Why there is no government-led health care or social care system in the U.S.? Well, there is social security, but it is not really a good one compared to the other nations like France, Japan, etc. Ours is really poor.
I think this lack of quality national care creates many problem in this society.
Why there isn't a such one? And will there be?
2006-10-20 03:08:48 · 29 answers · asked by davegesprek 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
why do those old folks have to spend their own money to buy the meds, which are very expensive? They travel to Canada to buy them.
In the countries l mentioned above, the gov. pays for the meds. Very importantly, the poor peple won't have to spend most of their income for thew health issues.
Things happen out of plan, that is why we have the insurance. It could be you tommorrow without the money and get ill.
2006-10-20 03:20:55 · update #1
Because the US is sh*t when it comes to economical equality. Most of your polices are based on greed.
The people want it, but the members of government would never agree to it. It allows billions to be spent on defense budgets - which is used mostly to attack - Tax cuts and business subsidies.
Plus you would have to stop most of your export subsidies.
Just read some views, Cuba has a higher patient to doctor ratio than the US. That means the Cubans spend less time waiting in hospitals and at home for operations than you lot do.
Most public health services are more efficient than privet ones, they might be more expensive to run, but they don’t need so much administration.
Plus how can the US refuse to operate on some people when the technology is there? That’s primitive people, primitive.
2006-10-20 03:20:54 · answer #1 · answered by speedball182 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You don't understand the economics behind socialized medicine. Ask the people in Canada how great government run health care is. Terribly long waits for BASIC procedures. You DON'T have to wait in the USA for weeks for an xray for example, or for surgery.
So why the long waits in Canada? Because when something is perceived as "free" there is no incentive to consume LESS. If doctors use up more services than needed, and there is a finite supply of medical professionals, patients inevitably have to wait for services.
Meanwhile, Canadians are taxed heavily for this so-called "free" health care. There is nothing "free" about it! Instead of paying WHEN you need services, and paying for YOURSELF, you pay a ton more and pay for the rest of society. That's not fair at all.
With regard to medication, American meds are costly but part of the reason is because before a medication is available to you, it takes YEARS of testing and research to ensure safety and minimal side effects. Most countries DO NOT have such standards. Get your medication from Canada if you wish, but you'd have to pretend that such meds are of the same quality and safety standards. They are not.
While the American health care situation has problems, our technology and science is the best on the planet, and government run health care would be much worse. Imagine a doctor's visit being like a visit to the Dept. of Motor Vehicles! I'll pass.
2006-10-20 03:17:31 · answer #2 · answered by C = JD 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it is WRONG to have government led health care and if you think different, head up North to Canada and wait 1-1/2 years for a doctor visit, even when it is life threatening.
Nearly EVERYTHING about our country is the best! This is why so many people are trying to come here. That is also why so many in this world hate us.
My favorite analogy is... King of the Hill. During this game what is the ultimate goal? To reach the peak and stay there as long as you can. There are always people trying to pull you down and push you off. That is where we are at now, on top. Hopefully we can make it last awhile longer.
2006-10-20 03:25:28 · answer #3 · answered by Eric R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look around and see how well federal government programs work in this country. I'll help: FEMA in New Orleans, Social Security almost bankrupt, Medicare/Medicaid, Well-Fare, the Dept. of Education - need I say more about them. How about the FBI communicating with the CIA pre-9/11 - that worked real well.
Why in the world would I want to turn my healthcare over to the government to administer?!? So I can wait six months and wade through a huge bureaucracy to have routine procedures done. No way. I'll take my chances with the free-market. And I'll make saving for my future healtcare a priority - instead of spending my money on useless bling-bling and then sticking my hand in someone else's pocket to foot my healthcare costs.
2006-10-20 03:48:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is this a serious question? Look at Canada. Thanks to creeping socialism, we practically do have universal health care--there will NEVER be a day when we all give a collective sigh and say, Wow, we have socialized medicine and now the world is perfect."
It won't get better until market forces are allowed to reenter the industry, unfettered by bureaucracies and media stories about the horrors of private hospitals.
Don't believe me? What would a loaf of bread cost, and how good would it be if we have 'bread insurance' and an abundance of federal programs to help pay for it? $12? $20, $100?
LOOK OUT! We're going the wrong way!
2006-10-20 03:33:46 · answer #5 · answered by Curt 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are out of your cotton picking mind. We have the highest quality health care in the world here in the United States. You think creating a government control health care will make it better? Talk to the people that have socialized medicine and you will get the truth. Socialize anything does not promote quality in fact it does just the opposite. When is the last time you ever saw a successful government run organization?
2006-10-20 03:12:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think you confuse the terms "quality" with "free". The wait in European countries is much longer and you often give up your rights to a second opinion.
Social Security is actually not that much different then the European countries; however the overall amount of people on the government pay is far higher in Europe. They have approximately 25% unemployment for young people. It can't be sustained there either.
Several European Countries (including France I believe) do not pay for meds.
2006-10-20 03:14:37 · answer #7 · answered by MEL T 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If history shows us anything, it is the simple fact that government bureaucracies are behemoths of comparative inefficiency and waste. Regulated privatized entities provide the market with competition, innovation and customer service. Government run monopolies result in the opposite. Personally, the fewer aspects of our lives we have dictated by the government, the better, IMO.
2006-10-20 03:16:38 · answer #8 · answered by Trollbuster 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is quality health care, but only for the affluent. There is dismal, or no, healthcare for working people. America has the worst healthcare system in the developed world, although Bush thought it was important to provide such health benefits to Iraqis.
2006-10-20 03:16:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go live in another country and see how the health care is..Social Security sucks because there are way to many old people we could do without
2006-10-20 03:12:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋