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Originally Posted by Ghostwriter
Pay the doctor/hospitals directly. Self insure. Fee for service.
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None of which are viable in the slightest as a "global" policy (ie fitting all Americans).
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Why does a person have to buy insurance if he/she doesn't need it or want it?
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It's very simple:
1 - We've decided that all people are entitled to basic health care - that is to say, we've decided against throwing people out on the streets. They get served, because hey, humanity.
2 - That means (whether you 'want' it or not) every person is already covered. Formalizing the payment portion should actually APPEAL to Conservatives (see? Nobody gets a free ride!) ...
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Why must I be coerced into buying a product I may not want and if I don't buy it I will be taxed for not buying it?
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You buy a shitload of products you probably don't want through the government - that's actually one of the purposes of the government. Why does health care cause a flare-up about individual freedoms, when (say) oil subsidies get nothing related (when they're 99% the same thing)?
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The reason for the above is that the Federal Government tells me I have to or else. I see this as overreaching and as a loss of freedom.
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You also have to drive on the correct side of the road, or else.
"You will receive treatment, and so pay your part, or else!" is so straight forward and impossible to argue against that it boggles me to see the hand-wringing.
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