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Let me know if and when someone gets an unexpected bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars for clothing and food, or an insurance agency that offers food and clothing protections. Affordable housing should be a priority.
Housing can easily cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. And so can food and clothing over a lifetime. The point is, no one has a "right" to them. The government doesn't provide them to everyone for free. People have to earn them, and some people have earned higher-quality food, clothing, and shelter than others.
Housing can easily cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. And so can food and clothing over a lifetime. The point is, no one has a "right" to them. The government doesn't provide them to everyone for free. People have to earn them, and some people have earned higher-quality food, clothing, and shelter than others.
As Natnasci said about the potential drastic costs of HC.
The conundrum created with HC as compared to food and clothing, is related to the vast potential for humongous costs in any individual patient. So we have to deal with those with pre-exisiting and our seniors, where the HC spending will be higher, and possibly enormously higher.
Free markets and ordinary insurance can't/won't go there due to risks and potential losses. Thus where free markets fear to tread, we create social programs to provide the necessary support. HC is not a Right per se, but IMO we need to make it as close to a right as reasonably possible.
As Natnasci said about the potential drastic costs of HC.
The conundrum created with HC as compared to food and clothing, is related to the vast potential for humongous costs in any individual patient. So we have to deal with those with pre-exisiting and our seniors, where the HC spending will be higher, and possibly enormously higher.
Free markets and ordinary insurance can't/won't go there due to risks and potential losses. Thus where free markets fear to tread, we create social programs to provide the necessary support. HC is not a Right per se, but IMO we need to make it as close to a right as reasonably possible.
No, we don't. If HC were a "right," seniors wouldn't have had to prepay premiums for 35+ years for Medicare.
No, we don't. If HC were a "right," seniors wouldn't have had to prepay premiums for 35+ years for Medicare.
Of course healthcare is a right, we acknowledged that healthcare is a right when we passed EMTALA in 1986. It only provides for emergency care but it is still healthcare and is available to everyone. And there are seniors who never paid into medicare and they are still eligible if they pay part A and part B premiums.
As Natnasci said about the potential drastic costs of HC.
The conundrum created with HC as compared to food and clothing, is related to the vast potential for humongous costs in any individual patient. So we have to deal with those with pre-exisiting and our seniors, where the HC spending will be higher, and possibly enormously higher.
Free markets and ordinary insurance can't/won't go there due to risks and potential losses. Thus where free markets fear to tread, we create social programs to provide the necessary support. HC is not a Right per se, but IMO we need to make it as close to a right as reasonably possible.
That's why Medicare was started in the first place. (Agreeing)
What are you talking about? I'll never get back in free HC benefits what I've paid in Medicare tax for 36 years (worked from age 16-52).
Blessing of good health noted!
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