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Originally Posted by aceventura3
... If your resources are limited you can make a choice between an apple and an orange for nurishment.
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Peoples resources are always limited. Yours may be more or less limited than mine, or Bill Gates, but limited nonetheless. Hence my statement about relativism.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
...My gut tells me that people do not value health insurance because if they don't get it from government or work they won't make a sacrifice to pay for it.
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My gut tells me to look at health insurance expenditures across the entire economy, and make an informed decision. Americans are paying a large amount of money on healthcare insurance. I leave it up to the reader to find the evidence.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
My gut also tells me that there is no healthcare crisis in this country. People are generally satified with the level of healthcare they receive in this country. And, they generally choose the level of health insurance they want if they want it at all. I know there are exceptions and personally I think we have an obligation as a sosciety to care for the old, children, and the mentally disabled.
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I agree with this statement entirely. It is often media sensation that produces the "Oh My God WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE IN THE STREETS!" news story.
Granted, those exceptional circumstances make for good television, but the public is misinformed to think that those exceptions are the norm.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
O.k. you might have to make me re-think my entire outlook.
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That's what I am here for. I cannot think of a better compliment in a debate. I appreciate that. Thank you.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
... If people are so short-sighted that they don't do what is in their best interest over the long-run, perhaps we do need government to make their decisions and therefore require by law everyone to buy health insurance or provide it. I always thought that people wanted to be free to make their own choices, but if we conclude that most can't or don't understand the consequences of the choices they make, I guess we may have no choice but to make decisions for them. I would of course have to be one of those making the decisions for everyone else.
Free healthcare and manditory military service, does that sound fair?
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Well, this is where Democrats and Republicans differ fundamentally in their ideology. Democrats would provide government programs to ensure societies best interests in the long run, and Republicans would educate the public to make good decisions on thier own. Alas, I think both ideas are good, and would prescribe to a third option of fairness and balance if given the oportunity.
I would agree that all citizens who have served their country in the Armed Forces should be given universal healthcare coverage. I also think that the term "Free Healthcare" is wrong, and it is my personal mission to have people stop using that terminology.
Everyone knows it is not free. It is paid by tax dollars. Taxes are high. Let us instead use the term "Universal Health Care", which represents the idea that every citizen is entitled to the same level of healthcare as every other citizen.