Ailing Health System to receive,....

By: Birdz (Registered ) on 19-11-2007 09:36

In some parts of Australia there are dental clinics with waiting lists of nearly 5 years to get your teeth fixed. 2 years just to progress up to where you are on the short list and here the government has pledged to spend a mere $20,000,000 on a shopping mall. How many dentists would this employ.? How many wards could stay open in country hospitals if they had an injections of funds like this ? How many doctors could be trained to fill the gaping hole in our rural health services with this kind of money? 
It might not be enough but at least it would show the people who you govern, that you are genuine in trying to fix the problems facing this country here and now, not pushing it so far ahead that it becomes someone else's problem for the future  
I believe Mr Howard should live in the suburbs and have a reality check on what it costs families to live on. With what money do they have left over, very few use it for medical and dental expenses, because since the 30 % rebate came in for hospital and medical benefits, private health insurance is just another luxury for many families. 
Yes,it would be nice to pledge $20,000,000 for a worthwhile cause, not just for big business.

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