The so-called world number1 country can not carry on with a situation where 40% of it's citizens either do not have any healthcare Insurance or are under-insured....
Is this a third world country or what?
2007-11-04 13:08:29 · 31 answers · asked by Dream Realized 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I very much agree with you. i think health care and Iraq will be the two main issues. It is a shame we have so many people needing health care in the greatest Country in the World.
2007-11-04 13:18:26 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ Mel 7 · 4⤊ 5⤋
Of course it's an extremely important issue, with many Americans faced with the decision of either getting treatment and going broke, or not doing anything about an illness.
However, the insurance and drug companies have done an excellent job of convincing the public that affordable, not-for-profit health care is evil.
Fyi, it's not just the lazy that don't have good insurance.
2007-11-04 13:48:06 · answer #2 · answered by Cristina 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Indeed it should be. Our health system fails us. We have twice the child mortality rate of the rest of the developed world, lower life expectancy and healthy life expectancy than almost any developed country, and yet pay twice for health care what they do.
As for infidel - "most Canadians" do not come here for healthcare - this is really a quite stupid thing to say. A lot of rich ones do because we have developed a system that looks after a lot of rich people but screws anyone else. As for deaths in Britain - can you please provide a source for the statement. And once you have done so perhaps you can tell us how it is even vaguely relevant given that NOBODY in the US is advocating a nationalized health service comparable to UK's.
2007-11-04 13:35:21 · answer #3 · answered by Sageandscholar 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
No. It is one of the most important, to be sure, definitely in the top five, but I think the most important of all, is pulling the rug out from under the NWO agenda, by abolishing the Federal Reserve, the IRS, and the unconstitutional income tax, thereby taking the country and the constitution and giving them back to the people where they belongs. *sm*
2007-11-04 14:16:11 · answer #4 · answered by LadyZania 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the facts:
-47 million Americans as of 2005 were without any kind of coverage.
-that is 16% of the entire population
-11% greater than the unemployed
-82 million Americans(almost 1/3 of the entire population) spent a portion of 2005 without any form of coverage
-15% of all employees were without company sponsored health coverage
-80% of this number is either native or naturalized citizens
-old diseases are reappearing with multi-antibiotic resistance
-Nearly 40 percent of the uninsured population reside in households that earn $50,000 or more. A growing number of middle-income families cannot afford health insurance payments even when coverage is offered by their employers.
sounds like a national security situation to me, that is being overlooked because people want to claim it is only about helping the lazy, unemployed, or illegal immigrants.
Well if 47 million get stricken with multi-antibiotic resistant diseases, without health coverage, not only will it completely destroy the medical industry and the US economy, but allow everyone who used to be able to afford medical coverage to be infected, depending on an unprepared medical industry for help.
So if not the most important, it should be one of the top 3.
furthermore, if anyone thinks we don't already pay the bills of those who cannot pay through higher prices, they are completely delusional.
2007-11-04 13:20:01 · answer #5 · answered by Boss H 7 · 6⤊ 4⤋
Probably neck & neck with the war in Iraq & just as controversial. Here's the best plan:
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/feature/healthcareplan/americanhealthchoicesplan.pdf
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2007-11-05 02:32:14 · answer #6 · answered by mstrywmn 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No the most important issues is who is the puppet master behind the illusion of choice. Do some thinking I may have saved you from stupidity here
2007-11-04 14:49:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
no. that's number two. peace is number one (like that's gonna happen anytime soon).
then i'll agree that universal healthcare should be of prime importance. make our nation healthy. and education. and infrastructure/jobs. put america back to work, building america.
2007-11-04 14:39:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is very important; but the key issue is overturning the Bush Doctrine.
We have to get back to the rule of Law
2007-11-04 13:14:45 · answer #9 · answered by whirling W dervish 2 · 7⤊ 3⤋
After Iraq/Iran, it should be, but anything can be called universal, as we shall see.
2007-11-05 08:11:23 · answer #10 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋