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<blockquote data-quote="alank2" data-source="post: 3710669" data-attributes="member: 108">This.&nbsp; Something ran amuck between the early 80&#039;s and now.&nbsp; Any prescription I needed in the late 80&#039;s was $3.&nbsp; Medical insurance did not cost $20K per year for a family.&nbsp; Deductibles were not insane back then.&nbsp; Clearly something should have been regulated that was not regulated because politicians were bought out by big pharma and the like.At this point I think the entire thing is a mess.&nbsp; I used to hate the idea of socialized medicine, but it seems that hospitals are making decisions that benefit them most anyway and doctors aren&#039;t able to do what they want and/or what is right for their patients anyway, so I&#039;m not so solidly on the side of non-socialized medicine at this point.&nbsp; It seems everyone gets free medical care except the people who work hard, pay taxes, and are the backbone of this country.&nbsp; At some point my thought is that if many groups in society are getting it for free, maybe the people in the middle should get it for free too.&nbsp; At least then if would be fair.I think ultimately one thing needs to be controlled - costs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="alank2, post: 3710669, member: 108"] This. Something ran amuck between the early 80's and now. Any prescription I needed in the late 80's was $3. Medical insurance did not cost $20K per year for a family. Deductibles were not insane back then. Clearly something should have been regulated that was not regulated because politicians were bought out by big pharma and the like. At this point I think the entire thing is a mess. I used to hate the idea of socialized medicine, but it seems that hospitals are making decisions that benefit them most anyway and doctors aren't able to do what they want and/or what is right for their patients anyway, so I'm not so solidly on the side of non-socialized medicine at this point. It seems everyone gets free medical care except the people who work hard, pay taxes, and are the backbone of this country. At some point my thought is that if many groups in society are getting it for free, maybe the people in the middle should get it for free too. At least then if would be fair. I think ultimately one thing needs to be controlled - costs. [/QUOTE]

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