JoeB131
Diamond Member
Providing health care to others can be a form of charity. Why would you replace a charity with a charity?
Except it's nothing of the sort.
Most "health Care" is offered as a form of compensation, for the 150 million of us who have jobs and get it through our employers. For the 100 million who get it through government, most of us paid into that through medicare taxes and such.
In 2011, I paid $1,200 into my HSA and insurance co-pay, and my employer paid about $5000. I spent about $500.00 treating a few minor ailments last year.
In 2007, I and my employer spent about the same amount, but due to some medical issues, I was billed some $50,000 in expenses for two operations and therapy.
So it's really not "charity", it's gambling.
Of course, the thing is, like any Casino, the Insurance companies don't like doing pay outs. in 2008, after I ran up all those bills, I was downsized despite an impeccable work record and seniority on most of the other employees. (Could have sued, but I had lined up a new job within a week.)
Not sure if the Government can run things better than Big Insurance, but they certainly can't do worse.