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Originally Posted by aceventura3
I don't understand what you want. The general consensus is that the Canadian Healthcare system is better than what we have in the US. Many people here would like to adopt the Canadian plan. I want to understand it. I am not very interested in comparing it to a broken system in the US, that seems pointless.
My gut tells me that we would be better to move in the direction of requiring every able American to "purchase" healthcare. I think it is a joke that we make sure that virtually every automobile and every building is insured but not every human life. Think about it some more and you find that in most states a guy who rides a motorcyle is force to wear a helmet, because of 'costs to society if he gets hurt', but he doesn't have to have health insurance using the same logic.  |
Well, I disagree with helmet laws, so my proposal would be their elimination. Your automobile doesn't need to have insurance, you only need insurance against the damage your automobile may do to others. I don't know what the insurance laws for buildings are where you live, but my understanding (please correct me if not the case) is that buildings only need to be insured for the same reason, that is to cover damages that may be caused to inhabitants other than the owner. If you buy a house you have to insure it so the mortgage company is protected, but if you own it outright, I don't think such insurance is mandated, at least not that I'm aware of (not in that situation myself, so I could be wrong). Certainly, though, I would argue that such insurance should not be mandatory if the only risk is to your own well-being.