Those who are for a national health plan, do you wonder about these same concerns?

Question

At least one candidate implies our tax money can cover everyone for health care.
1) If one cannot afford health care out of pocket, how are we to afford it with our government guaranteeing profits regardless of outcome (health care that ends with miserable results still get paid the same as those with good results), and paying added fees for monitoring and administering the programs?
2) If employers are required to provide health care (while politicians repay support in the form of legislation guaranteeing high profit and strict eligibility that results in many people not able to access health care) and maintain standards that are not imposed on competitor nations, how does this promote employment in the USA and if jobs are lost, who will pay the taxes to support the national program?
3) If it is possible for a national health plan to cover all, will senators and our President then receive the same benefits as those paying taxes to support it (like it was prior to 1992?)

Bone: Also health care is the only industry that is guarenteed payment regardless of the results! Just because other nations have health care of some sort does not make government intervention the only solution.
Currently our taxes pays for research to discover what average tax payers will never benefit from because the cost is too high and payment is based on what insurance companies is willing to pay, not based on supply and demand. Maybe any gov. supported research should result in free use until an equal amount of cost has been recovered by tax payers.

Answer 1

1) We can't. If I can't afford it out of my own pocket, history has shown me that government administered programs are rife with inefficiency and bureaucratic bloat and cost more. The problem with saying "The gub'mint will pay for it" is that I *AM* the "gub'mint". They don't have ANY money they don't get from me and other taxpayers...so if I have trouble paying for it now, it won't get any easier when Uncle Sam shakes me down harder to "pay for" national healthcare. Yes, I do want to get health care...but not government provided care.
2) While I don't think it naturally follows that politicians will allow employers to "cherrypick" who gets healthcare in exchange for support (I simply don't see big business backing ANY plan that requires them to pony up all or most of the dough) I do agree that requiring that WILL force them to increase costs of their product and that will make US products less competitive than nations not forced to supply the same coverages for their workers. It's not hard to imagine that those U.S. employers will move even more factories/offices overseas to compensate and remain competitive....and yes, that would result in ever-fewer taxpayers shouldering an even larger burden.
3) I believe that if a national referendum was ever passed mandating that all present members of Congress had to live under the laws they pass for us average Joes/Janes, we would see a MUCH different caliber of legislation from Capitol Hill...and less partisan bickering.

Answer 2

Ya its what Ive been saying all along look up the facts about "socialized medicine" see how it works in other countries. Sure it looks great on paper but so does a 20hr work week and 4 to 5 weeks paid vacation a year. Until you look under the hood, most of the countries with "socialized health care" have one or all of the problems that i will list now: High TAXES, High UN-EMPLOYMENT, A LACKADAISICAL work force, STAGNANT economies, MEDIOCRE CARE SERVICES, ANTIQUATED equipment, Severe SHORTAGES of health care workers, Long WAITS for care, DIS-SATISFIED doctors and nurses. In a FEW countries like Sweden, Denmark and Finland the quality of services is quite good. But still there remains the problems in their respective countries i have listed above!!!
The problem with "socialized" anything is it creates a working class that is not motivated to do anything after all the GOVERNMENT provides EVERYTHING but at the same time leaves you with NOTHING not even your DIGNITY! If YOU still need further proof look no further than the FALL of COMMUNISM in the USSR. WHY do so few persist in pursuing old tired failed "socialist ideologies "at the EXPENSE of the MANY!!!

Answer 3

The Presidential candidates must initiate a national health care that will be subsidized by the employers or government and the citizens can contribute depending on their paying capacity.

VOTE for your choice as US President on my 360 degrees blog and know who will likely win to initiate the health care program.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

just a peice of outside information
usa is the only 1st world nation without a form of health plan

Answer 6

Americans don't want a national health plan. I work and pay for my healthcare and I don't want to get crappy coverage just because some hack politican wants it that way.

Answer 7

we need it very badly