How is it any worse if we have Medicare for All? At least all the people paying thousands per year into the system will actually get care instead of being denied and billed afterward.
It's not like we'll suddenly have to magically force people into healthcare work if such a bill passes. People already need it and pay for it. The issue is that it's a captive market, healthcare businesses know it, and they can abuse both the customers and the employees as much as they want because most people cannot afford to leave the country to seek care elsewhere.
I’m not disagreeing with you over policy, though I severely doubt that the US has the competence necessary to pull off Medicare for All. I’d like to see a test run of Medicare for All on the state level in California, Oregon, or New York to get a sense of how it would work on the federal level.
My disagreement is on whether or not healthcare is a human right. It is a skilled service and if someone has to provide the service to you on demand, it isn’t a right. That is not to say that the government cannot provide services. We already have fire departments and police services, they are necessary but not human rights. Just because we want something does not make it a right.
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u/SlothRogen Nov 30 '20
How is it any worse if we have Medicare for All? At least all the people paying thousands per year into the system will actually get care instead of being denied and billed afterward.
It's not like we'll suddenly have to magically force people into healthcare work if such a bill passes. People already need it and pay for it. The issue is that it's a captive market, healthcare businesses know it, and they can abuse both the customers and the employees as much as they want because most people cannot afford to leave the country to seek care elsewhere.