Poverty is the true robber of freedom?
Many people like to say socialized medicine robs an americans freedom, that we should be able to choose if we pay for healthcare. When a person finds themselves on hard times, and cannot see a doctor when they need one, or worse, their children cannot. Or even worse, when they find the insurance does not cover what they need, even though they have been paying so long and so much. I feel this is a greater robber of freedom than having to pay into socialized medicine. I think every person should have the right to medicine, I think thats freedom. What are your thoughts?
If you disagree with me, do you believe that education should not be socialized either? why, or why not?
People should have choice. That is where tax credits to those that can not afford insurance would be good. A health insurance system maybe like Switzerland's where insurance companies are limited to the amount of profit they are able to make on base policies, they are allowed adjust profits on additional coverage. I think a system like this is likely a good blend while giving people freedom of choice, giving people the opportunity to adequately insure themselves and not create a huge healthcare arm of the government sucking up tax dollars.
I believe the same thing should be done for education. Choice is what drives excellence. When choice is removed excellence usually suffers, human nature, people need to be motivated, losing business is a good motivator.
You have FREEDOM to pursuit happinness and you have FREEDOM to fail.
PS: A right to medicine? No way. Why should I have to pay for the chronic conditions that Americans do to themselves because of the FAT and LAZY junk food eating pigs they are?
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Laziness, dependency and ambivalence is the "true robber" of freedom.
Personal responsibility is the ultimate freedom.
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Agreed. This isn't dependence on the government. A well fed, healthy society is smarter, more capable and far more productive. This benefits everyone. When your hungry, sick and unable to rise above it. How are you benefiting anything? Depression sets in. It turns into a downward spiral. This creates an even greater need. And in the long run costing more.
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How has freedom come to mean dependence on government?
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People should have choice. That is where tax credits to those that can not afford insurance would be good. A health insurance system maybe like Switzerland's where insurance companies are limited to the amount of profit they are able to make on base policies, they are allowed adjust profits on additional coverage. I think a system like this is likely a good blend while giving people freedom of choice, giving people the opportunity to adequately insure themselves and not create a huge healthcare arm of the government sucking up tax dollars.
I believe the same thing should be done for education. Choice is what drives excellence. When choice is removed excellence usually suffers, human nature, people need to be motivated, losing business is a good motivator.
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Your statement is limited in context, but it is dead on. Let me add to what you have already written, specifically, how “poverty is the true robber of freedom”. You may or may not know this, but we (the U.S.) have been feeling more and more impoverished along the years. Although some independent success stories are available, as a nation, we are becoming increasingly dependent on loans and “get by” ways. There are many contributing factors, such as: war, corruption, poor education, jobs moving overseas, etc… One of the greatest factors contributing to a grim economic longevity is the fact that these United States of America are not in control of their money. Let me explain, we (the U.S.) have the Federal Reserve as our money provider. The “Fed” is not government controlled, there lies the problem. When a U.S. currency is printed, the U.S. pays for the face value of that currency and interest for that currency. It appears to be a self generating debt that has a very minimal chance of being payed back. Factors such as the $460 billion the U.S. owes China and the $640 billion that the U.S. owes Japan do not make things easier, rather it compounds to the money we the bankers of the “Fed”.
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Get a job, or become a good thief.
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Only the government takes away liberty. Everyone has a right to healthcare sure. But the providers have a right to compensation right? That is what the question is about, how to compensate providers for services rendered. To me adding more chefs in the kitchen, takes liberty from someone, no? If my insurance was more open, then my choices would be more in my hands.
As far as education. No problem with public education, but I’m not forced to use public eduction am I? In fact, I would like to see school vouchers to free up more choices. And no matter what it should be a state level decision, both heathcare and education, definitely not a federal level decision.
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