The French newspaper Le Monde reports 1.5 million living the American dream on $2 a day | 13 comments (13 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

health as an human right (none / 1)

and in others they would stop to apply if USA-loving governments have their way.

res humà m'és aliè

by Antoni Jaume on Mon May 28th, 2012 at 10:44:52 AM EST
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To Antoni Jaume - Re: health as an human right (none / 1)

To Antoni Jaume
You're right. If the Americans could shut down medical access as a human right in Western Europe, they would do it. The problem is no western European country is interested in buying for-profit American medical insurance. In fact no for-profit American medical insurance company even exists anywhere in Western Europe. America can't export it's for-profit broken medical system to Europe. Isn't that interesting? Great post. Thank you for your support.

sig...You just ran into a hardcore progressive who's just another working stiff with an MBA degree & therefore a vociferous labor union supporter [smile]

by Democrats Ramshield on Tue May 29th, 2012 at 04:48:56 AM EST
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Oh, give Spain's right-wing a couple more years of shock doctrine.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 29th, 2012 at 05:04:33 AM EST
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But, of course, if you have no medical services, and no medicines, it's rather odd for a country to crow about not having for-profit insurance, isn't it?

by Upstate NY on Tue May 29th, 2012 at 08:53:28 AM EST
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For now, until Spain right-wing government does as Migeru says, Spain has a quite decent health system, that is we have medical services and medicines.

res humà m'és aliè

by Antoni Jaume on Tue May 29th, 2012 at 03:21:02 PM EST
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Right, I wasn't referring to Spain.

by Upstate NY on Tue May 29th, 2012 at 03:45:24 PM EST
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Though Roche, the Swiss pharmaceutical multinational, has reportedly put 11 Spanish hospitals on a credit limit, and should their arrears exceed the limit it will suspend shipments of anti-cancer medicines.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 29th, 2012 at 03:52:07 PM EST
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Now in ElPais.com in English.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 29th, 2012 at 03:58:37 PM EST
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The French newspaper Le Monde reports 1.5 million living the American dream on $2 a day | 13 comments (13 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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