down to the shops, a huge commune terrace with a fantastic view over the city and surrounding mountains and the river. And get this, the price is subsidized. You know the place, Ed.........very radiative. ;)
She will pay NOK 401.000 which equals around USD 63.000 for the apartment. Her monthly costs will be USD 600 inclusive of maid and 24x7 nursing services.
My wife owns and manages a private kinder garden with 80 + kids and around 15 + employees. In Norway you may choose to have your kids in the kinder garden, in which case the government sponsors around NOK 3.500/month per kid. If you prefer to stay at home with your kids you receive the same amount in cash. Your choice.
Now tell me why our "socialism" is so wrong and why your system is so much better. I am waiting with bated breath.
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Ed » Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:02 am

You know the place, Ed.........very radiative. ;) Per
Indeed. I am still trying to work out the details of a research trip there. I will keep you posted.

Back to socialized medicine...of course we have it in Canada. One of the problems for people understanding the pros and cons is that they don't know how much worse it could be if you did not have it, or how much better it would be if they had it (may be...maybe not). Socialized medicine definitely helps the old and sickly more than the general population. However, if you ever get 'sickly' or old, then it's OK. Is it better than private insurance? Probably. Insurance is one of the biggest scams to ever be pulled on the planet.

I think that I pay a disproportionate amount of taxes for the benefit I get however. Not being in the filthy rich category, but being in the upper middle class category means I pay about the highest amount, and it hurts. Especially when I see what other pet projects the government squanders money on. So every time I see a boat load of 'refugees' (aka terrorists) float onto Canadian soil, demanding rights and money, I get mad.

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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Marc 1 » Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:50 am

Cuba's government has offered its first free penis implants
They have been done this (implanting them on all the citizens a'rses) since January 1st 1959. So, what is new?
Plus they have history in this area, roll a decent cigar - now that's art - roll a new willy for someone, meh, dead simple.

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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Ancient Mariner » Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:18 pm

You know the place, Ed.........very radiative. ;) Per
Indeed. I am still trying to work out the details of a research trip there. I will keep you posted.

Back to socialized medicine...of course we have it in Canada. One of the problems for people understanding the pros and cons is that they don't know how much worse it could be if you did not have it, or how much better it would be if they had it (may be...maybe not). Socialized medicine definitely helps the old and sickly more than the general population. However, if you ever get 'sickly' or old, then it's OK. Is it better than private insurance? Probably. Insurance is one of the biggest scams to ever be pulled on the planet.

I think that I pay a disproportionate amount of taxes for the benefit I get however. Not being in the filthy rich category, but being in the upper middle class category means I pay about the highest amount, and it hurts. Especially when I see what other pet projects the government squanders money on. So every time I see a boat load of 'refugees' (aka terrorists) float onto Canadian soil, demanding rights and money, I get mad.

Ed
Some here do pay a disproportionate amount of taxes for the benefit they get. That's when solidarity kicks in. Strangely you do not see a lot of moaning about it over here, the scheme has for the most part been accepted. Where tempers flare is in the debate of how much to pay those able, but unwilling to work for money, but that is another issue and another discussion.
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Ed » Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:38 pm

You know the place, Ed.........very radiative. ;) Per
Indeed. I am still trying to work out the details of a research trip there. I will keep you posted.

Back to socialized medicine...of course we have it in Canada. One of the problems for people understanding the pros and cons is that they don't know how much worse it could be if you did not have it, or how much better it would be if they had it (may be...maybe not). Socialized medicine definitely helps the old and sickly more than the general population. However, if you ever get 'sickly' or old, then it's OK. Is it better than private insurance? Probably. Insurance is one of the biggest scams to ever be pulled on the planet.

I think that I pay a disproportionate amount of taxes for the benefit I get however. Not being in the filthy rich category, but being in the upper middle class category means I pay about the highest amount, and it hurts. Especially when I see what other pet projects the government squanders money on. So every time I see a boat load of 'refugees' (aka terrorists) float onto Canadian soil, demanding rights and money, I get mad.

Ed
Some here do pay a disproportionate amount of taxes for the benefit they get. That's when solidarity kicks in. Strangely you do not see a lot of moaning about it over here, the scheme has for the most part been accepted. Where tempers flare is in the debate of how much to pay those able, but unwilling to work for money, but that is another issue and another discussion.
Per

You don't get a lot of moaning about it here, except on internet discussion boards. Canadians are sheep....that's why Tamil Terrorists are currently taking advantage of Canada to regroup (on welfare with our tax dollars).

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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Ancient Mariner » Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:43 pm




You don't get a lot of moaning about it here, except on internet discussion boards. Canadians are sheep....that's why Tamil Terrorists are currently taking advantage of Canada to regroup (on welfare with our tax dollars).

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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Sickbag » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:35 pm

The glory of socialised healthcare available to all, free to all!
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:lol:

Yeah, right, free to all. Free to all your butt. FIrst they take all your money in taxes and then they provide "free healthcare"? LOL @ this moron.

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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby 666 » Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:51 am

Looks like the americans just passed a law that will buy free penis implants for ramp rats and RJ pilots.

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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby flyboy2548m » Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:31 pm

Now tell me why our "socialism" is so wrong and why your system is so much better. I am waiting with bated breath.
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What's wrong with it, Per, is that it's not sustainable. The only reason why you're able to spend on people way more than they will ever produce is because you have plenty of natural resources (well, mostly just one resource that's worth anything). It also helps that you have half the population of New York City in 175,000 sq miles.

When your oil runs out (and I don't know when that day will come, but it will come, Per), you will have NO economy. Or do you plan to sustain yourselves on sweaters and akkevit, like samoan idiots in Hawai'i who think they can build an economy on Aloha shirts and Kona coffee?

I'll grant you that you won't live to see that day, even your children might not, but your grandkids probably will.
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Verbal » Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:05 pm

...(well, mostly just one resource that's worth anything).
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Verbal » Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:22 pm

Norway is sparsely populated and rich in natural resources, so basically they can just slip it into neutral and coast along in their socialist utopia. That would never work in a country that is densely populated and poor in natural resources -- Japan, for example. In order to thrive, a country like that needs to rely on the industriousness of its people. Industry and socialism go together like beer and ice cream.
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Not_Karl » Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:29 pm

Industry and socialism go together like beer and ice cream.
Mmmmm... Industry and socialism...
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby flyboy2548m » Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:40 pm

Norway is sparsely populated and rich in natural resources, so basically they can just slip it into neutral and coast along in their socialist utopia.
Which is what they've been doing all along and selling it as some wonderful success.
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Re: Cuban Healthcare

Postby Verbal » Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:03 pm

Which is what they've been doing all along and selling it as some wonderful success.
Also, they're really good at cross-country skiing.
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