Healthcare: What is your view?
Based on our class readings and discussion, where do you currently stand on the healthcare debate?
What do you think of the Affordable Care Act? Do you think the Supreme Court got it right by upholding most of the legislation? How much federal government involvement do you think there should be with healthcare? Address any of the questions above and more!
I believe that i stand with the republicans on this debate because it even says in the text "the obama care law was a bad decision today and it's still a bad decision tomorrow." the obama care isn't going to fix everyones health care issues because that basically is just impossible. I wish that just the states should decide what to do with health care because health care needs to handle differently for each state because no state is the same based on the people living in that state. Why would constitution have a law that this could happen if it doesn't help anyone.
ReplyDeleteCurrently, I stand with the idea that the health care shouldn't be run by the government because you get more benefits if the health care isn't run by the government. Also, the benefit of a health care that isn’t run by the government is greater than the benefits of a government run health care. I don't like the idea of the Affordable Care Act because it forces you pay a price if you are a very healthy person. If you don't get health insurance, you need to pay the penalty, and if you get health insurance, you need to pay for the insurance. That's just useless and unfair for a very healthy person. Thus, I don’t think the Supreme Court did the best job by upholding most the health care legislation.
ReplyDeleteOn the health care debate, I belive that government shouldn't be involved in America's health care. The people have a choice on whether they want health care or not. By government being involved, that would take away our freedom of individuality. We have a right to go to what ever doctor or hospital you like. The Affordable Care Act forces you to pay for someone else's insurance. The money won't appear out of nowhere. Why should the healthy people suffer because someone wants to ruin their life and do drugs. If you want insurance you need to pay for it. Nothing in life is free and you need to work for something. I feel the Supreme Court did not make a good decision by upholding the legislation. They think of the people that need it but not who it would affect. Again, the money to fund this legislation won't poof into the government's bank acount. The money will end up coming from Americans' taxes and people will be mad due to taxes going up.
ReplyDeleteI stand on the Democratic side of the health care debate. America is one of the only devoloped nations to not have some kind of universal health care plan. America is about prosperity and although we value individuality, the Afordable Care Act doesn't aim to take that away from us, it is meant to help those Americans who don't have the means to buy health insurance. Those who oppose this legislation because they don't want to pay for other's insurance may not be seeing the big pictue. For example, this Act doesn't allow people to be denied insurance because they have a pre existing condition, helps to remove life time caps, and doesn't allow insurance companies to drop your coverage once you get sick. If you had a costly medical condition don't you think you would appriciate the protection this act gives you? Also, in regards to paying for other's insurance, you don't have to "ruin your life and do drugs" to not be able to buy coverage on your own, you could have a heart defect or a number of other costly medical conditions that don't allow you to get proper coverage under private insurance companies. In a financial crisis, I think it is only American to help those that need it the most.
ReplyDeleteThis may come across as quite Conservative, but I am actually a Democratic Liberal, however, this is one of those issues for which I defy my party. First of all, the government should only pay for emergency procedures needed to save the life of one who has inflicted themselves with their health issues from obesity, drugs, etc to protect our rights to life. I realize that isn't really for the greater good, so the self-inflicted patient should have to pay a majority of that percentage if they have this federal healthcare, and all of which to some extent. People should also realize that, through even democratic government reluctance to spend too much and because their main goal is to provide healthcare, not satisfy customers, that the quality of the care could not possibly match that of private insurance. If you want better quality care, you better be able to afford it. What you pay for is what you get; that's how capitalism works. Get used to it. Secondly, I think it's fine and dandy that Obama wants to provide healthcare for all of the less fortunate American citizens and regulate private insurance for those of us that choose to independently purchase our own healthcare. I agree with the requirements of private companies to give legitimate reasons for raising premiums, but it seems tyrannical of the government to force companies to provide insurance to those with a serious medical history because they may make an incredibly small profit, if any at all. This is especially so when the government itself provides it's own healthcare. I see that this requirement may save the government money as private healthcare becomes more available, so only the needy, but not those with long medical histories need federal insurance. However, doesn't this sort of defeat the purpose of government healthcare? Private companies should possess the right to run their business according to their own schedules, not the government's. If they're unfair or deny customers, not only is it their loss, but also their choice. That consumer would have federal healthcare available to them anyway, right? This idea can be reflected back on consumers as well. According to the Affordable Care Act, we have the option of choosing between private and government healthcare, creating the illusion that we are still in charge. However, we still MUST have healthcare and, by 2014, will be fined if we do not. This is positively ridiculous. You want me to pay for not having something I don't want? Sounds a bit socialist to me, but I'm sure you'll find plenty of loopholes to that. No, that was not a challenge, so don't accept it. Now go read Zaabir's comment because it works as proof here and come back. Once again, the government should provide insurance, but it'd be tyrannical to force it upon us, just like I believe it to be tyrannical of them to dictate the private sector of healthcare. Hence the name, "private sector". And finally do I come upon the issue of the wealthy, healthy, and stable's tax money paying to fund this program. Our tax dollars are part of the social contract. The government cannot provide public goods or services without taxes and tariffs, but what public goods and services they actually provide is determined by the people. The entire point of electing representatives is to allow the peoples' beliefs to be represented in government. If you do not want tax dollars to go towards certain programs, such as the Affordable Care Act, you may want to take this into consideration when voting. If enough others share your beliefs, the bill may encounter enough reform to satisfy your interest group or be repealed/revoked, but my point is that our government is not going to cater to your specific beliefs; their duty is to do whatever they hope is the best for our country's greater good.
ReplyDeleteOn the issue of health care. I believe that the government should not make health insurance mandatory and that if people want to get the insurance, they can. Tax payers should not pay for those who make decisions like drugs or alcohol abuse. Also, I think that people should not get rejected by insurance just because of a previous condition. People have the right to health insurance if they want it. If they cannot pay for it, the government should provide some sort of aid for them.
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