| akuma587 said: Aren't we better off spending our money on healthcare than the war in Iraq? I mean Republicans have had no problem shipping American tax dollars abroad, why not keep some of them here? Its not like healthcare is like passing out free TV's or something to everybody, it is something that people should be able to access regardless of how rich or poor they are. |
It's like the social security (and to a lesser extent, education): Massive amounts of government money will not actually better the lives of the average American. Forced social healthcare will not work.
The issue with the system is:
- The healthcare system is already crunched (which causes the insane prices)
- We'll have a lower quality of healthcare for those that do visit doctors now
- Will force healthy individuals to pay money out of their pocket, to cover a high-risk patient, who pays the same
- Government systems in America rarely work, if ever.
I worked in the healthcare industry (medical transport officer) for a year, and visited over 100 medical facilities in Ohio. Trust me when I say that if everyone has healthcare, the hospitals and doctor offices won't have the staffing to meet the patient's needs. We'll have rationed healthcare that's very costly as hospitals and doctors offices put out even more incentives for new RNs and Doctors for their offices, driving up the price of healthcare.
Americans DO need more healthcare, but they don't need a forced system by the government. The cost of the healthcare will be sent to the consumer - the worker, the 'average working American' will see a nice UHC tax of 10% for their gross earnings. Otherwise, if it's forced on the company, it'll be a disaster, and we'll see rampant unemployment.
It'd be much better if the government worked more on getting the private sector involved in healthcare..Maybe even look at seeting up Medical Savings Accounts for citizens, and getting them to invest into it each paycheck, as they then, would determine their future health.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
