what is wrong with guaranteed health insurance for every american?

Question

the nasty people who just want to be rude and insult people -- go away, or let's arrange a meeting place and i'll see u there ;)

those who are good at diatribes, please tell me

i think this is something that is christian and moral and kind and good, so i don't get those who are against it.

Answer 1

Your Imaginary friend jesus aside, nothing. Many would like to argue that it would create a system of substandard care. Or that people would abuse it because it is free. But look at our educational system. There still exists a private education system that is thriving. People continue to pay for a service despite the fact that they could consume a comparable service for free. Furthermore, some public schools offer superior educations while others are indeed substandard. This has more to do with socio-economic factors than anything.

So if we can have an education system that allows for the public to utilize or not utilize. That provides services to those who want them, why couldn't we have the same for health care. The government could offer a baseline of acute care and preventative services. People who could afford it would still have premium insurance and providers.

I just don't understand the arguments of socialism and abuse of the system. Like people would just go to the doctor because its free. I mean we buy bottles of water even though there are free alternatives. And we have an educational system that does not make us socialist. As long as there are health care choices and they are not mandated, much like the educational system, why not.

As far as the who is going to pay for it question. c'mon. Since when are we counting pennies. Who is paying for the medicare drug program? We are. Who is paying for the wars? We are.

The bottom line is, isn't our collective health something that should be prioritized? We are the richest nation on the planet. Don't we have a moral obligation to provide access to health services? People should not be dying in this country because of an inability to access care.

That simple. It is important. It is an ethical imperative and it needs to be prioritized above other things that we are expending enormous amounts of money and resources on.

Answer 2

if I pay for insurance at work, why should I then be taxed to pay for insurance for people that don't have insurance? I am now paying for insurance twice.

The government has not shown that they can operate health care properly. Just look at the mess medicare is in.

After a while companies are going to drop insurance as a benefit since it is available "for free" from the government. Then we will n o longer have choice about what medical plan we want and think is appropriate.

Procedures that the government (or more specifically politicians with their own agenda) does not approve of will be come unavailable. if I say abortion, maybe a lot of people cheer. Fine. How about if they won't pay for vasectomies?

Answer 3

Plenty of things wrong with it. In order to accomplish a government health care program you need to steal money from others to pay for it. The government has proven time and again to be incompetent when managing social programs. Those who work hard to provide for their own health care will have their options limited in order to placate those who have no desire to provide for themselves. One of the reasons the US has some of the finest health care facilities and practitioners in the world is because there is a monetary incentive for doctors to perform and discover new and highly effective treatments. Once health care is in the governments hands this monetary incentive will disappear (just as it did for vaccinations once the gov't began providing them). As a result innovation in the health care field will be drastically deterred.

Answer 4

There is nothing Christian about Government controlled socialized medicine.. sure we need to take steps toward afforable health care, but you really should study this before buying off on it.

We already have social health programs for the ones on the system ..

Answer 5

People that work have health insurance if they choose, some people choose not to have health insurance.

Some people would rather have all those trendy things that they don't really need, so they trump their need for health insurance.

Why should I pay for health insurance for someone who is not willing to work.

Granted their are some people who can't work because of serious health issues.

Answer 6

Good theory, but who is going to pay for it? I have enough problems paying my own bills and taxes that I don't have enough to share with everyone. How come a person can't be responsible for their own needs? Why does this need to fall onto the state? Who made the state my mother?

Answer 7

Who's going to foot the bill? The rich & the beurocrats will get the timely/quality care & the rest of us will go down to an even lower level than the present HMO level & cost will rise.

Answer 8

Did it ever occur to anybody that some people can't afford health insurance?

Answer 9

Insurance corporations might start to lower their rates? You are against that?

Many Insurance CEO might not have jobs?

Answer 10

The problem is that not every American is willing to work for it, some would rather sponge off the government.