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Originally Posted by Spoon Man
We are here to politely discuss our points of view on the current US health care plan. Anyone who can do so politely is welcome to put in their $.02 and of course citing sources of information is welcome and encouraged in this discussion.
Secondly, I disagree that it is the governments job to provide health care to the people. Now, I have been on the receiving end of Medicare and Social Security and do appreciate the fact that I had those services, but they could have easily been provided by a private organization for DFaCS and I would have likely received a higher level of care if this were the case. Yes, some people can't afford private services, I myself am currently without insurance, but its my choice and no one should be taxed for choosing opt out of a potentially life saving service. Its our choice to be stupid, and we risk ourselves and we will reap the consequence naturally.
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It may be your choice, but is it really the choice of everybody who doesn't hold insurance not to do so? I doubt it. I would guess that a significant number, if not the majority, of people who do not hold health insurance do not because they can't afford it.
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Originally Posted by Spoon Man
Thirdly, we are spending money that we do not have as it is, we do not need to add more to our debt, we need to be trying to pay it off. A country should be run somewhat like a business, if a business were to be in the situation we are now it would start cutting costs instead of adding more to the expense budget.
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If a country were more like a business, then the unprofitable areas of that business (i.e. the unemployed, the ill, the old etc..) would be allowed to die off. Do you want to live in a society like that? I personally would hope that society has more humanity.