People continuously point to other countries that have national healthcare systems like Canada and wonder why the USA can't follow suit. Everyone of the countries that support a healthcare system has simply a butter economy. They don't have to support a large military.
Since the end of WWII, the USA has had to maintain a guns and butter economy. The fall of the USSR, which tried to have a socialistic guns and butter economy, rasies questions as to the practicality of attempting a national healthcare system in the USA.
Does our position as a military leader in the world make national healthcare unobtainable?
2007-02-16 09:52:18 · 10 answers · asked by .... . .-.. .-.. --- 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yeah, and don't forget the rationing that goes with it; wait'll the morons discover there's no such thing as a free lunch - now, THAT will be a fun food fight to watch ('course, it'll be a bit late to change anything, but that's another story altogether, isn't it?)!
2007-02-16 09:55:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
We are currently paying for a national health care system and it is badly broken. A little better than 11% of all workers in the US don't have health insurance of any kind. In this day and age that means that 11% of all workers can't afford to see a doctor. We have allowed the private sector to provide health care and now the system is at the point of failure. I don't see any alternative at this point but government regulation of the industry. If this seems unfair, remember that the health care industry, along with all of the other major industries in America, is already regulated. What we need is a more equatable system that delivers better value for the money we are spending.
2016-05-24 07:48:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see where Hillary is running on a health care reform platform, i guess since Bill won the presidential election the first time with health care reform, she thought why not use a winning strategy, the only problem is , after Bill was elected , she went before Congress with their health care reform package and went down like a rock in water, she had 8 years as first lady to do something about it, then as Senator from New York she has done nothing for health care reform, now she tells us that if only elected president, she will do miracles, why does someone think that after all those years of not doing anything for health care reform, that she will do anything after elected president
2007-02-16 10:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by DukeofDixie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't matter.
Why do so many wealthy Canadians come to the US for medical care if Canada's system is so good? It's not.
I agree there should be a healthcare safety net.
The answer is NOT, however, to create a government monopoly.
A little bit of tort law reform that actually allows doctors to practice would go a long way.
2007-02-16 10:07:20 · answer #4 · answered by MoltarRocks 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
All you're asking people to do is to put roughly 1/2 of what they're now paying in insurance premiums, into Universal health care. Do that and everyone will save money, and everyone will have good access to health care. Everyone.
Universal health care works, and that's why almost all modern countries have it. No health care system is perfect, but Universal health care works much better for 95% of people than U.S. style health care.
The ONLY ones who benefit from U.S. style health care are the very rich, the drug and medical industry, and the insurers. Everyone else comes up short compared to Universal health care.
2007-02-16 10:20:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Quality healthcare should be a right of all Americans, not just for those that have insurance.
50 million in America without health insurance is a total shame. A lot of people can't pay $10.00 for an asprin at a hospital!!
Most of the people in England, Canada, Germany, Italy, etc...are very happy with nationalized care, and wouldn't trade it back.
2007-02-16 09:56:11 · answer #6 · answered by Villain 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Except that it should be government guns only to the extent needed to protect us, and everyone buys their own butter - and healthcare.
2007-02-16 09:56:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It doesnt even work in the butter only states.
2007-02-16 10:10:19 · answer #8 · answered by CaptainObvious 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it cant even support Medicaid/Medicare as they are programs that are both already billions in the hole
2007-02-16 09:57:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Please tell us where socialism has worked ANYWHERE!
2007-02-16 09:55:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋