Reply #43: That's the odd thing about it

[BattyDem]

Our tax dollars are spent on war, corporate welfare, tax cuts for the wealthy, etc ... and there really isn't a lot of outrage from the general population. People may complain a bit, but nobody truly cares enough to do a damn thing about it. BUT ... as soon as someone suggests that American tax dollars be used to help average citizens stay healthy, many people lose their freakin' minds! I don't get it.

You hear things like ...

"I don't want the government telling me what doctors I can see" (though they think it's perfectly fine for private insurance companies to make those decisions for them)

or

"I don't want my hard earned money being used for health care for some lazy ass who couldn't be bothered to take care of himself" (while completely overlooking the fact that their own family would receive the same high-quality, full coverage benefits that the so-called "lazy ass" would receive).


What is it about universal healthcare that gets people so crazy? We're the only industrialized nation that doesn't have it. We spend more money per person than any other country, yet we are far from having the healthiest population. 50 million people don't have health insurance, millions of others are paying thousands of dollars a year in out-of-pocket expenses and far too many people are forced into bankruptcy simply because they were unlucky enough to get a sick. It's disgusting! :mad:

I totally agree with you .... I'd be perfectly willing to give up $2000 a year and KNOW that I am FULLY covered no matter what. Always being able to get the treatment, medication and care that you need and never worrying about ending up on the street because of medical debt - most people would be thrilled to have that, yet many of those same people fight against it because they don't want to pay a new "tax" :crazy: