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You've done an excellent job explaining all the downsides of our current system. You have not explained why universal health care is the only way to solve thos
by krupan 8y ago
You've done an excellent job explaining all the downsides of our current system. You have not explained why universal health care is the only way to solve those problems.
- infinite8s 8y agoDo you have an alternative that addresses all those points and is cheaper than the current American system?
- testpostpls 8y agoYeah, price controls? AFAIK most affluent countries have some form of price controls in place.
- mgkimsal 8y agoAnd they also don't tie (through culture and regulations) access to health insurance (and therefore care) to employment situations. Really... break ties between "employment" and "health insurance". It's a massive distortion of the 'free market', which is typically a conservative crowing point.
- mgkimsal 8y agoa) I didn't say "universal health care is the only way to solve these problems". b) just divorce 'insurance' from being something which people expect to be tied to employment. whatever falls from that would likely be better.
- war1025 8y agoEmployer-tied health insurance is also my main irritation with the current system. How you feel about the health insurance situation in America is directly tied to how large / well off your employer is. I think that would be the most painful change to healthcare in America, but I don't think anything can improve until it happens.
- notabee 8y agoUniversal healthcare is a goal and a problem to be solved, not a plan in and of itself. There are many ways to achieve it that have been successfully practiced in many other countries. If you genuinely want an explanation instead of playing the tired old "just asking a question" rhetorical dodge, then I suggest you research how all the other countries are managing to cover most or all of their citizens for a nominal cost. Participate in the solution.