Car insurance is required, why not health insurance?

Tousi said:
Next stop: Socialism? :hmm: Or is it here already in some quarters and growing......?
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There is already socialism existing in the US or you wouldn't have public education, social security, medicare, public waterworks, parks, food stamps, free housing and daycare, social programs for the disadvantaged, single mothers, war veterans, the list goes on and on.
 
Once I spent a month in the hospital without having insurance. Should they have turned me away and let me die in agony?
 
DeafCaroline said:
There is already socialism existing in the US or you wouldn't have public education, social security, medicare, public waterworks, parks, food stamps, free housing and daycare, social programs for the disadvantaged, single mothers, war veterans, the list goes on and on.
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I know; I've lived the slow creep to this day....:(
 
Pack me up and send me to Finland.

I don't care if Russia wants it.

They don't have the deficit issues the rest of world is having; and they ARE social democrats.
 
Scandinavia as whole is example for rest of world how socialised medicine should be. (Indeed how government should be)
 
posts from hell said:
If we bring the material costs in the health supply field down a bit - things would be a lot cheaper in the health care.

Which is why I think it should be managed by the public not the private companies with money as their best interests.
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I hate to say it but public (government) entities don't have a very good record for efficient management. :(
 
Reba said:
I hate to say it but public (government) entities don't have a very good record for efficient management. :(
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Neither do private insurance companies. At least one can't get away with overbilling the government, they won't stand for it. i was really shocked when someone showed me their American hospital bill where they were charged $20 for one tylenol pill.

Try sending that bill to the Canadian government!
 
sunny_signs said:
Yes. They set up correctly.
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Not really, but the way it's engineered is... If you want welfare, you need to build up credit with the government-- by getting an education or being employed. So they don't have the same problem as Germany, Britain or France.

However it creates a problem of their own, their economy ballooned-- big time.
 
posts from hell said:
Some other tax.
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Sales? Income? How would it be figured and collected?

Yes, do away with the private companies.
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How would you "do away" with the private companies and their employees?

What if people prefer their private companies? Remove their options?

Just throwing out a figure. If you currently pay $150 to your current insurance carrier, stop that, then pay the govt 150 bucks, whats the difference if you get the same coverage?
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That's still more than I pay. Would we have the option to stick with the plan we now have?

Why would I want to increase my premiums for the same coverage?

About these people who doesn't pay taxes?
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Who would pay for their monthly premium?

I believe that we should not even question that because I would have your back anytime. I care about others. We as a nation should be supporting eachother at any time.
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We do have to question it because there is no money fairy. Yes, we want people covered but we have to figure out where that coverage money comes from. It doesn't materialize out of the air.

These plans have to be thought through in detail before implementing.
 
souggy said:
Not really, but the way it's engineered is... If you want welfare, you need to build up credit with the government-- by getting an education or being employed. So they don't have the same problem as Germany, Britain or France.

However it creates a problem of their own, their economy ballooned-- big time.
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Their socialised medicine set up correctly. Superior Canada's for sure.
 
Reba, he say if you pay now $5, $100, $1,000,000...you continue pay same price. His number $150 arbitrary.
 
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