In many respects reflected from world history, it is reasonable to suggest that too much government is not a good thing. However, “too much” is a very relative concept. There really is such a thing as “too little of government” and I mean that beyond the measure of anarchy as an alternative. Government, when designed properly, can benefit the lives of its citizens.
ACA is an important point to raise in the this topic. While it is certainly flawed and has failed in some of its promises in terms of affordability, it’s never the less improved healthcare in many ways. It has not changed that ACA has protection for pre-existing conditions for anyone who has health insurance. There is also a much higher cap for how much an insurance policy will cover for a medical event. The cap used to be 500,000 but it became 1,000,000 thanks to ACA. Now you can argue that ACA undermines the definition of insurance, but the point here is that healthcare should not be treated like insurance.
Corporate lobbyists own our politicians. Both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are slaves to big money. They are guided more by money than by principle. Both parties are bitches to special interests.
The goal of these lobbyists is to strengthen the power of the corporation’s will and to have less regulation by the government. With less government, what is to prevent the healthcare industry from undermining the healthcare their consumers need?
This is already true.
Insurance company: “Hey guess what, if you pay $600 a month, we will eliminate your deductible for basic healthcare needs!”
The point is that Big Pharma has a fiduciary responsibility to maximize profit for their shareholders. This includes undermining the plan the consumer signed up for to save money. Business is business after all.
Only government can ensure that consumers get basic healthcare services.
The projected costs for Bernie Sanders big plan would cost about as much as the current annual budget. That means taxes would have to immediately double to pay for it. At some point, like in Britain, they know they can't raise taxes anymore so they start rationing care. People die in Britain because they aren't receiving prompt care or quality care.
Bernie wants to outlaw private insurance. I guess that is typical lib thinking. If someone can't afford it, then no one else should have it, either. So, our choice will be taken from us by the party that pretends to be all about choice. Stay the **** out of my healthcare, leftists.
In my country, it does work for way cheaper then in the US and there is no such thing here as rationing. In other words I live in a country were government is the healthcare provider and they do it better and way cheaper then in your country.
You either live in Fantasyland or a country that hasn't had socialized care as long as Britain. It falls apart eventually because they can't raise taxes enough to cover the cost. Less people want to get into the medical field because everything is so controlled, from patient care to pay. Shortages of personnel and elevated cost mean less quality and availability of care. It always happens eventually. Socialism fails every time. Government cannot control something and have it work in the long run.
Survival rates are lower in Britain than in the U.S. There are waiting lists for care. There are long waits in the E.R. There are less nurses and doctors. Many have quit. Fewer are going into the field.
Socialism in all forms is unsustainable and it's been proven so damn many times in history.
Now some here want socialized medicine. Bad part is that they insist on taking choices away from the rest of us by outlawing private insurers. They can't just do what they want. They have to force everyone to do it their way. That is why I believe liberalism, and especially leftist goons, are suffering from mental problems.
