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Uh, no. Slavery is the act of owning another human. No one would own you. You may want to spend some time learning more about that before embarrassing yourself again.
This is called a tax-supported public service. You'd have to ask the person suggesting it how it would work and whether you could opt out.
Ill ask you again; Can someone opt out of paying taxes?
Ill ask you again; Can someone opt out of paying taxes?
Again, I'm not the one making the suggestion to treat healthcare like school (as a public service), so you would need to ask the person who suggested it.
In general, however, re: taxes... the best way for you to learn how taxes work is by starting to pay them.
I think all American citizens and legal residents are entitled to a basic level of health care. But people who can afford to pay more do deserve to have BETTER health care.
The idea of illegal aliens aka foreign nationals getting free health care in our hospitals does make my blood boil though. I do wish hospitals could have the right to turn away illegal aliens and refuse treatment to them. And I am the son of LEGAL immigrants of color. My loyalty is to the US and no sympathy for Dreamers and caravans whatsoever. Our health care resources should be reserved for our own people.
The two answers in the poll question are not opposing concepts. I can believe (and do) that it is a far-left concept AND it’s a right, not a privilege.
We need to get rid of “teams” in politics. Then ideas and proposals would have to evaluated on merits instead of how left or right the idea is. But then we would lose the popularity aspect and people would have to actually think for themselves.
Do you consider healthcare as a right for every citizen a far left position?
Ah..… healthcare for all.... covering everyone, for everything.....
The devil is in the details -- There isn't enough money, or enough doctors, to cover everything. You will have to ration care - and you should ration care. Chew on these scenarios:
Does the 92 year old, stage 4 cancer patient get $500,000 of care, to keep her alive for 3 more months?
How about the 80 year old life long smoker who just got lung cancer. We can keep him alive for 2 years.
The 55 year old guy on high blood pressure medicines but otherwise healthy.
The 24 year old who has a cold and needs to buy $5 medicine.
WHO GETS COVERED AND WHO DECIDES?
And do you think the government can run this?
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