Do you think children should have free healthcare no matter their parent's income?

Question

I think they should. Kids should always have healthcare insurance, no matter what the family's income is.

Answer 1

no. i don't think American taxpayers should be paying for the health care for the children of millionaires and billionaires.

however, people with low incomes (not just children) should be provided some kind of basic medical coverage other than running to the emergency room when their undiagnosed and untreated illness has gone critical.

we can spend 3 BILLION DOLLARS A WEEK on warring on Iraq but for some odd reason the idea of caring for our own citizens sure twists the boxers of those who are financially secure enough not to have to worry about be able to afford a doctor. i bet most of these calloused cold hearted Scrooge clones call themselves Christian.

WWJLS? who would Jesus let suffer?

Answer 2

Why stop with kids. Give it to everyone.

Just let me know how YOU are going to pay for it. I'm broke so don't come to me any with new taxes.

In my opinion, (and that's why I'm here after all), If we lower the cost of health care we can offer it to more people without spending money we don't have.

I strongly suspect there is as much waste and duplication in the health care industry as there is in government. Before we expand it, we need to clean it up.

Derek above missed the whole point. Bush vetoed the legislation because taxes on Cigarettes is a shrinking source of revenue. very quickly you will have another mandated federal program with no funding.

Currently, 100% of the county property tax that I pay goes to federally mandated programs. The county has to rely on sales tax and other fees to run the county. That is just wrong.

Currently, my monthly contribution to my health care plan at work is greater than my monthly mortgage payment. Add in what the company contributes and it is almost double. That's just wrong too.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Have you seen how thick the Medicare rule books are? Have you seen the care our seniors get who are on medicare? Do we want to subject our children to that?

Kids will probably eventually get free healthcare in this country. It will be half assed, hoop jumping misery for parents. Doctors will be able to pick and choose whether they will accept those patients, just as they can now. And what do you want to bet that the good docs will only accept private insurance or cash? You can't force a doctor to accept a certain insurance. It is still a free market economy in this country. And if you do? I think you'll be losing a lot of very talented doctors.

Answer 5

Not "free," but we all collectively as Americans should pay for all of our children's healthcare. I believe it says a lot that we abandon poor children with no other excuse than they were born into the wrong families.

There's a lot of selfishness out there, and that's not what made America great.

Answer 6

Yeah Bush is a sick bastard. His reasoning for vetoeing a bill that would increase taxes on cigarette companies and use the money to provide health care for children who's parents dont have a lot of money is, "I love poor kids". If he really loved poor kids he would get it out of his stupid head that socialized medicine is always bad. Maybe because his parents were rich as hell when he was growing up, but millions of Americans dont have enough money to afford healthcare.

Answer 7

no, how about a little parent responsibility of taking care of their own kids. They have them and some one else takes care of them, I do not think so. Guess you do know that this last bill, that was veto, including illegals too, sure did.
Besides the Schip is already on the records, and children do have healthcare, did you know that.
Also , why should I want to help pay for adults, like 25 yr old , which were also sneaked into this bill. If they want healthcare, they need to pay for it themself.

Answer 8

No, tax subsidized health care should only be available to those 200% of the poverty line and under.

People above that can afford their own health insurance and will drop their private health insurance if it becomes available to them pushing the cost to the taxpayers that choose not to have children.

Answer 9

Looks like most of the respondents...delete the "esp" and "n"...rodents think doctors don't care about their patients. Greed runs the American economy since the Republicans took charge...and they FLAUNT greed. Even if it costs more. With health care for all, we'll not only SAVE hard working Americans tax dollars, but people will be healthier too. Republicans are in the back pocket of the insurance and drug companies. If we have universal health care those exec's might have to give up one of their seven vacation homes, but American kids will be healthy.

Answer 10

Yes, and free education until they reach 21.