Does National Health Care Really Work?

[TheRealMafoo]

Sardauk said:

McClaren said:

I live in the U.S. and we get propaganda about how it does work and that it doesn't.

I would like to know from some of you who live in other countries that have national health care what y'all think about it.

Also any one who travels a lot and has seen other countries health care.

 

Of course it works, it is a pillar of our modern society.

My son was born last year and I almost payed nothing for it (great and famous clinic in Brussels). I pay something like 150 Euros a year for a private complementary insurrance for my whole family... the rest is free and most of the cure are refunded at 75 %.

I haven't compared a lot but my UK collegues who now work and live in BE are crazy about it (one got a premature baby and was under a lot of stress... but not financialy).

 

This is one great thing about National Healthcare. You force private insurance to provide better service for less, as they now have to compete against a standard of service with a fixed cost.

it also removes the need for insurance companies to get charged huge prices at the hospital to cover the uninsured.

Again, if we had a flat tax system, I would be more for this. I am still against providing a service to 40% of the country that won't contribute any of there time to maintain it.

And Tyrannical is right. We need to fix out immigration issue. right new, the 12 million + illegal aliens can go to any hospital and get treated. This is a drain on out current system, and will be a drain on any future system.

Another idea I am for is no income tax at all, and collect all the funds through sales tax. This would mean everyone pays taxes, even illegal aliens. Money is time, I think it's stupid to tax the conversion of your time. Tax when you spend your time.

It's another form of flat tax.