Question about what Obama just said.

[TheRealMafoo]

SciFiBoy said:

TheRealMafoo said:

im_sneaky said:
Health care is a right. If you get a disease, you deserve to be treated. The end. Lines have to be drawn somewhere, but health care is a right. The end.

Health care is not a right. If you get a disease, you need to be responsible for yourself. The end. Lines have to be drawn somewhere, but health care is not a right. The end.

 

yes, because anyone who cant afford private healthcare has the knowledge to treat themselves, oh wait they dont, so without healthcare they get ill, then they cant work, then jobs arent done, then rich people cant have nice things as theres no one to make them, no mansion for you mafoo, you refused to keep the people who could build it alive, enjoy living on the decrepit streets that have no one to maintain them

 

 

Wow, can you say “extreme”. No one in the US goes without healthcare. It's why it's so expensive. The people with it pay for those without.

In the US, if you get sick, you go to the hospital, and you're treated. The only issue is how much it cost. If you can't afford it, you still get it. You might have a bill for the rest of your life, but you will never be turned away (it's against the law to do so). The US also does not have debtors prison, so you can't be thrown in jail.

Now, do rich people get better care? Yes. But they always will. You can't stop that.

The problem in the US is the cost, not so much the care (although it could be better). We could do a better job of prevention, but it can always be better.