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Old 03-25-2014, 03:40 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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Given many countries have either free or inexpensive healthcare, should America adopt a "universal healthcare" concept moving forward?

Here are a few questions to consider:

1. How would it impact the economy and job creation?

2. What kind of structural changes to the healthcare industry are necessary?

3. The effect on illegal immigration?

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Old 03-25-2014, 03:45 PM
 
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Nothing is free; someone pays. Not going to be any real changes since one does not want government controlled healthcare and other wants the present system. Not going to be any new law passed to do that for sure now.
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Old 03-25-2014, 04:08 PM
 
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Do Americans deserve to pay for their healthcare because there is no such thing as free... And if they deserve to pay for it, then why do liberals keep whining? Oh that's right, they want someone else to pay for it... Liberals love other people's money...
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Old 03-25-2014, 04:08 PM
 
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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What's free healthcare?
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Old 03-25-2014, 04:10 PM
 
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What's free healthcare?
Free for the patient! Like Medicaid.

Of course, you still need to pay for the hospital, doctors, prescription bills etc. Someone has to get paid for their time and work.
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Old 03-25-2014, 04:12 PM
 
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Do Americans deserve to pay for their healthcare because there is no such thing as free... And if they deserve to pay for it, then why do liberals keep whining? Oh that's right, they want someone else to pay for it... Liberals love other people's money...
Do Americans deserve to pay for their healthcare because there is no such thing as free. And if they deserve to pay for it they why do conservatives that are at the public trough collecting Medicare, Tricare, VA and Medicaid keep whining? Oh that's right, they want someone else to pay for it... Conservatives love other peoples money.
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Old 03-25-2014, 04:13 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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Of course not.

They deserve the opportunity to work for their own health care, and decide what they do and don't want to buy (and pay for) without interference and theft by government.

Too bad they haven't gotten it for several generations now... with the results we see today.
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Old 03-25-2014, 04:15 PM
 
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Who ever said that anyone DESERVES free healthcare?

I've never hear anyone say that.
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Old 03-25-2014, 04:16 PM
 
Location: USA
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I think free health care is not good, but better than the alternative. You can say you oppose government-funded health care, but really it's a choice out of several, and I don't see how any free-market conservative or liberal would support what private American healthcare has become.
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Old 03-25-2014, 04:16 PM
 
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Do healthcare professionals deserve slavery?
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