Sunday, September 13th, 2009 | Author: markross
I have been thinking more about the issue of national health care, and would like to share some of my thoughts: If we can get most, if not all of the conservative ideas to health care (see below table) reform, then perhaps we should succumb and allow it to be mandatory that all citizens purchase health care from “private sector” companies, just as car insurance is mandatory. “For public safety” Everyone, of all ages, agreeing to purchase health care, is the only way companies may be able to “not deny” pre-existing conditions, stay profitable and in business. It would allow insurance companies to collect premiums from all citizens, including the healthiest of citizens, while funding (and not denying) care to those who are in the most need. This would also insure (catastrophic insurance) the healthiest of individuals in case they had an emergency and needed to get urgent care. It would also be “much” better for our long term economic well-being: By creating more free-market competition, and insuring that all people are covered, we won’t have to worry about long-term, ballooning, health care costs, which would save our economy over the long-term. Also, if we released employers of the burden of paying for health care, they could possibly contribute to your private sector health care plan as incentive to hiring you. It may even allow employers to pay individuals higher salaries.
I see this as a way that we can come together, as a nation, but still maintain our liberty, privacy and freedom of choice.
I believe, the aforementioned is far better then any public option or having the government managing another large program, which more then likely, would balloon out of control at some point, and further damage our long term, economic stability.
Mark
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Monday, September 14th, 2009 (url)
Please also see:
Daniel Hannan on Foxnews discussing nationalized health care
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 (url)
I like and it sounds so reasonable. I sometimes feel that Obama and the far left are not wanting to budge on this because there ulterior motive is a single payer government run healthcare system. Not having the public option stands in their way of achieving their utlimate goal.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 (url)
Funny what can happen when you start applying common-sense huh? : )
Sadly, our far-left liberal friends in Congress, and the president, in this case, don’t seem to want to use common-sense. I agree with you, they seem beholden to their vision of what health care reform should be, as opposed to doing what is in the best interest of the “vast” majority of the people of this country.
In all seriousness, I really do resent the political activism, blatantly being displayed by the far-left in Congress, and in The White House, in regards to health care; and with “our” tax-dollars.
This Congressional majority also demonstrates clearly, the systemic failure of having political parties. Each time an opposing party gains power, they sprint to the finish line, attempting to pass every thing humanly possible, while they still have the majority of votes.
I wish we had no political parties, and constitutionally respecting legislators; as opposed to these self-interested law-makers of today.
Thursday, September 17th, 2009 (url)
I would like to add one amendment to my (above) original post…
I used these words…
"perhaps we should succumb and allow it to be mandatory that all citizens purchase health care "
Constitutionally, I think it would be a stretch for Congress to force the citizens to buy medical insurance, and I am not even sure I would be happy with it, even if all of the above conditions were met.
The main difference between the concept of car insurance and health insurance is, you only need to have car insurance when and if you own or drive a car; therefore, if you do not have a car, no one can mandate that you carry insurance. However, with our health, there is no telling when we will get sick, and to what degree we will need to be treated.
Another possibility would be through the government issuing vouchers, to which we could go buy a health care plan with…
I have been planning to write more of my thoughts on government vouchers; I think there is a lot to be said for vouchers, but I will need to elaborate when I have some more time…