Would you be ok paying higher taxes if it meant 100% universal health care coverage?

Answer 1

Absolutley. I don't think people understand the magnitude of the lack of health care available to all people. It ends up costing us a LOT more in the long run to care for and pay for those without healthcare coverage.

Answer 2

I already pay higher taxes to get universal health care and all it's gotten me is a country full of doctors that could care less as to whether they provide good care or not. Honestly, why should they strive to be a better doctor if they are still going to make the same wage as every other doctor? All universal health care does is lower the quality of health care. Does a bad doctor in the States get patients? No! So they go out of business! Does a bad doctor in Canada get patients? Who cares, he still gets paid the same, but now he has more time to spend at the gold course. In short, no, it wouldn't be okay. I'd rather keep my money in my pocket and only pay when I need something.

Answer 3

Interesting question... Of course it lends to the notion of a socialist republic, as opposed to a capitalistic one. People will quickly fan the flames of hatred for greedy capitalism, citing greed as a, or even THE source of its inherent corruption, but I submit that in socialist countries, where universal health care exists and "thrives" there is just as much, if not MORE corruption in play.

I lived in Italy for over 4 years, and my child was a guest at an Italian hospital. He got a glass of milk, an "x-ray" of sorts of his stomach, and a bed for the night. We were not allowed to turn lights on, the nurse (yes, singular... in a ward with roughly 25 beds) worked by the light of one lamp, and without a computer. In short, you get what you pay for... or in their case, what the state pays for. In northern Italy, where it is industrious and work is plentiful, every single person I spoke to complained about paying taxes so that illegal immigrants and loafers could go see the same doc for the same care.

Also, it won't just be illegal aliens and the poor who receive this wonderful universal healthcare (at wage earner's and professionals' expense) that start to piss you off in a few years... your own quality of care will greatly diminish as well.

I also piggyback on the previous answer about the drive capitalism creates for competition. How hard would you work if you knew that no matter how good or bad you did, you would receive the same pay?

Be honest...

And to answer your question... No... Hell no. Social medicine is an evil and starving wolf in the fleece of a lamb... and is the spearhead of the liberal march!

Answer 4

With the taxes we're already paying we could have 100% health coverage. Far too many of our tax dollars are being wasted on B.S.! ;-)=

Answer 5

Yes, Japan is able to do it I don't understand why we can not. Just get rid of the insurance agancy's and have a general fund for health most of us already pay for insurance on our payroll deduction why not pay less and put it towards a general health fund and to cover those who dont have a job add a special sales tax. or have some of the lotto money put towards it.

Answer 6

You ask a real open question, since you don't say how much more. 10% more? Twice as much?

It will be very interesting to see how the new Massachusetts law on health care works.

The last thing I want to see is the government running the health care system - costs becoming astronomical, and quality declining..

Answer 7

As a healthcare professional, i comprehend finished properly the way it is going to truly paintings they decrease selections of medicine, exams, techniques, and high quality of care suffers (all interior the call of saving expenses). actuality is the plan they're offering right here will fee greater then 5% tax will strengthen(for each tax payer)- we've already got medicaid and medicare for our indigent and elderly (that are failing using governments mismanagement of funds) so why interior the international could i desire them to wreck our surprising wellbeing care gadget? we've Canadians come right here to the study scientific institution I paintings at for area of expertise care that they won't get straight away there to maintain their lives- i wouldn't in any respect desire that for our electorate. UHC is crap!!!!

Answer 8

no, the tax and health care systems are manipulated beyond the point of usefulness.

poor people, who pay much less in taxes, use healthcare services way more than middle-class people. The amount spent on delivering babies alone is astronomical

Answer 9

No. If tax money were properly managed we wouldn't need to pay more for universal health care.

Answer 10

Yes, I would!
A lot of people would find health care coverage
for the attention they need. I myself would greatly apreciate
it very much.