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Young, healthy people will get screwed by any mandatory government healthcare system, but my view in general is that having strong government oversight of healt

Young, healthy people will get screwed by any mandatory government healthcare system, but my view in general is that having strong government oversight of healthcare is just a good thing. With reference to this Guardian article, the US spends $8,362 (Private individuals, Government, and insurance combined) per person. Contrast that to the UK which spends $3480 per person. While I hate paying taxes just as much as the next person, I do think I get very good value for money for my National Health Service. Universal healthcare is just a good thing. http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/jun/30/healthcare-spending-world-country http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/jun/30/healthc...

deciplex 12y ago
Please define "screwed". Paying more than you take out does not count, provided older people are paying less than they take out (I hope I don't need to remind you that young people eventually turn into old people). I mean, it sounds like you're just pointing out that, if health insurance/coverage is mandatory, then you are getting 'screwed' if you don't use the healthcare system. That's like saying I'm getting 'screwed' by public transportation if I own a car.
- hackbinary 12y ago
  Yes, exactly. Similarly old people get screwed by the public Education system. And publicly funded universities and colleges.
  - deciplex 12y ago
    Yes, and when your economy is a smoking crater because half the population is illiterate, you can at least take some comfort in the fact that you're not getting screwed by a public education system.
dmishe 12y ago
you're young and healthy until your first visit to ER without insurance
infinite8s 12y ago
Eventually young and healthy people turn into old people. Also, you should qualify that with the gender. You maybe be a young and healthy female but you would have been hardpressed to get independent coverage once you hit 'motherhood' age.

deciplex 12y ago

Please define "screwed". Paying more than you take out does not count, provided older people are paying less than they take out (I hope I don't need to remind you that young people eventually turn into old people). I mean, it sounds like you're just pointing out that, if health insurance/coverage is mandatory, then you are getting 'screwed' if you don't use the healthcare system. That's like saying I'm getting 'screwed' by public transportation if I own a car.

hackbinary 12y ago
Yes, exactly. Similarly old people get screwed by the public Education system. And publicly funded universities and colleges.
- deciplex 12y ago
  Yes, and when your economy is a smoking crater because half the population is illiterate, you can at least take some comfort in the fact that you're not getting screwed by a public education system.

dmishe 12y ago

you're young and healthy until your first visit to ER without insurance

infinite8s 12y ago

Eventually young and healthy people turn into old people. Also, you should qualify that with the gender. You maybe be a young and healthy female but you would have been hardpressed to get independent coverage once you hit 'motherhood' age.