if the govnt were to provide healthcare for the poor, the upper class would be taxed. is that just or unjust?
2006-09-23 09:22:47 · 10 answers · asked by Priyanka A 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
No, but for the record the Upper class has its way most of the time.
2006-09-23 09:24:37 · answer #1 · answered by Edward 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the upper class benefits from the lower class having government sponsored health care, it may be just. For example, those lower class workers can come to work healthier at less cost to business - which benefits the upper class business owners. Another example - If the lower class can now get vaccinations because of the health care, then disease spread is less, and the upper class gets sick less. So it's possible that the upper class would be better off being taxed to provide health care for lower class, which would make the tax just. BUT even if you believe this is true, the other question is whether the government would really provide the lower class with decent, cost effective health care, or would the money paid in taxes tend to be wasted by government inefficiencies.
2006-09-23 16:48:03 · answer #2 · answered by WildOtter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is only right that the upper class be taxed to provide for the medical needs of the lower class. After all, if there were no lower class, there would also be no upper class. The resulting classless society would be communism, and therefore to be avoided at all costs.
2006-09-23 16:31:52 · answer #3 · answered by mommadillo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to be rich the middle class has to be violated!!! Because they make their money from the people and the country!!!!
So the rich have to pay back to the people and the land that amde their wealth possible!!!
Nice try though, Vice-President Cheney. Now don't you have some oil company CEOs to visit?
2006-09-23 16:31:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I'd rather pay for my healthcare than to have to pay out 50-60% of my income for government healthcare like Canadians do.
2006-09-23 17:01:37 · answer #5 · answered by show_em_your_badge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it violates the principle of capitalism. The poor already have health care.. is called medicaid. Why do you think there is such an uprising against illegals being eligible to receive it?
2006-09-23 16:41:25 · answer #6 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lower class will also be heavly taxed. A new idea has to be made.
2006-09-23 16:25:28 · answer #7 · answered by rastus7742 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
better than the guillotine, eh?
2006-09-23 16:26:27 · answer #8 · answered by enord 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No more than insurance does.
2006-09-23 16:24:29 · answer #9 · answered by CHEVICK_1776 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how silly of a question is this
2006-09-23 16:27:28 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋