Let's deal with where both sides are right - maybe I should be saying 'correct'.
O'Bama / left wing America is correct that too many Americans either lack health care entirely or are under-provided for. For humanity purposes, this simply cannot continue. Everyone is entitled to basic health care.
The Republicans / right wing America is correct that the O'Bama plan is too expensive for America to implement. According to my research, we here in Canada pay 40% of all government revenue (read taxes) toward health care provision and that figure grows each year way beyond the rate of inflation / consumer price index. I also have checked and found that American's concurrently spend about 40% of government revenue on their military.
If they were to move to a Canadian style health care as O'Bama is proposing they would have 80% of their budget dedicated to just heath care and military spending. This can only be addressed in one or two ways or a combination of both: increase in the debt or massive income tax increase.
Now here's where they are both wrong.
First off each side calls the other "fascists / Nazis" when neither side is. Both have their legitimate concerns that need to be respected.
O'Bama's approach is wrong in that it dramatically increases the size of Government and looks to Government to run the new and enhance health care system while you and I know that Government cannot run a first aid station. It replaces private care with public care and as such removes the free market affect of providing timely, efficient and cost-effective care.
The Republican approach is also wrong in that it continues to deny coverage to millions of their fellow Americans. This simply cannot be allowed to continue.
Here's where the Humane Libertarian comes in:
- Focus on those who lack or have insufficient health coverage (have-nots). Leave the remainder, the vast majority, who are satisfied with their coverage, to continue to obtain it through private sector sources.
- Offer the 'have-nots' a modest core coverage that will not break the bank and that will be provided, wherever possible, via the private sector.
This leaves the private sector approach in tacked - as it should be, while providing care to those who are currently in need (i.e. the humane approach).
To pay for it, cut out redundant programs and increase taxes only as a last resort.
Also, modestly reduce spending on the military. It is obscene that 40% plus of America's budget is consumed in this way. It is also obscene that the free world sits back and let's America do all the heavy lifting (pay the bills with loss of life and expenditure of monies).
More on this later...
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