# Socialised medicine vs. single-payer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialised-medicine-vs-single-payer/796490>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 16, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialised-medicine-vs-single-payer/796490 "2017-09-16T19:28:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialised-medicine-vs-single-payer/796490/41 "2017-09-28T15:06:00Z")

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That’s the same argument made for why the government should get involved in abortion.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialised-medicine-vs-single-payer/796490/42 "2017-09-28T15:09:47Z")

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What the hell are you talking about??  
Who is bribing doctors to perform abortions?

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**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialised-medicine-vs-single-payer/796490/43 "2017-09-28T15:28:00Z")

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Who is bribing doctors to prescribe pills, and if that’s an issue isn’t it an issue for all pills? Would that not require government intervention in medical decisions for all medications?

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialised-medicine-vs-single-payer/796490/44 "2017-09-28T15:44:25Z")

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> [@adaher](#):
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> Who is bribing doctors to prescribe pills, and if that’s an issue isn’t it an issue for all pills? Would that not require government intervention in medical decisions for all medications?

The “All Or Nothing” ploy, I see.  
[Here](https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/02/10/doctors-receiving-drug-company-money.aspx) [are](https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/pg7ez9/pharma-reps-are-basically-bribing-your-doctor-study-confirms) [some](http://www.businessinsider.com/what-drugs-are-doctors-paid-the-most-to-promote-2015-1) [articles](http://www.wakingtimes.com/2016/07/19/outrageous-ways-big-pharma-bribed-doctors-shill-drugs/) about the bribing of doctors to push pills.

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