True, insurance is for profit and thus some things aren't covered. But what would the government do to pay for this ridiculously unhealthy country's medical bills? Tax us all into poverty?
I've got more health problems than the average person, and no health insurance. However I'm still not a fan of socialized medicine. I can' t think of a single thing the federal government does better than the private sector.
Now, seeing as I have lupus and pretty severe chronic depression, free healthcare would be GREAT for me, but I have to consider what is best for the entire country vs. what would be great for me. Ya know, the whole "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" I think for this country it would be a very bad idea. It would benefit everyone with health problems equally, but what would the effect be on the economy over all with Americans being forced to pay so much more in taxes?
The other thing to consider would be what if healthcare turned into the same ordeal as SSI? SSI is supposed to be there when you need it, but it's nigh impossible to get signed on, even when you have legitamate disabilities, and even then covering those people is turning out to be a problem.
If each individual state could work out a health program it would possibly be more doable. However even then the medium sized states are still larger than most of the countries that have socialized medicine, so it's hard to say. The entire country of Canada has as many people as the state of California, so it's hard to compare.
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Date: 2008-09-08 11:49 pm (UTC)From:I've got more health problems than the average person, and no health insurance. However I'm still not a fan of socialized medicine. I can' t think of a single thing the federal government does better than the private sector.
Now, seeing as I have lupus and pretty severe chronic depression, free healthcare would be GREAT for me, but I have to consider what is best for the entire country vs. what would be great for me. Ya know, the whole "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" I think for this country it would be a very bad idea. It would benefit everyone with health problems equally, but what would the effect be on the economy over all with Americans being forced to pay so much more in taxes?
The other thing to consider would be what if healthcare turned into the same ordeal as SSI? SSI is supposed to be there when you need it, but it's nigh impossible to get signed on, even when you have legitamate disabilities, and even then covering those people is turning out to be a problem.
If each individual state could work out a health program it would possibly be more doable. However even then the medium sized states are still larger than most of the countries that have socialized medicine, so it's hard to say. The entire country of Canada has as many people as the state of California, so it's hard to compare.