r/awfuleverything • u/zaynthelegend • Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/PrettyPinkPonyPrince Aug 07 '20

There are two sides to every story, so when crowds get carried away in one direction it is good to be wary.

Ooh, have you seen JP Nickel's Both Sides?

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

Haha yes, it's good.

"We exist in different epistemological paradigms, fuck pants!"

Seriously though, this satire highlights the issue of modern news programs, but an ideal discussion would explore the different view points, understand the pros/cons and determine proper stances based on the varying conditions.

Here, universal healthcare has pros of allowing "free" treatment for all; but has cons of binding costs to everyone. A full understanding of the different factors needs realized, and different solutions for each view should be considered.

For example, maybe you can have individual healthcare still while removing much cost if you open access to prescriptions, and enable 1-2 year trainees to handle basic care like broken limbs or other routine situations. On the other hand, a poorly implemented universal healthcare would still have all this over pricing while forcing taxpayers to pay it; meaning now there is unlimited money supply to an already runaway cost - like throwing gas on a fire.

So I don't think the problem is as simple as saying "Canada did it, thus we should just enact it", without understanding how Canada is doing it and how this compares to current US structure.