Family and Freinds

[petercastro]

Yesterday was crazy busy. I don't think I've ever slept as hard as I did last night. I woke up early because of my upset stomach, of course, and then had the pleasure of entertaining Joe up until the early afternoon when he left. Then, I went out to a late lunch with my extended family, including my cousin Mica who lives in Ohio and who I have not

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[warriormakresh]

Just a note, faZe - do you consider "universal health care" to mean "single payer health care," or do you differentiate? I ask because some people in politics use the phrase "universal health care" to mean "everyone is required to buy insurance," which we both know is a horrible idea, because those who don't have it now don't have it, generally, because they cannot afford it.

[petercastro]

I know it can be confusing, but whenever I use the phrase I do mean single payer socialized medicine.

[warriormakresh]

Yeah, well, with the politicians trying to pass "everyone buys insurance" as "universal health care", I've taken to not using the term anymore, because they've confused the term, and I prefer to be as unconfusing as possible in situations like this.

[petercastro]

I'm not fully happy with any term used, because I don't want just the government acting as our insurers, I want an end to the sick care that we provide and a new start focusing on keeping people healthy and preventing sickness. What is called Socialized medicine in Canada is not what it is in Cuba

Speaking of which, Cuba does this, un like Canada, and with a fraction of the money we spend on healthcare, their people live slightly longer than we do and they have a lower infant mortality rate. Imagine what we could do with a socialized healthcare system geared towards preventive care ourselves!

What I'm saying is that I don't want a system like Canada has, because the underlining health problems would still be there and it would a huge wasteful system, and governments would want to make budget cuts to it eventually, which is what you have seen in Canada, NZ, Australia, and Western Europe.

[petercastro]

Gold prices have been going up and will continue to do so. As the US Greenback is defacto the world currency, the death of it will harm all currencies across the world. Gold will be the only barter tool that is still worth something, and that will cause it to be even worth more, of course.