I believe that every American should have healthcare. I also believe that it should be affordabe for eveyones budget. However, I do not believe that it should be socialized like it is in Canada where you have to wait just a long time period for an operation and where the health service is not always in good shape.
2007-01-21 03:13:42 · 16 answers · asked by Mr. Knowledgeable VI 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Every person should have access to healthcare--it just is humane and makes sense. Disease always has a cost to society at some level. If we put our efforts into preventing disease or curing it, it benefits everyone. I agree do agree with you that the problem seems to be more in operationalizing a Universal Healthcare system rather than should everyone have it.
2007-01-21 03:22:35 · answer #1 · answered by kobacker59 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People who think that you would 'die on a waiting list' in countries with free healthcare should really do some research. The USA has some of the best healthcare in the world but as it is available to so few people it's fairly far down on the list of best healthcare systems. The power needs to be taken out of the insurance and drug companies and like it or not be more in control of the people and government together. If you think that everyone is the USA has the right to own a gun, surely everyone has the right to healthcare?
2016-05-24 05:12:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMHO the United States of America is probably the most barbaric and backward powers of the Western World simply because it does not have a universal health care program.
Who wins with universal health care? The working poor and the middle class in America would be the clear winners.
Who stands to loose? Big business - insurance companies, hospital conglomerates, drug companies, etc. The pressure on politicians by paid lobbyists to keep the status quo intact is huge. Also the propoganda machine has and continues to spread unsubstantiated myths about universal health care.
Let's get real! For many Americans having the ability to even stand in line for health care is a dream. I;m sure many of the working poor would be glad to stand in line for universal health care. Its better than no health care.
As for those of you who would disparage the Canadian system: why do you think the majority of American cars - Ford, GM and Chrysler - are made in Canada? The answer is very simple and straight forward - universal health care. The Big 3 don't have to pay for that for Canadian workers. The health care bill for workers south of the Canadian border is crippling the Big 3, especially GM.
Universal health care in Canada also has a direct impact on our economy - better than the US - and our education - Canadians are better educated than Americans nationally.
2007-01-21 03:39:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With Canada and the UK as examples, there is good reason to believe that the quality of health care would diminish under a universal health care program administered by the government.
Perhaps there is a potential role for churches and social organization like the Shriners and Masons to build and staff hospitals as they did in the past. Private philanthropy and non-governmental administration tends to work better in our society than the quagmire of government bureaucracy.
2007-01-21 03:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by Suzianne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, like Canada, you cant have universal healthcare without long lines and reduced service. The government is not as efficient at healthcare services than the private sector. Also, 90% of people are covered by health insurance and the 10% who are not covered can walk into any emergency room. If we have universal healthcare, taxes will go up significantly, service will be reduced, and supply will go down and demand will go up. Its simple economics. The Canadian who responded below is the exception or is lying and is not the rule because I know a lot of Canadians and see the reports about their lack of healthcare. A lot of Canadians cross the border and come to my area for services.
2007-01-21 03:17:02 · answer #5 · answered by charles 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A couple of items:
#1) The stories of abysmally long waiting periods in Canada are false. The majority of Americans have to wait a long time for non-urgent care, and the waiting times have been found to be pretty much in line with the USA. That myth was perpetrated by those with a vested financial interest in not having a more efficient health care system, and was strongly parroted by the right in the USA.
#2) The government is much, much more efficient in covering health care. For one, you have profit taking in the private sector. Even when that factor is taken out, the public financing is still more efficient. 92 to 93 cents of every dollar goes directly to paying health claims in Medicare and Medicaid, when they are the direct payers. It's about 88 or so before profit taking, and about 83 to 84 after profit taking.
And when you look at the myth that our health care is the envy of the world, that's not true either. By most objective standards - infant mortality, lifespan, etc., we're on par with a lot of third world nations in the quality of our results.
It's a huge drag on the economy to be wasting hundreds of billions of dollars every year for no good result. The only arguments still against it are from the people who are getting rich off of the fraud and inefficiency.
2007-01-21 03:31:53 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Universal health care is an attainable goal in the United States and there are not very many reasons to not attain it. While admittedly there are numerous major deficiencies in our market based healthcare system, each person should be able to access it.
The question I feel is not necessarily SHOULD we have it, but HOW does it come about - socialized, privatized, mixed, etc.?
2007-01-21 03:18:41 · answer #7 · answered by Alex 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have never waited a long time in a canadian hospital major or small city. i also required surgery and was in very fast. the best part is i never once see a bill ever! all i do is show them my gov't card , that i don't have to pay for, and all my hospital and doctor and specialist visits are free. I've been in a few different countries and this is the best system ever
2007-01-21 03:19:46 · answer #8 · answered by lat0ria 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Taxes would go up and quality of care would go down.
Look at everything the government controls. Air traffic control their systems are outdated and the new system has huge cost overruns and is several years late.
The war in Iraq $2000 dollar case of coke?
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2007-01-21 03:32:40 · answer #9 · answered by Luchador 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No we shouldn't. That would cause higher taxes, a declining economy subsequently, and a lesser quality of overall healthcare
2007-01-21 03:30:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋