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Originally Posted by nerv14
The theory with universal healthcare is that it will focus on prevention, which will reduce the cost of treatment. In the end it may reduce the costs of everyone's healthcare,but instead of paying for the healthcare it will come in taxes, but I am unsure if it will. But most sources that i have seen have said that it will reduce the overall cost.
This article has other articles that have studies that predict that the healthcare cost would fall if universal healthcare is used.
http://personalinsure.about.com/cs/h.../aa060903a.htm
No one is really entitled to such things but if it will reduce the overall cost, which it might, than there is no real reason against it. |
This is doubtful unless this country as a whole gets really smart about how it chooses to live. So many people are obese that it is disgusting and heart disease and diabetes is developing at a rapid pace due to so many unhealthy lifestyles. It doesn't even begin to consider the number of preventative medicine that people "require" because they refuse to eat better, exercise, or both. It might drop costs slightly due to a larger pool of people, but one would be naive to think that with the rising costs of health care this is an affordable plan. I'm sorry if I don't understand why I should be subsidizing pigs, drunks, and smokers.
The main problem I see is that it supposedly would cut costs through preventative care, however, it also removes the incentive for people to perform basic, easy tasks to stay healthy. Too many people want a magic pill for everything, and too many people want everything paid for them.