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guest_
· 4 years ago
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It’s not that a person is such a genius for figuring that out- it’s that many people tend to gloss over the fact or ignore the implications. Most countries with free health care have higher tax rates and often additional taxes the US doesn’t. Does that mean we shouldn’t have some form of universal health care or at the least ensure that those working (contractors, full/part time/gig) or those unable to work at least have healthcare? It does not.
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guest_
· 4 years ago
It’s more complex than “free” and “taxes” and all that. Canada for example has universal healthcare, and it’s universities are cheaper than the USA or Australia- but still more than much of Europe. Canada has higher taxes but also a lower cost of general living than the USA as well. As rich as we like to think America is- it’s about 7th richest country- not bad but also not really realistic that a much larger and much poorer country would match the healthcare system of Luxembourg or Norway for example. America CAN do universal healthcare- but it means ALOT of changes in order to be able to do it successfully.
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guest_
· 4 years ago
From the very way we handle democracy to the way things work here it’s different. Do you think the government can afford to pay all the doctors currently working for their wages $300k+ while adding talented doctors to cover the host of new patients who will need care? What of nurses- largely overworked and underpaid- who are in demand? Do you think professionals making more will be happy to get government wages? We’ve done so well taking care of teachers...
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guest_
· 4 years ago
And who will they get to run the new bureaucracy this creates? Who has the experience in running large scale, cost conscious health care systems? The same guys running insurance and HMO’s today. And what are they going to do? Pretty much copy paste the program we have now except with tax payers footing the bill. How do you integrate that with drug companies that charge US health care and consumers higher prices than basically anywhere in the world?
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guest_
· 4 years ago
Globally- healthcare providers structure their prices etc. based on a system of amortization. Does losing one of the most profitable if not the most profitable markets in the world seem like it might effect other countries health care prices? It’s more complex that just “money” etc. changes on such a massive scale are usually best done gradually- to allow society and markets to adapt. Instead of taking an “all or nothing” or “results now” approach- agreeing on more gradual changes over time to get us where we want to be is likely a more productive and less disruptive approach.
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phumib
· 4 years ago
Obama is that you?
guest_
· 4 years ago
Lol.
