>>>>How about this one ?
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>>>>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/08/18/free-market_death_panels_97922.html
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>>>I've actually heard similar stories before. You guys are missing my point. I asked specificallly about England in order to sift through the crap the media puts out there and you answer about the U.S. I know about the U.S. already. I've posted some of the problems with it myself previously.
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>>In any system there are shortcomings I tried looking up your thing about hip and knee in Sussex (or was it Surrey I always mix them up)but couldn't find anything.
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>That's actually good to hear. That means it was likely something being considered and when publicized, it was dropped or else it never was even a consideration at all and the media is spitting out nonsense.
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>We have some real problems here with private insurance but I've posted it all before so I won't again.

Its very difficult to see through all the coverage whats true and what isn't. One comment that resonated with me was that because of the NHS in the UK no-one is afraid of becoming ill.