if we gave up cars and pay and had No appliances, no electricity, waited on Lines, Could We get Free Health?

Question

Care too? Give up 95% of what you have could you buy free healthcare?

that's the Cuban Lifestyle.

Answer 1

The left and the media are hot on this issue to try to show we are the only ones to reject a plan that will tax us at the 50% rate and ensure that the government basically has created another entitlement program that will devour the federal budget in future years requireing more cuts in the basic needs of government like defense. They act like it is going to free up other costs we have all the time and that unless we are rich we have poor coverage. I have not made over 40$ thousand in my life and I have never felt like I have received poor care for anything becaue of it.

Answer 2

Canada has universal health care.

Life in Canada is every bit as modern as life in the U.S., without the extreme poverty and the exaggerated economical inequity between the classes, that are so prevalent in the U.S.

America could have universal health care except for intense corporate greed and the foolish and archaic attitudes of Republicans in particular.

Universal health care is cheaper than private medical insurance, for the individual. Cheaper for the Government to administer, and better for at least 95% of Americans. The only Americans who would have any reason to complain are the ultra rich... because while they would get terrific medical treatment... they wouldn't get better treatment than everyone else. Not better medicine... not more neccessary treatment... I'm talking about the extras that make no difference.

So what? Let the rich live like people rather than spoiled children.

Answer 3

Well yes, but I don't think that is an acceptable plan.

A more acceptable plan would be to cut out the middle men; insurance companies. They are sucking the life out of the healthcare system.

Taking the insurance companies out of the equation would allow more of the healthcare market revenue to flow directly to the hospitals and doctors. Then maybe you won't be charged $50 for tylenol the next time you get sick.

The problem currently is that ....you and I pay medicare tax to pay for medical bills for the uninsured. A middle class person won't qualify for medicade, but much of the middle class today is finding it hard to afford private insurance, because the rates are unreasonable....now 70% of America is uninsured. But even if your uninsured, if you have to go to the emergency room....you still have to go. So the hospital has to get that lost revenue back from the insurance company...who in turn will raise rates again. It's a broken system with no checks an balances. Insurance companies make money,...that's why they are in the business.....i'm not saying making money is bad....but not at the cost of further ruining the healthcare system. Cut out the insurance companies, and everyone will get healthcare Nationwide...without cutting doctors payscales and without lowering standards of care.

Answer 4

How do you buy free health care?

I'm not sure where you are coming from, but the US spends more on health care (per capita) then any other country, yet we rank 37th (according to the World Health Organization) in health care. I think if we spent that money more efficiently, we could have a system in which everyone who can't afford to, would get free health care. It might even be possible for everyone to get it. So I don't think it would require giving up 95% of anything.

Answer 5

No. The average American pays 7% more of their paycheck for healthcare than the rest of the world and we live no longer than Cubans or Mexicans. With universal healthcare, you'd get an immediate 7% pay increase.

I get my healthcare from the VA which is "socialized medicine". It's far superior to what I've received from private practices in the past.

Answer 6

I believe your statement is not realistic for you assume that cars, appliances and electricity has a direct effect on health care and it's price. Although there may be some inherent connections(like fix costs which every business accounts for) with the above the real issue is the insurance company hold on the price of health care (at least here in the states).

Answer 7

Yes, though you wouldn't have to dismantle the market economy to quite that degree to accomplish just that one socialist objective.

Of course, you'd also solve the whole carbon-emission thing, as a bonus.

Answer 8

Cuba has a socialist government, we have a democracy.. very different.

A social program does not socialism make.


You worried about the money though?

Legalize Pot and tax the hell out of it.. problem solved.

Answer 9

They're quite selective of who gets decent health care and who doesn't. Be apposed to the leaders, and see what happens.

I'm still curious as to why Castro goes to Spain for his operations and why his personal physician is also from Spain and not one of their esteemed Doctors. :)

Answer 10

What like France or Britain or Canada?