Should citizens be made by the government to purchase their own health care?

usregimechange

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Sun Feb-03-08 12:35 PM
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Poll question: Should citizens be made by the government to purchase their own health care?

Do you agree with mandatory health insurance?

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mondo joe

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Sun Feb-03-08 12:36 PM
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1. In any universal coverage citizens will buy their own health care - through taxation or other

Edited on Sun Feb-03-08 12:36 PM by mondo joe

means.

Edit to add: Except of course for those who do not earn enough to pay one way or another.

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usregimechange

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Sun Feb-03-08 12:37 PM
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2. Good morning! I hope we get along better today!

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Barack_America

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Sun Feb-03-08 12:37 PM
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3. There's big difference between having high taxes on luxury goods and garnishing wages. n/t

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mondo joe

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Sun Feb-03-08 12:38 PM
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5. High taxes on luxury goods is going to pay for universal healthcare?

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Barack_America

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Sun Feb-03-08 12:45 PM
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7. Not entirely. But it's a big part of what Ontario uses to cover their plan.

In addition to income taxes.

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Spazito

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Sun Feb-03-08 12:51 PM
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8. Just to add to your comment...

Provincial governments also use the profits from their lotteries, etc, to fund healthcare. The premiums people pay are very small and we can opt out of our universal healthcare if we want to pay the full cost of the care, it is NOT mandated but it makes no sense to opt out even for the 1% haves.

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Barack_America

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Sun Feb-03-08 01:08 PM
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9. Out of curiosity, how many doctors visits per year does your plan cover?

Just the basic plan, not supplemental coverage?

Is it enough to cover people with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, who need to be seen at least every three months?

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Spazito

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Sun Feb-03-08 01:11 PM
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10. There is no limit on visits....

Edited on Sun Feb-03-08 01:15 PM by Spazito

those with chronic illnesses can see their doctor as often as needed with the basic coverage.

Edited to add: There is no limit for anyone re visits to their doctors.

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1corona4u

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Sun Feb-03-08 12:42 PM
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6. Well, perhaps you're

playing up the word 'garnish' to much. I don't see any difference in the way we are paying for SS, and medicare right now. Those are deducted from our pay, so consider it deducted, not garnished.

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Kitsune

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Sun Feb-03-08 12:38 PM
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4. Yes, but the difference is that insurance companies should not be skimming off the top

and denying care to pad their obscene bottom lines.

Universal health care is meaningless unless it is also single-payer.

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Mz Pip

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Sun Feb-03-08 01:15 PM
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11. No matter how "mandatory"

something may be, there will always be people who won't. So then you get into penalties. What would that look like? People are required by law to have driver's licenses and car insurance but a lot of people don't. There are penalites but they don't occur until someone does something to attract attention.

So what will this look like? Fine someone who comes into the ER without the "mandatory" health insurance?

Mz Pip
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