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10-20-2016 | 09:20 PM

#3851

rickair7777

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Originally Posted by Aurora8

Thanks for all the info. Kinda scary for those of us living in civilized countries that have nationalized health systems...

By civilized you mean 70% income tax and a nine month wait list to see a doctor?

10-20-2016 | 10:19 PM

#3852

rcfd13

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From: Another RJ FO

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Originally Posted by rickair7777

By civilized you mean 70% income tax and a nine month wait list to see a doctor?

Funny I've only heard the 9 month wait to see a doctor quote from Americans. I've never heard it from people I know who actually live in a single payer countries. Most of my friends over there are appalled when I tell them I haven't been to a doctor in 15 years because I can't afford to go to one for any minor issues.

They certainly do pay more income tax than me so that part is always open for debate.

10-21-2016 | 05:12 AM

#3853

N1234

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Originally Posted by Mercyful Fate

You are not talking to the right people then...Had a buddy who needed work done on his knee in the UK, and listening to the crap he went through? Yea, they can keep that crap overseas.

I am sure there are better practices than the UK NHS. But it should make you pause to know that the US spends 70% more on healthcare (as a percentage on GDP) than any other civilized Western nation (Health expenditure, total (% of GDP) | Data)

Yet the outcomes are worse along pretty much any dimension - here a comparison of US (http://www.who.int/gho/countries/usa.pdf) vs. CA (http://www.who.int/gho/countries/can.pdf?ua=1).

10-21-2016 | 08:01 AM

#3854

WesternSkies

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THREAD CREEP!!! I'm in.

As the previous poster said in regards to our actually dollars as a % of our GDP, we could simply fork over the same amount of $ on hellcare and none of my fellow Americans would ever have to worry or wait to go to a hospital. With the cash we spend we could have doctors on standby for doctors who are on standby. The trick is cutting out the mega corporations out of what is obviously not a marketplace.

10-21-2016 | 09:06 AM

#3855

Blizzard

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So if you do your CTP in mid-December and then start Indoc in early January, your seniority within the class would be from the December date, right? (most senior in the new class, given nobody else did the same..)

10-21-2016 | 10:07 AM

#3856

hawk21

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Originally Posted by Blizzard

Unless there's cadets that are even more senior than you.

10-21-2016 | 10:20 AM

#3857

RedBeardedPilot

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Originally Posted by Blizzard

Yes, CTP is helpful in the way. I was able to be in the top 15 out of 70 due to CTP course. only people a head of my CTP classmates were cadets.

10-21-2016 | 11:01 AM

#3858

ncsean

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ORD or DTW transfer for DEC?

Hello,

I'm in MSP right now and will have to commute to somewhere for December from both NC and Utah (long story). The lines keep moving away from me in MSP so was looking at either DTW, which I am 99% sure I can hold a line or ORD. I am trying to get to SLC but see the DVR says zero, plus I wouldn't mind having a line for a month. Any insight into the chances of getting a line in ORD or what would be a better commute. I am about 355- in seniority right now.

Thanks

10-22-2016 | 08:15 AM

#3859

saxman66

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Originally Posted by ncsean

You'll have more choices when commuting to ORD, but you'll have to determine if you'll have a line there or not. SLC-DTW is a hub-hub commute for Delta, and they own the route and probably have a fair amount of commuters who will bump you from the jumpseat. DTW to NC is probably doable though. So I'd say do ORD as long as you're a line holder there.