Should a just government provide free heath care?

Question

Why?

Answer 1

There is no such thing as free health care. What you are talking is health care paid for by other people. Why should anyone pay for your health care? Why don't you volunteer to pay for mine???

There are countries in the world whose governments pay for their health care. Their health care is terrible. One such country is Canada, and many of them come to the US when they need special health care. So, if we implement the same program, then where will they go? Where will we go?

This is an idealistic idea. The way things ought to be. IT DOESN'T WORK! NEVER HAS WORKED; NEVER WILL WORK.

Answer 2

If by your question you mean to ask, "if a government is just, does it necessarily provide free health care?" - i would disagree - but I think a just government could provide it, sure. Don't think for a second that any particular quality of governance necessarily provides a just society - you can provide free health care and still be fundamentally unjust - - like the former Soviet republics. A just government is one that is responsive to the will of its members, and nothing more. If we as a group agree that our government will never provide free health care, then so be it. The opposite, etc... As long as we know what our government is doing and can alter it according to our changing whim, then it's just. Nothing else needs to be present to qualify a government as just, in my opinion. All else is relative.

Answer 3

It is not the government's responsibility to provide everything for everyone. If it tries, the stuff it provides is sub-standard. The reason medical care is so expensive is because in the US we have a third party payer. We don't even know how much our health care costs. Besides, health care is never, ever free. Somebody pays for it. Usually you and me when is comes to the level of care we would receive. Maybe the people who like '"free health care" should look to Canada and see how long they have to wait to have surgery.

Answer 4

To have it, people would have to change thier idea of recieving medical care, you would have a seveal day wait to get into one, And then not see a doctor but a nurse or some assistance for a prelimary eval.

You could not get what you want done, only what the government says they will pay for.

You also can no longer sue for bad treatment or lack of treatment.

Actually the America poor would get alot less coverage since the ones that can't afford it, are treated in the ER when they want to be seen.

Answer 5

We spend $500 billion on defense. Star Wars (SDI) cost tax payers $4 trillion since Reagan was in office and it still does not work. Every other major nation in the world has it. Cuba has it. Iraq has it. We have a $9 trillion national debt now run up by Republicans over ten years. Still 44 million Americans have no basic health Insurance, half that number are women and children. Who do you think is paying for there care now? I think basic health care insurance falls under the Constitution as "per-mote the general welfare of the people".
Edit, the origin, none of what you said is truth, you can not back any of those statements up with facts. You should try reading more and FOX news and Rush less. Why Lie?
BTW, those Republicans that are welathy care less if you die, they can afford Health Care. They only care that you pay for what they want, IE, they want more tax cuts.
The premium for Medicare in the USA is $89 per month, going up by 5 percent in 2007, I think and we could put the 44 million that have no health insurance in Medicare for a self pay premium, of about $180 per month. The current health care system in the USA allows Doctors to make all they want and Republicans hate National health care. They hate it because many of them are wealthy and some are Doctors.

Answer 6

I know it would be expensive to provide everyone with state-of-the-art medical care, but there should be a level of reasonable care for everyone. something needs to be done in the medical world to limit the costs and the extreme machines that i pay when I go in to get a hangnail cut out. My insurance at work has gone up again and i must pay $250 month on top of what the employer pays for me...the whole thing needs to be fixed and regulated. Every small hospital doesn't need every possible machine.

but Why? because everyone who contributes and even those who cannot deserves their share of American prosperity. If this was a third world country, I would say everyone deserves a malaria shot. but people need to take care of themselves and we should not pay for treating people who have diseases due to their own fault...like obese people who smoke...we have a seat belt law that does the same thing.

Answer 7

I think it all depends on the society. Universal health care seems to work well in Canada and other countries - *but* their taxes are much higher in order to pay for it.
I think that it would be a good move, because the idea that only people with money can afford health care is ridiculous. All people deserve to have the same level of care no matter what their income is.

Answer 8

No. Look at the places that have it, Canada for one. You get to enjoy waiting for 3 hours to even see someone and likely not a doctor. If you need surgery or serious treatment, you go on a waiting list and probably die before getting it.

Most people I know from Canada keep crossing the border to use U.S. doctors (by paying for it) rather than use their free system.

Also note that government doctors on a government salary will likely be the ones that are not good enough for private practice.

All you have to do is look closely at other countries to see the result. If you have money in those places, you use private healthcare anyway.

Answer 9

there are a number of view factors to this question in case you look at Canada and notice that their docs do not likely gets a commission simply by unfastened well-being care so there are a number of down and united statesto this the those that can't have the money for it have it yet what with regard to the human beings who've and don't want it. i think of that it fairly is confident finding on the form of difficulty the majortiy of the inhabitants is in

Answer 10

The free healthcare provided by some governments is comparable to healthcare provide by mediocre HMO's. My European relatives who can afford it purchase extra health care insurance.