 I think the piece you may be missing, is that Dr. Paul is saying a free-market health care system would work better. He is not saying that the present or recent (pre-Obamacare) system is better. You are acting like the US market was a free market, when according to Dr. Paul, it was not. Although you did not have a Canadian type system,your government still had "government policies and entitlement programs starting in the 1940's", as Dr. Paul states in his opening paragraph. So to base your argument around pretending the US had free market healthcare, is misleading. Also, I would like to point out that although we can walk into a Dr. Office here in Canada, and not apear to pay a cent, we are really paying a lot. Like "more than we can afford". let me explain. First, our tax rates are higher than the US. Second, our government is in a lot of debt. The USA spends money it does not have, on wars it should not start. In Canada, our government spends money we do not have, to provide "free healthcare", to old smokers or drinkers with lung or liver cancer. For Free! And guess who will pay for it? The children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I have a problem with paying the medical bills of those who do not exercise, are to lazy to read about nutrition or even use common sense, and who smoke, drink excessively, etc. I would rather spend my hard earned dollars buying myself farm fresh organic food, and also on things like yoga, gym membership, race entry fees, etc. That way, I will keep myself healthier, and no-one else will have to pay for my huge healthcare bill. If young people saw their grandpa or parent have to sell the house and car, to pay for the cancer treatment from an unhealthy lifestyle, they would think twice about lifestyle choices. I know that there are many health issues that come up that are unavoidable, but pretending that we can pay for it all, with a government run bourocracy forced upon all, is not the correct solution. This will become evident in the near future when the baby-boom (me first) generation starts overwhelming the system with it's demands in retirement, and there is no way to pay for it anymore. Commented 3895 days ago |
| Beginning of the headline :The ever-expanding role of government in healthcare provides an excellent
example of Ludwig Von Mises' warning that "The Middle of the Road Leads to
Socialism." Beginning in the 1940s, government policies distorted the health
care market, causing prices to rise and denying many Americans access to quality
care. Congress reacted to the problems caused by their prior interventions
with new interventions, such as the HMO Act, ERISA, EMTLA, and various federal
entitlement programs. Each... Read More |
