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Originally Posted by PR_Tom
Stossel is a rabble rousing punk, he'll fit in well at his new job on Fox. Just one half step away from entertainment tonight or other garbage tv.
At any given point any hospital ANYWHERE might have a crowded neo-natal unit. And any person suffering a head injury anywhere might need to be medivac'd to a special hospital hundreds of miles away.
I swear as it plays and I listen and watch, it's more crap after more crap. It's sensationalism, not journalism. Typical john stossel. Enjoy.
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Don't obsess over Stossel, the people he interviews bring up valid points.
Think about it..
Try to think of one government office that runs efficiently. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? The Department of transportation? Social security administration? Department of education? There isn't a single government office that squeezes efficiency out of every dollar the way the private sector can.
Healthy people who take care of themselves will have to pay for fatasses who smoke, drink excessively, etc. With universal health care the costs will be spread to all Americans, regardless of your health or your need for medical care.
Think about the transition to universal health care. The entire health insurance industry would be unnecessary. All people employed in the industry would be out of work.
How about the quality and number of future doctors? Government jobs have mandated salaries and not a whole lot of flexibility built in to reward the best performing workers. Doctors who attract scores of patients and do the best work would be paid the same as those that perform poorly and drive patients away.
What if our government started to pass additional restrictions or increases in taxes on smoking, fast food, etc? With government-paid health care, any risky or healthy lifestyle will raise the dollar cost to ALL OF US.
Health care equipment, drugs, and services will be rationed by the government. Politicians will be making health care decisions instead of medical or economics professionals.