National Security Vs. National Health Care?

Question

If the government could handle National Security or running the Military, why Can't they handle National Health Care? (I know they are struggling with the Military, but humor me)

So what all of you are saying is that our country is incompetent in military and EVERY aspect of the federal government...Also the UN doesn't run our military, our president tries to run the UN...stop giving me your opinions on National Health Care and tell me why, if we have and run a competent military program, how come we can't run a competent National Health Care System. None of you live in other countries and therefore can not base your answers on one foreign person's experience. (I don't care how well you know them).

Also don't tell me about taxes, cause we pay hella taxes here in the US...take a look at your paycheck this year and what you paid out, then look at what you made and where the money went. Taxes are generally 30-35% of your paycheck. So don't give me the sob tax story of we earn more, cause I'm middle class and am taxed to death, but I receive no benefit to the taxes...save for military protection and voting if you can count those...

Answer 1

I think if we want to have national health care, then let the Government take over the insurance industry and turn it into a non profit organization. Then, look into reasonable profits by hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. No one should get rich off the sick and dying except doctors and nurses. They have earned it.

Answer 2

Most countries that have socialized their healthcare have begun returning to a privatized system. Although I agree that healthcare should be a right for all, a government healthcare plan is not the best solution.

How dare you tell anyone not to comment on anything outside our own country, it is a matter of public record that the French for example pay massive payroll taxes for their government health insurance and that over 80% of workers also have private supplemental insurance to cover the huge copays and deductibles. How about Canada where a person having a life threatening heart problem most likely will have a 6 month wait to see a specialist.
At least in America, if you need emergency treatment, you WILL be tended, it is illegal for hospitals to refuse critical care because of inability to pay.
It is not the place of government to care for our needs from cradle to grave. Our current system, while somewhat flawed, has produced the highest level of medical advancement in the world. Where do you think wealthy people from worldwide travel to have many procedures performed? Here's a clue, it ain't France or Canada.

One sure fact about socialized medicine. the costs will increase and the quality of care will decrease. If you enjoy paying hella taxes now, you'll surely love the plans the dems have in mind for us all.

Answer 3

You have any idea just how much universial health care would cost ?

Try about 1 trillion every year.

The entire US budget last year, was 2.4 trillion.

So you think you pay high tax's now, what do you think you would pay, after universial health care passed ?

The US had income and corporate tax revenure of 1.4 trillion dollars last year.

So you can imagine, how large a tax increase would be necessay to increase tax revenue, another trillion dollars, to fund universial health care.

Answer 4

Ask a Canadian, Brit, Frenchman or German. They pay tax, tax, tax, tax and have to wait, wait wait for service.

Socialism failed in The Soviet Union, is in the process of failing in Cuba, was voted down in Venezuela, China is going to a quasi capitalistic system. Every time one of Helen's relatives in VietNam get sick they call her begging for cash.

If we fund a "Free" system paid by tax money it will be abused, create yet another group of Federal Civilians doing nothing and result in less access.

Answer 5

Why should it? Security is a function of the federal Gov't. Healthcare is not a function of the feds. The feds have taken on far too much beyond that allowed by the States and should be cut way back.

Answer 6

comparable question i've got been asking, Ken. I merely posed it any different way around; the Cons can not have it the two techniques. They declare their administration is totally able to undertaking this "conflict on terror," yet oh, God...government can not administer common well being care...

Answer 7

The UN is now in charge of our military. Take a closer look at medicaid, medicare, and Walter Reid.

Answer 8

think of the compassion of the IRS, the competence of FEMA, and the efficiency of the DMV. and there you have government health care

Answer 9

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