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Old 05-14-2007, 04:37 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Nebraskaboy View Post
Why should it be free? So everyone can milk our health care system and our economy dry? Why not already declare ourself a 2nd world country before we do that. I agree that we have problems with our health care system, but this ridiculous notion that it should be free is just that ridiculous. All that is going to happen is the taxes will continue to go up and no one is going to give a shit about health care, they're going to care about having a place to stay at night.

I think healthcare should be free "at the point of access" and you pay reimbursement according to your ability to pay. That is roughly the system they have in Australia.

It's a myth to believe that Universal healthcare = higher taxes

We are all paying hidden taxes for healthcare right now

Health insurance adds $1000 to the average Ford or GM car. Every month part of your car payment goes to health insurance

Ditto for almost every time you reach into your pocket to buy something, including Starbucks, the supermarket, gasoline, your mortgage, etc etc

It's also ridiculous to pretend that the US cannot afford universal healthcare when every other western economy can, not to mention a few less developed economies like Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
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