“The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more.”
Michelle Obama
Let me preface this by first saying, "I get it". I understand why so many Americans are enthralled with the idea of universal health care. There are alot of problems with the healthcare system as it exists today in this country. I am not one of those who says that America has the greatest healthcare system in the world, so take it or leave it, because that simply isn't true, at least not entirely. America has the greatest medical technology in the world, and the greatest hospitals in the world. This is mostly because our free-market approach the the matter allows doctors, scientists, and healthcare employees to compete for, and excel at the science of caring for their fellow man. We have the best track record in the world for treating ALL diseases and ailments and,for the most-part, all Americans have access to the system. Current statistics show that about 30 million people in this country do not presently have health insurance. This amounts to less than 10 percent of the population, closer to 7 percent in a country of 400 million. Our problems lie more within a segment of the healthcare system rather than the whole thing. Insurance companies are making it difficult for the average person with a pre-existing condition to qualify for even the most basic coverage, and the fact is that almost all of us, in one way or another, have a pre-existing condition of some sort. So the health insurance companies are basically saying, "we will cover you,except for the condition that could actually kill you...". This problem lies mostly in the fact that we are the most litigious society on earth. We sue if we spill a cup of coffee in our laps, or if we gain a few pounds from too much Mickey-D's. Malpractice suits since the 60's have drained our healthcare system of billions and billions of dollars, all the while failing to change the system for the better.The fact is, and call me cold, but, if you are human, you will die one day- I have accepted this as part of my life, and so should you...if you sue a doctor because he/she made a small mistake that probably didn't cost a loved one their life, but you want the money anyhow, isn't that in fact contributing to the problem of high insurance premiums? Face it, if a doctor has to have a multi-million dollar insurance policy just in case he makes an all-too human mistake, he is going to pass the cost on to...guess who? You! Those premiums are costing doctors over 100 thousand dollars a year in payments, and that is before they actually tack money on for the service they provide. So, first solution: Tort Reform- John Edwards made over 50 million dollars on one lawsuit, in which he sued a group of doctors over a death that was caused by the genes of the victim, and not the skills of the practitioner. That 50 million dollars is coming out of your pocket, in the form of insurance premiums. 50 million dollars amounts to about 80 cents per man, woman and child going into that bloodsucker's pocket...and he almost became V.P.
One of the countrys that Americans look to as a beacon of hope for Universal coverage is Canada. I have nothing against Canada, they are nice people (except for the French in Quebec), and have great syrup.Their healthcare system, however, sucks...thats right, it SUCKS. Everyone in Canada is covered and can go to the doctor for minor ailments, but guess what, you can do that here too...
If you are REALLY sick, you have to wait up to 6 months to see a specialist, and if you need an MRI, the wait can be up to two months. They only have 222 MRI machines in the entire country of 40 million people..http://www.lufa.ca/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=4414. The United States, however, has over 8000 MRI machines in a country of 400 million-ten times the population, but 36 times the number of machines- this is the same with all specialized equipment. This is because the Socialist health-care system they have in place cannot afford to cover everyone in the country AND provide good service, unless they want to pay 75% of their incomes to the government. Can you imagine the cost to a country like ours of 10 times the population? Sorry liberals, the math just doesn't work. Our northern states are flooded with Canadians coming in to have procedures done in our hospitals because the wait is too long in their own country, and the quality sucks. In the few states (such as the above-mentioned Hawaii) where they HAVE tried similar plans to Canada's, they have had to quickly abandon them.http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hLmnk2nJW1GlWETxZ5EknjKJCYgg Why, you ask? Because it is too expensive, and because the people who have their own insurance policies quickly end them so that they are not being double charged for Health insurance. Paying once to the state in high taxes, and paying for their private coverage too....get it?
We have to figure out another way to solve the problem,(it is a problem, and not a crisis, as the media would have you believe). The free market has made us the most prosperous and healthy country in the world, and it can also lead the way in healthcare....we just have to put folks like John Edwards behind bars, so that our costs don't break the backs of the doctors that are helping us.
The other solution is to hold people accountable for their own children. There are folks in this country who spend hundreds upon hundreds of dollars per month on fancy clothes, video games, and IPODs for their children, but don't buy health insurance. Is it really fair to blame the industry for not doing their job for free, when you should be taking responsibility for your own family? The old, crude saying "if you can't feed 'em, don't breed 'em" should apply here...take responsibilty for yourself and your own family- and don't hire the government to steal the cost of your irresponsibility from those of us who already do...
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