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Tell them they already pay for universal healthcare because they already pay Medicare/Medicaid taxes.
by sjg007 8y ago
Tell them they already pay for universal healthcare because they already pay Medicare/Medicaid taxes.
- fma 8y agoI mean there's people who have are happy with the health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, but wants Obamacare dismantled....
- redler 8y agoObama said to Trump, during the transition, something to the effect of "I don't care what you call it -- make some tweaks and call it Trumpcare. Take me out of the equation; I don't care. But this is helping millions of people. You can make this a win."
- Gibbon1 8y agoTell them that the US pays MORE in taxes to fund Medicare and Medicaid than other countries spend for Universal. Tell that that with Universal we can let go a whole army of parasites living off the Health Care Industry.
- estebank 8y agoThe later argument is not going to get buy in from someone who is in or is related to someone in the health insurance industry, no matter how good it would be for society in general.
- pathseeker 8y agoThat would be a lie though. Either that or your definition of "universal" doesn't include everyone.
- cheerlessbog 8y agoUnless you mean "you already pay enough to fund a modern universal Healthcare system" which statistically would be true. US govt spending on Healthcare is now per capita than many universal systems.
- merpnderp 8y agoControlling for PPP? Try paying US doctors UK wages and see them all leave the industry. We’re already on the cusp of an intractable doctor shortage, try putting more down pressure on their wages and watch the healthcare meltdown.
- mrob 8y agoHow many people have the talent to become doctors, but decided against it because of the working conditions? Limit the working week to 40 hours (including during training), and you won't need such extreme wages.
- yardie 8y agoThe AMA intentionally limits the amount of doctors that can practice. If there is an intractable shortage it’s because 25% of the current practicing doctors like things the way they are. Healthcare is already melting down, for patients.
- merpnderp 8y agoLooks like this is not entirely true. Looks like Congress simply created bad regulations limiting the funding for residencies in the US. A simple formula could have been created to determine residency funded limits instead of a simple hard cap. https://www.quora.com/Who-or-what-controls-the-number-of-medical-doctors-in-the-U-S https://www.quora.com/Who-or-what-controls-the-number-of-med...
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- Mirioron 8y agoOften universal healthcare isn't universal. In Germany, for example, it's illegal not to have health insurance. If you can't afford it then you'll only get emergency care (but you would get that in the US too). If you don't have health insurance then you'll have to pay back the months you didn't have it.
- conanbatt 8y agoIs this a compelling argument to you?