05-29-2003, 08:36 PM
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Originally posted by wellard:
So MagiK where would you draw the line on who is eligible for free health care? children still at school, university? when is someone old enough for free care 60, 70, more? pregnant women? what if they don't know they are pregnant yet, better be safe and give out free check ups to all women 15 to 45. How can you draw lines in the sand over this issue?
If you have free health care it has to be universal IMO
but your last comments on cutting spending is spot on [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
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Well, if I were King of the forest...no one would get free health care, or free anything...once people start getting things "given" to them, then they loose appreciation for what it cost and what its true value is. Children at school should be covered by their parents......NOW....we get to a sticky situation here....there is concern for the public safety...in which infectious diseases need to be stopped..so innoculations/vacinations should be provided by the government since under the constitution it is covered under the "Public good" phrases. Prenatal care? hmmmm perhaps if it can be shown that good prenatal care will cost the tax payer less in the future by creating healthier children....but again you have to live within your budget as a govenrment and so may not be able to fund everything you would like...The first and formost duty and function of the Federal government is National Defense...that should be your biggest ticket item, along with things like interstate roads and infrastructure projects....And being a rather rich successful nation, we may actually set up some sort of fund to help out those in need, but it would not be through a compulsory income tax...forcibly taking money from someone to give to someone else is just wrong...as is spending more than you have to run your government.
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