Just a quick note here for all the people saying things like:<\/p>\n
“The cab driver in Halifax is telling me how he had a hip & a shoulder replaced & open heart surgery. Guess how much that all cost him.. $0!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
That’s great…but who paid for it? Did Canada invent some sort of magic machine where nothing costs anything?<\/p>\n
The reality is that he did<\/em> pay for it. And so did everyone else in his country. Now, if someone asked me “Well hey\u2014wouldn’t you help someone like that by chipping in a few dollars? Or are you just a cold, heartless jerk?” I’d say “Sure, I’d be more than happy<\/em> to donate a few dollars to help out someone like that.”<\/p>\n
I bet most of us would respond the same way. Especially if we knew the person. So why not nationalize health care then?<\/p>\n
It’s the being forced<\/em> to help out ALL the people like that that rubs me the wrong way. It kinda adds up, you know? And when someone is suddenly entitled to your service (or your pocketbook), doesn’t that take a big chunk of the joy out of service? Can compulsory service actually be called service anymore?<\/p>\n
I got back from a trip to Europe last week traveling on trains, staying in hostels and at friend’s houses. Most of them liked to talk a little politics, and they were surprisingly on the same page in their opinions. Almost all said they like President Obama. But universally, they said they would rather have America’s health care system than their own.<\/p>\n
So who would you trust? Someone who’s lived with nationalized health care and it’s consequences (and wishes they didn’t), or someone who wants national health care because the idea of free health care for everyone sounds like an awesome idea?<\/p>\n
Yes—we need<\/em> health care reform. But before you go holding up Canada or the UK or France or any other country with government-run health care as some banner of an ideal health care system, consider the big picture.<\/p>\n
I realize I’m simplifying a bit. But what would be great would be to take a deep breath (+ enough time to look at a variety of options and their intended and unintended consequences) and form a solution that actually moves our health care system forward. <\/p>\n
Because I’d rather not be covered than be covered in crap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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