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Doctors Aren�t for Us

Doctors aren�t for us,
It makes you want to cuss!
They�re only in it for the pay
And don�t care if you die today.
They get their money anyway.
No, doctors aren�t for us.

Doctors aren�t for us,
It makes you want to cuss!
They�re happy when they get to cut
An arm, a leg, a breast, a nut
And then you�re paying out your butt.
No, doctors aren�t for us.

Doctors aren�t for us,
It makes you want to cuss!
When they make a big mistake,
Your money and your life they take,
And you are lying in a wake.
No, doctors aren�t for us.

"Laughter is the best medicine!" DR.FUNNYBONE

It would be funnier if it wasn't true...
Big pharma, insurance, and lawyers have been dictating medical practice for many years now. Doctors are just the middle-men and there's absolutely no free market competition. A doctor's diagnosis depends entirely upon what your insurance will cover, and the insurance companies love it when doctors rule-out unnecessary crap just to drive up the cost. Modern medicine and government mandated insurance (insurance of all kinds) are the biggest scams going these days... It's absolutely money driven!

Consider how much you've paid for auto insurance since you bought your first car...

I�ll post another I have titled The Hippocratic Oath contrasting it�s beginnings with its modern applications.

Up until age 68 I never used our (Canada) health system other than an annual checkup. Since then I have had a silent stroke (I didn't know I had it for some time), Had an enjoyable bout with shingles and was diagnosed with diabetes. Since then I have used the system maybe 20 times( doctor visits, cat scan, MRI, blood work, tests etc). Living in Nova Scotia, I walk into a hospital, clinic or doctor's office, show them my medical card, get tested and go home. I never hear from our medical system again. The health system is excellent. At no time have I ever had to wait more than 2 hours. There are times when waits may be longer but if I have a problem that needs attention I am seen right away. Our system is paid through taxation so every person is covered. Some provinces do charge a small premium but nothing excessive. Our care system is as good as any anywhere and the cost per Canadian is substantially below the US. We don't need to talk to insurance companies to see whether I am covered, I am automatically covered. Single payer is the only way to go.

Additional insurance coverage can be purchased here but I personally never had to, i.e. eye care, dental care. Overall the US spends about 15% of GDP on health care, Canada pays about 10%. The system layers, in the US, IMO is the problem, maybe doctors are but I do believe they are dedicated to healing the sick.

We do have a doctor shortage in this part of Canada but I have not felt the impact of that problem. Interestingly, Nova Scotia has on of the lowest rates of Covid cases and deaths anywhere in the world and our vaccination rate is near the top in Canada at 72%. We also have the highest average age anywhere in the country. We must be doing something right.

As a Christian I sometimes have to laugh and remind myself of what kind of government I'm looking foreword to when Jesus returns

They certainly weren't for you the last time you visited them, Dad. I know you can't read this anymore, but I feel compelled to write it anyway. I love you, always and forever.