How many people think the government should pay for their heathcare?

Question

Hillary and the rest of her Democrat followers feel as though the American government should be responsible for providing healthcare to Americans (and illegal immigrants in America). My question is this… How many people agree with her? Keep in mind that nothing is free. If the government takes on the payment of healthcare it is not Hillary that will pay for it but the average American! The rich have ways to avoid paying taxes; the poor don’t make enough money to pay a lot of taxes (if any). That means the middle class American will suffer! We could expect at least a 30% increase in taxes with Hillary’s plan. The middle class American, the group the Dems claim to be concerned about, will be hurt.
Now if healthcare is provided by the government there will be people who will not qualify for free healthcare. People who smoke, drink, eat unhealthy foods… this will be a never ending list of people who cannot get healthcare yet are forced to pay for it.

There are a lot more reasons why

Answer 1

Hey Jim...Thanks for reasoned response. I too think there is a way to make it work. I think the present system is broken. I look at the alternative out there in the owrld today and see a lot that appeal to me. As we get further into the updoming election cycle I think we will see firmer proposals being floated by the candidates. Hopefully we can get something that is designed to help we the people, not something like the present medicare prescription plan. Let's wait and see.

Answer 2

You already *are* paying for other people's medical bills. Medical insurance is a business, which means insurance companies are the middleman making a (hefty) cut from every medical dollar spent.

Your insurance premiums cover the medical bills of others and the insurance companies get to select who gets care and who doesn't -- depending on how much it *costs them* -- not according to who needs the treatments or how valid the treatments might be. Many people get unnecessary treatment or are prescribed prescriptions with exorbitant prices when more effective, cheaper meds are available simply because it profits the pharmaceutical companies that partner with the insurance companies, who then give a kick back to the insurance company.

In the last decade insurance premiums have risen 85%. The cost of care hasn't risen 85%. That extra money is going right into the pockets of businessmen.

You don't have the choice you think you do. Not only are you *currently* paying for the medical bills of others, you are also lining the pockets of businessmen in a big way.

People who have insurance have completely lost touch with what their medical care costs. They think, "I have insurance so I don’t need to shop around." So this is what happens.

You go to the doctor for psoriasis. The doctor writes a prescription for a drug that actually costs $150 for a 30-day supply; even though there is a safer med that costs only $5 for a 30-day supply. You pay your $15 co-pay AND the increased insurance premiums that is divided amongst everyone in your plan. So... *you* paid 300% of what you really needed to pay AND everyone else in your plan absorbs the $135 balance of the drug. The pharmaceutical company makes about a 500% profit from selling the more expensive drug and gives a kick back to the insurance company.

The worst part is that the average person doesn't even have any idea that there was another, better, more cost-effective solution to their psoriasis problem.

The politicians who represent big business plant this thought that "I should not have to pay for someone else's care" and the avg person falls for it, not realizing they are already doing just that.

Wake up. Do your own research into the truth. Then, come back and ask more questions.

Answer 3

Nice rant, but Socialized Medicine has been a reality in many countries for a very long time. Here in the USA though, we a a capitalistic society and allow doctors to earn exorbitant amounts of money for their service (almost as much as a basketball player) and we have an Insurance Industry that makes BILLIONS off of healthcare and they haven't directly treated anyone.

Who do you think is paying for all healthcare now? ... That's right, middle classed Americans! The rich have plenty of "friends" to treat them for the sake of a donation and the poor receive medicaid. The veterans have the VA Healthcare System and the members of Congress have free healthcare, and that leave's the middle class picking up the tab already, so I don't see a 30% rise in taxes.

That being said, socialized medicine would topple Insurance companies, and cut the allowable charges significantly for medical care. For example, a healthcare provider will bill a private citizen nearly $300 for a mamagram, while the same exam, if paid by medicare/medicaid, VA or other government entity is billed at less than $90. Think about who is being fleeced here ... those that are not poor enough for medicaid, old enough for medicare, disabled enough for VA or, in other words, middle classed Americans.

I personally believe there is a method to administer socialized medicine equitably by using premiums and deductables and administer the program by the federal government, not outsourced to private insurance companies like they've done with Prescription Coverage for Medicare. Insurance companies could market supplemental insurance coverage and be able to stay in business as well. And sorry to disappoint you, I'm registered as a Republican.

Answer 4

I will not pay for someones Methadone, Oxycontin, or any other medical issues or dependencies. If I were forced to pay, I would want a list of what I paid for.

Even if it were a 30% increase, what says all 30% would be for socialised health care. Some would, of course, be routed to funding other unrelated programs. Thats how it works, we see it every day.

Anyway, the last thing I want is to wait in a line similar to the DMV in order to take care of my childs ear infection or the like.

I think the real problem is with outrageous court cases and malpractice suits where settlement is the objective. This is why the cost of healthcare is so high. Focus on that. Maybe a charge for a failed courtcase. Maybe that would stop frivilous courtcases.

Answer 5

I think the American government should pay for our health care. I know I am tired of illegal immigrants getting it free when I bust my butt and cant get ahead. Or how the rich snooty people want to judge me on how I should do this and do that without knowing the facts of my life. At least her plqan is to help the American's instead of worrying about what is happening in another dang country that doesnt even effect me.............

Answer 6

Tax payers are already paying enough to have their healthcare paid for but no, we have to dish even more out of pocket to pay for private insurance, some families I know pay up to 1000.00 per month for healthcare, on top of the taxes they pay. Our politicians should reallocate money to provide programs for those individuals who pay their salary. But they'd rather give it to corporations and other countries. We need to be put first or given the option to quit paying as I don't even know what I'm paying for it certainly isn't things that improve my life.

Answer 7

I have healthcare already. I even have a dreaded "pre-existing condition". Here is what I did: I applied for jobs that have health insurance as a benefit. I made sure I had qualifications to be hired.

Thats a lot of "I's" and not the government doing stuff.

Answer 8

No, I do not think that I should pay for your health care. Even if I somehow didn't have to pay taxes for it, I still wouldn't want it. The Government can't run much of anything lately, I would never want to trust them with something as important as health care.

Answer 9

Jesus. I just wish one Republican could tell the truth... your question is a LIE... only Kucinich wants the govt to pay for healthcare and I happen to agree with him.

Answer 10

um...when the "government" pays for something, it really means TAXES will pay for something. So really, your question should be "How many people think I should pay for their healthcare?"