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Old 05-29-2003, 01:46 PM   #13
MagiK
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Originally posted by pritchke:
Yes, there are flaws with our Health Care System. The biggest one is no one is held accountable for spending so there ends up being much waste. If there was some accountability and less bureaucracy the system would be more efficient. If the health care were two-tier a private/public which offered the same services with regards to health care, not hospitality/comfort than the line ups can be reduced because those who really can afford it could go to the private hospital so they would not have to wait reducing lines in the public. However I believe everyone has a right to health care.

PS. I read lots of right wing sources, it is important to know as much about the opposing team as possible.

One universal truism (in my book) is that governments can never efficiently do anything...all they are good at is creating red tape and comlicating things. They do fairly well at defense and that kindo f thing, but when it comes to manageing money that they aren't held accountable for...forget it.

One of our differences is that I don't believe people deserve anything but an equal chance to succeed free of discrimination. If you want health care ...earn it..go out get a job and pay for it. Now if the nation is successful and rich enough it has various forms of wealth redistribution to help those who are truely unfortunate and have no way to help themselves. But government was not (at least here) intended to be a persons provider of health care or lunch money. Truth be told I really don't begrudge my taxes as much as I sometime let on here, they do go some times to help those in need...but I believe that the vast majority of able bodied and mentally sound people should pay their own way and don't "Deserve" things or have "entitlement" to anything.

P.S. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] for reading more than one sides articles (even if you don't agree) it is good to at least try to see both sides.


P.P.S. As Sir T. points out...cutting spending should be the first second and third steps taken in taking care of deficits.


[ 05-29-2003, 01:48 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ]