Comments on: Healthy Habits in Decline http://healthblog.ncpa.org/healthy-habits-in-decline/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Thu, 24 May 2012 02:53:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sunil http://healthblog.ncpa.org/healthy-habits-in-decline/comment-page-1/#comment-109087 Sunil Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:57:12 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4042#comment-109087 Have you lekood into the QUALITY of health care in the countries that have socialized health care? You think the US is bad now. Do a little research into how much less likely you are to survive if you are diagnosed of cancer in one of those countries compared to the US. My family is from a European country with socialized health care and in order to be properly taken care of you have to give cash bribes to the doctors! Is that better? Is that the morally correct way to handle out problems? We should look at the source of the problem, why cannot 20% of Americans afford their own health insurance. Why don't we do more to lessen the poverty level in the US by encouraging and subsidizing job training programs? That is the only way to have a long term solution to our problems Help people pay for their own stuff. And just an end note I am a young single mom, I should statistically be living in poverty for the rest of my life but I have made the choice to not let that happen. I made the choice to work my way through college while taken care of my daughter so our lives can be better. Tell me why other people can't do the same! Have you lekood into the QUALITY of health care in the countries that have socialized health care? You think the US is bad now. Do a little research into how much less likely you are to survive if you are diagnosed of cancer in one of those countries compared to the US. My family is from a European country with socialized health care and in order to be properly taken care of you have to give cash bribes to the doctors! Is that better? Is that the morally correct way to handle out problems? We should look at the source of the problem, why cannot 20% of Americans afford their own health insurance. Why don’t we do more to lessen the poverty level in the US by encouraging and subsidizing job training programs? That is the only way to have a long term solution to our problems Help people pay for their own stuff. And just an end note I am a young single mom, I should statistically be living in poverty for the rest of my life but I have made the choice to not let that happen. I made the choice to work my way through college while taken care of my daughter so our lives can be better. Tell me why other people can’t do the same!

]]> By: Maggie Knowles http://healthblog.ncpa.org/healthy-habits-in-decline/comment-page-1/#comment-43538 Maggie Knowles Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:03:28 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4042#comment-43538 A good argument that supports preventative health care and education. A good argument that supports preventative health care and education.

]]> By: Bart Ingles http://healthblog.ncpa.org/healthy-habits-in-decline/comment-page-1/#comment-43537 Bart Ingles Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:02:41 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4042#comment-43537 Tangentially, I just realized that the calorie figures on package labels only add up if non-nutritive fiber is counted as a digestible carbohydrate. This only makes sense if you're planning on feeding your veggies to the family cow. Perhaps if labels showed "available calories" instead of calorimeter figures, some people would allow themselves to eat more high-fiber foods. Tangentially, I just realized that the calorie figures on package labels only add up if non-nutritive fiber is counted as a digestible carbohydrate. This only makes sense if you’re planning on feeding your veggies to the family cow.

Perhaps if labels showed “available calories” instead of calorimeter figures, some people would allow themselves to eat more high-fiber foods.

]]> By: Vicki http://healthblog.ncpa.org/healthy-habits-in-decline/comment-page-1/#comment-43534 Vicki Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:12:13 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4042#comment-43534 Sad news. Sad news.

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