Kasz216 said:
A) Did you vote for David Cameron? B) Are you suggesting there are laws that specifically make people poor? That's the only way the government camn make people poor. C) Everything you are asking for.... people pretty much already have in the US. People in the US have access to adequate heathcare and decent food, they just don't make use of it. Just because you give someone access to something doesn't mean they will actually use it. The biggest impact the affordable care act is expected to have on Healthcare in the US is to force people who already qualify for government healthcare to actually sign up for it. This generally becomes obvious when you actually study the statistics on things like healthcare, homelessness and obesity. The real problem is you can't force people to do things. You can't force people to use their foodstamps cards on healthy foods. Hence the Obesity epidemic among the poor, preferring unhealthy foods that require no effort and taste better. You can't force the mentally ill and drug addicts to get medical treatment. The ability to refuse medical treatment being a right in the US. Which, if you study homeless statistics, pretty much all cases of homelessness that last more then 2-3 months in the US are due to mental illnesses and medical treatment. Other cases of homeslessness are mostly just due to things like gaps between your old lease and your new one. Poor people in the US already qualify for healthcare. The affordable Care act pretty much is just about forcing them to take it, rather then not, get sick and have emergency visits without insurance. Well that and the "Prexisting conditions" folks... which are actually a very very small minority.
There is two groups of poor people who don't have access to these things in America and are prominitly featured in those statistics. The biggest? Illegal Aliens. Illegal aliens are treated the same as citizens for census purposes... for example they were i believe a little bit over a thrid of the "American's without healthcare". (Which was something like 1/3rd illegal aliens, 1/4th people who qualify for government healthcare but aren't on it and 1/3rd people well over the poverty line.) In general, they inflate the numbers used to argue for laws that don't benefit them. It's another reason such legislation never actually works. Now if you support welfare applying equally to people who are here illegally, I mean sure.
The other number? People who are poor... but aren't actually poor. For example, in the past I fit the income qualifications for welfare but couldn't receive it for one reason. While I made almost no money at my job. I had money previously saved up. They take wealth into consideration. So i couldn't qualify for Welfare or government healthcare, housing assitance, or any number of other programs you probably don't even know American's have.
People often bitch about the government not doing anything and government programs not working and complain about corrupt polticians because they don't look at the problems and don't realize the solutions they want and get implemented aren't working because they aren't actually adressing the problems. What's the quote "Every complex situation has a simple solution, that's wrong."
People look to government and quickfix laws because actual solutions are much harder and require sacrifice. That's a big reason why "minium basic" requirements increase. Not just because what we have can increase, but so that the bar is high enough that people don't feel guilty... so they can feel better about their own individual selfishness. |
A.) I wasn't old enough at the time (i was 15 when he was elected), but i wouldn't vote for him ever. He's a conservative. I'd probably vote for the Green party though.
B.) Well through the use of certain taxes, the poor are made poorer. Taxes like VAT or sales tax hit the poor the hardest. The bedroom tax on public housing in the UK also makes people poorer than they should be. Also, the government has failed to increase minimum wage in line with inflation, so people have alot less expendable income. And, laws that weakened trade unions considerably in the 80's didn't help for working class people.
c.) I know the US has these things. But i guess i just don't like how healthcare in the US is not so accessible for the poor because it is run by private companies who are only after profit. The fact that insurance can be denied to someone with a long term illness is just disgusting. In the US, the technology and medicine is there and it should be there for anyone who needs it instead of being restricted to only those who can pay. I don't think it is too hard to implement. And no one is forced to use it. Their taxes still pay towards it though. But I love the NHS, it has been so useful to me. Especially last year, when i needed a crown for my tooth. It's nice not to have to worry about the cost of healthcare your self. Also, i guess UK healthcare is different then. Everyone, no matter their wealth can use the NHS.
And yeah, i'm not sure if illegals should use it or not. Citizens should get help first though if they choose to accept it.
But, also i strongly believe all education (not just school) should be free. Just because it is so important at the higher levels to get us a decent career. The cost deters some of the best who happened to be poor from going to university as it costs so much.
But yeah, i wouldn't want to live off the state either but it should be there anyway as a safety net. Especially, when people seem to be losing jobs all over the place (mostly from the large private sector).
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