Why are conservatives so against universal healthcare?!

Taxes, dear friend. And bureaucracy is bad at such a massive scale. I mean, whenever I go into the DMV, I always shake my head from just how poorly in shape it is; I can't imagine how they're going to manage a huge chunk of the US economy.

However, it's a lot more expensive and difficult for the non wealthy to afford both higher taxes and insurance premiums.LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] I'm not sure what you are talking about. Under a universal system not every WILL pay into it. So you still have an imbalance plus government restricts health care when the money isn't there. Which you don't have to worry about with private insurance.LJS9502_basic

No, not every single person will pay into it, however broadly speaking, yeah, pretty much everyone will be.

Such a system would be paid for through taxes. So yeah, pretty much everyone would be paying into it.

[QUOTE="T_P_O"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]Which tosses people like me with the Republican party. :?coolbeans90

No, not a complaint with your post so much as the reality of the two party system... somewhat depressing at times.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="worlock77"]

No, not every single person will pay into it, however broadly speaking, yeah, pretty much everyone will be.

worlock77

Such a system would be paid for through taxes. So yeah, pretty much everyone would be paying into it.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]However, it's a lot more expensive and difficult for the non wealthy to afford both higher taxes and insurance premiums.Ninja-Hippo

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]However, it's a lot more expensive and difficult for the non wealthy to afford both higher taxes and insurance premiums.LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Seems an assumption......and I don't believe pretty much everyone will.LJS9502_basic

Such a system would be paid for through taxes. So yeah, pretty much everyone would be paying into it.

Hence where I said "no, not every single person will pay into it, however broadly speaking, yeah, pretty much everyone will be".

[QUOTE="sigh-_-"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]I'm not sure you understand the cost increase by having what many consider "free" health care.LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Seems an assumption......and I don't believe pretty much everyone will.LJS9502_basic

Such a system would be paid for through taxes. So yeah, pretty much everyone would be paying into it.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="sigh-_-"]Um, refer to the previous statistic that the US has the highest healthcare expenditure per capita in the world. Not much of an increase, is it?sigh-_-

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="worlock77"]

Such a system would be paid for through taxes. So yeah, pretty much everyone would be paying into it.

sigh-_-

[QUOTE="sigh-_-"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]We're talking individually here....LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="sigh-_-"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Everyone doesn't pay taxes.:|LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="sigh-_-"]Yes, hence 'per capita'. I'm not sure what part of 'per capita' you don't understand, but I'll be glad to help you with it :)sigh-_-

It's not only conservatives who oppose government-run universal healthcare... I am fairly liberal and I do not support it...

They'll get used to it soon enough. My mom sometimes talks about the concern people had in 91 when we started using capitalism. We switched from free health care to a universal health care system where everyone pays the same amount regardless of wealth. The difference between income and outcome is then managed by taxes, especially luxury taxes, like a tax on more than two houses, on luxury yachts and stuff that only the really really rich have. I think that is the only fair solution.

[QUOTE="sigh-_-"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]You have to take out the government health care that already exists to find out what is spent privately.;)LJS9502_basic

I am against it becuase I realized that the government can't make health-care better by making everyone pay for it. 25% of our tax money is going to Medicare/Medicare and those are failing. Why would we want the government in charge of that to be in charge of all of our health-care?

I am against it becuase I realized that the government can't make health-care better by making everyone pay for it. 25% of our tax money is going to Medicare/Medicare and those are failing. Why would we want the government in charge of that to be in charge of all of our health-care?

Jacobistheman

How are they failing?