Universal Health Care For America? Not A Good Idea!!

[paladinee]

Sorry to say, yes you sew the Government and always win.

Europe has way more transplants than the U.S.A.

In 2006 46 million Americans didnt have any kind of healthcare, including 9,000,000 children. 18,000 people died due to not having access to medical care.

50% yes 50% of families going bankrupt in the U.S are due to medical bills.

These stats are not mine they where published by the U.S Census Bureau.

Whats more aonly the U.S of all industrialized countries has no universal health care.

[irishgodfatherchris]

@paladinee a recent Harvard study said that 45,000 people a year die in the US from treatable illnesses because they cannot afford medical treatment and that was a conservative estimate on their part

[lemko59]

and this is how a tea bagger is born

[juxtn]

you pay for it through your taxes, or you pay insurance premiums either way you pay for it. you do not contribute to intelligent conversation - more people pay taxes than can get insurance from their employer and forget about buying an insurance policy on your own you sooner opt to pay for healthcare via taxes. Lets remove the middle man (the insurance company) and this system of exclusion and get everyone into a risk pool and pay into a system were we can't be denied services when needed.

[kevinkards1]

we know this dipstick and we don't mind

[anthonydukes2009]

I loved universal health care when I lived in new zealand, go ahead ask me lol. Sure a bit of extra taxes but it covers everyone. Just my two cents.

[irishgodfatherchris]

@anthonydukes2009 how did New Zealand's work here in Australia its taken out of our income taxes (1.5% for most of us and it goes up with increases in your wage)

[jonbalog]

This poor, misinformed kid was sired during one of Glenn Beck's drinking binges. I love how he thinks he's on to a brilliant revelation because he's figured out that national health care would be financed by taxes.

[w3roloco]

bro this shit is 100 percent ture i agree on everythign you said ingore dumb asses like the ones under you good job man

[kevinkards1]

we know this we don't mind paying it where as in the usa no money you die 22000 die each year in the usa because they cannot afford to pay to see the doctor

[doddsoreric]

OMG you talk shit.

[CZD666]

Poor Americans... They are completely ignorant and brainwashed.

[langov3]

Why do you think there is a tax on cigarettes? In the U.K the tax on cigarettes is 400% so the smokers pay for themselves! Same with alcohol. If people are unhealth they DO pay for it. Their tax would probably pay for you too.

[8Eriquo8]

As a canadian, this video was absolutely hilarious to watch.

[ronaldorams]

FACT when its free people will come by the thousands pouring in. Long long waiting times then it is now. FACT you pay higher taxes for "Free" health care not so free is it? FACT you can get Medicade or Medicare now and use it where it doesn't cost you (yes I know its not that effective you think Universal Health care will be any better? It is government run. FACT Prices to see a private doctor will be more than it is now, yes you screw the middle class.

[1080Nike]

Hope you get diagnosed with something that's extremely expensive to treat so your family goes into debt and are forced to sacrifice their home and possessions in order to keep your ignorant ass alive.

[ronaldorams]

@1080Nike ..Wow such boldness to say to someone come on grow up there. He is speaking the truth whether you like it or not. Government run is not the answer. Look how they run their other programs and you want government to run our health care? P.S its not really free as you think it is either.

[323tobyishere]

shit, ronaldorams is right guys! if they run some things badly, we shouldn't let them do anything! ANARCHY!

ok so obviously you weren't advocating anarchy, but that's still a rubbish point.

What it comes down to is that without national healthcare, we have a society where the rich can afford to live, by virtue of nothing other than their wealth, and the poor cannot.

Not one person has made a coherent attempt to reconcile this stark injustice. Can someone explain to me why it is justified?

[ronaldorams]

@323tobyishere

Think about it for a minute there. Ok, You have Universal Health care which everyone has access to Health care now. Good luck in getting seen but its free. You want immediate service? That you have to pay for and now that there is free health care (higher taxes and government run) Well you have to pay even more now for it because doctors know you will pay premium now. Your only screwing the middle class with Universal Health Care. Also taxes are high in Canada then it is here

[323tobyishere]

well done for highlighting exactly what is wrong - middle class having very little concern for the rest of the population. I live in England, I'd describe myself as middle class, my mum works in the NHS, and EVERYONE complains about it being badly run the whole time but we still think it's a bloody good thing because it is a basic promotion of equality.

[323tobyishere]

We both live in a meritocracy, and therefore there are certain things that the more successful amongst us have the privilege of having.

Medical health is a right - it is your life at stake, and that is something that should not be decided by how much money you have.

so i'll ask the same question again, and please don't skirt round it again by talking about taxes or service speed.

the rich can afford to live, by virtue of nothing other than their wealth, and the poor cannot. Justify that.

[langov3]

@ronaldorams Well i wouldnt trust your govenment to run anything, no wonder you Americans have so little faith in such a good idea. And yes it is as free as we think it is, we are the ones living with govenment run healthcare, so i dont know why you would be such an authority on the subject. President bush was the one who made it possible for the drug companies to charge so much which is why healthcare in YOUR country is so expensive.

Things are actually different in other countries you know.

[323tobyishere]

you're very ignorant

there's a very fundamental principle behind this matter, that everyone should be entitled to health care regardless of whether they can pay for it. You can give examples of long waiting lists and medical inefficiencies for all you want, but all you're trying to do is justify within yourself a rejection of this principle of equality. It is selfishness on a national scale. you get the healthcare when you get hit by a car, and the poor man dies on the street. selfishness

[ronaldorams]

@323tobyishere The main reason health care is so expensive now is because of government involvement as it is. Having government run it would make it that much worse. Its funny how people will jump all over something when they read the word FREE in the title. Nothing is free in life. If you want to lower health care get rid of government involvement all together. Have more competition and you'll see better prices.

[7wrmv]

Wow... You think France is in debt? Take a look at your own government. If you voted for Obama to lower your taxes then you ARE stupid. You have no idea how the public option works... It would be a break-even "company" that operates just like regular insurance companies other than the fact that it would not be operated to make a profit. The people who use the public option would pay for it. America does not have the best health care system in the world. Your message was a recycled pack of lies..

[ZangaroZen]

@paintballer1023, where are you getting all these stats? Just making them up? Please post links in the sidebar.

Why should you pay into a universal health care system that supports obese smokers? For the same reason why others pay into it, so a health guy like you can have health care after being hit by a car.

[killerkane360]

You're saying it will cost 3 trillion dollars to build an 8 mile long highway? Lmao, I think you mixed your numbers up buddy, that's the stupidest thing i've ever heard. Also, right now the Health Care is ran by Insurance companies, so let me ask you this, who do you honestly think cares more for your health, the Government, or these Mega Corporations who try to cut costs and make as much of a profit as possible? Speak faster, you talk like a baby who has just learned to talk. Also, grow a pair

[langov3]

@killerkane360 They spent 1.2 trillion a year on the war so this must be one amasing road!

[killerkane360]

Lmao, its so funny how this kid thinks he's smart, Norway has high tax, yes, but you get free healthcare, also Norway has one of the lowest crime rates in the world, why? Because the Government looks after there people so they dont need to commit crime. Also, there is Sales tax and income tax in the US, not just France. Also, you also pay to help that mother with 3 kids and a dead end job whos husband left her, so, what makes you feel better, doing nothing, or actually caring? Stupid Prick.

[mecher3k]

Lol the waiting list myth. Fucking retarded parrot.

Also heart transplants? People die from not getting organ transplants all the time, no health care system will prevent that. Not until we can actually grow organs.

Fuck it, that is too completely for a idiot like you.

[mecher3k]

Um wow, the stupidity in this video is just amazing.

I will say this, DOCTORS DON'T DO RESEARCH DUMB ASS.

[langov3]

@mecher3k And you cant tie off nerves either!

[mejw1]

oh yea and look at your rating on this video lmao GET THE POINT! ;)

[mejw1]

paintballer1023 is stupid,

enjoy going broke if you end up in the hospital when your 'PRIVATE INSURANCE" denies your claim for something that will cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars and maybe lose your house in the process

im sorry but your STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!

YOU DONT KNOW SHIT ABOUT YOUR OWN FACTS ABOUT CANADA DUMB ASS

[backbeats100]

somebody tazer this dumb piece of flesh he actually believes his own shit, hey pa better take jr.out to the woodshed and bang his head against the wall 30 or 40 times might do it, can you believe a country as advanced and great as the states, breeds such inbreds LOL

[CumftblyNumm]

You are an Immature & brainwashed moron, the spawn of other narrow & mean-minded right-wing American bigots who haven't got a f-ing clue what they're talking about. You don't have the maturity or life experience to pass comment and and it's mindsets like yours and moreso your parents that are so destructive and making such a bad image for the USA in the world arena. You republicans should all be put together on an island and nuked, then the rest of us could maybe live in peace and equality.

[gigizeezz]

Hey paintballer1023 your tax dollars do go toward US healthcare,,when a patient is admitted in an Emergancy room and is not coverd by insurance guess who gets the bill for that?..you do and the rest of the tax payers.You indeed have alot of learning and research to do before posting a video like this

[muziquelle]

My brother and uncles live in Germany. They are immigrants there and have pretty good jobs and they all drive either a Mercedes, BMW or Audi. They all own homes and their kids have everything.

[Igneous01]

Very selfish statement. I live in Canada, and people that i know that have cancer, did not wait months on end for chemo

[muziquelle]

OMG Taxes!! So evil... right? Last time I checked, the highest taxed nations in the world also enjoy the best health, the highest quality of life, better incomes, more vacation, free post secondary education etc. I would rather pay more taxes and get all that.

The average American enjoys higher stress than the national stress average in NIGERIA! and pretty low ratings on the HDI for a developed nation.

It's a shame, he is the self fulfilling prophecy of the American stereotype.

[Igneous01]

exactly... I know a few people who live in denmark and norway, and they get free Post Secondary Education. There Health Care is also one of the best in the world. Plus people in Norway and Denmark have a higher income rate, so that balences out this falsification that they pay 4 times more for common goods and services, there income is also about 4 times the rate, so it balences out their system

[grandkadolz]

kid, shut your mouth and learn your facts BEFORE you open it again!

[muratshawn]

I am so glad this young posted this video,because it shows,that most americans are dumb and uneducated at any age. This dude probabal does not know where countries are located in a blank map in europe.And has probably insurance through his parents.

Gosh I must have done something wrong when I went through medical school lol. Universal Health Care is the only way,not one single european would trader their health care with any american.They rather pay taxes and be covered fully,then what we have!

[bagbuffy]

After watching this video I feel dumber

[hellover9000]

What a fucking retarded video! OMFG! You're an asshole dude... You have NO idea what you're talking about.

[komanoise]

yeah man we have free health care here in canada - IT'S FUCKING AWSOME!

[bassawash1]

@komanoise Try having a military and a population over 300 million. Our taxes cannot even cover the interest on the money we print off to pay for big government, so there is no way we could afford public healthcare. You will learn when your debt is monetized by your central bank and is transferred from the system to you. The problem with our system is that government manipulation/inflation drives up prices. We cannot turn it over completely to the bureaucrats who know nothing about healthcare.

[paladinee]

@bassawash1

So we give it to the inssurance agancies who really do care about the people instead of making money.

[phenomenalclassic93]

@komanoise and a higher life expectancy

[MrFredag]

I'm from norway and what you are saying are just stupid.

[godisnotreal89]

do a little more reasearch retard.

[Jarettes123]

Im also against universal healthcare but the stupid comment about illegal aliens is stupid. Illegal immigrants are the only people that pay taxes and dont get anything out of it. Why?because if an illegal immigrant tries to collect his income tax he gets deported so next time, get your facts straight before you talk you fuckin idiot.

[rgphanton]

it's just mind boggling to listen to this and not want to change something that this young pup has no idea of what he is talking about. a little competition for the insurance will only help all of us to stop the ever rising cost of health care. do you really want insurance companies dictating who and what kind of health care you get?

[shojingod]

Wait until you start paying bills and go to the doctors in the future. Then come and talk. Then then you don't know shit kid.

[SSS12345678901234567]

Republican Party = Beverly Hillbillies (No offence to the Republican's with a brain)

Lets take a look at a county with universal health care, Sweden. Yes, they pay taxes but they also have one of the best standards of living and quality of life.

Wow, this almost makes me think that America is filled with uneducated individuals.

No offence but the Republican party is spreading propaganda, similar to Hitler's propaganda and indoctrination against the Jews prior to world war two.

[chrisswirl]

(Even Canada is 78 years average life span for males!)

[chrisswirl]

And just look at our life expectancy (listed for men below according to Google)!

UK** - 77 years - Free Universal Healthcare

Cuba *- 76 years - Free Universal Healthcare

US - 74 years - No money, no treatment

**They'll even bring you coffee and feed you, with a smile

*Despite years of embargo by nearest large neighbour

[masterchiefarbiter88]

The only reason that the United States has lower life expectancies than other countries is that the people have unhealthy lifestyles that lead to cardiovascular disease. This comes with being a large, powerful, and rich nation. Two words: FAST FOOD. It has nothing to do with the healthcare system, and everything to do with the culture. Don't use life expectancy as a reason for universal health care (by the way, it's not free. The people pay with higher taxes and government debt).

[chrisswirl]

The British Healthcare system (NHS) is second to none. Full of people who love what they do, who would get paid more in the private sector (maybe a million for a doctor) but choose to serve the public instead (almost all the doctors support it). You get seen very quickly, and there's no question of paying for a baby or cancer treatment. And it provides jobs: it is one of the biggest employers in the world, bigger than any private employer in the world.

[chrisswirl]

In England, if you have swine flu, you ring a number and drugs get sent to you immediately. You will not die of it.

[chrisswirl]

You say the rich come to America to get treatment,how about everyone else? Please watch Sicko, then come to Scotland to see how it's done.

[Uzibit]

And also the USA actually has one of the MOST expensive health care systems already, we pay 6.7k for each person a year for our health care system....the western european average is 4.1k a year, Universal health care would NOT mean tons more taxes like you're making it out to be....

[paintballer1023]

Then if we go to this government run plan how will it get paid for you think money just grows on trees someones got to pay for it... and i said health care has been warming up the past 10 years not that it has started to be around you should listen before you write something

[Uzibit]

Maybe medical doctors will take some pay cuts like they shoud and Prescrip Med companies and private insurance companies wouldn't be raking in all the cash they get anymore.

Just because we pay more doesn't mean we get better health care, in fact in most cases it's the opposite, unless you're in the top 10% of the most wealthy of the country.

[phenomenalclassic93]

@paintballer1023 you pay it through taxes. that's how services like healthcare and education is distributed for everyone. and france's approval for their healthcare system: around 85%. 99% of its people are covered (CNN 2009). through taxes the french get free childcare free healthcare. this is all better than paying for a thing like healthcare spontaneously when you do not know when you're going to get sick, and is impossible to create a budget off of it, unless one does put money before health

[Uzibit]

Lol....universal health care has been talked about in the US for at LEAST 30 years....what do you think got hilary clinton in trouble while Bill Clinton was in office in the early 90's?

10 years.....yeah right, get your facts straight idiot

[Billmonnie55]

lol i can say it because it's a fact. Google it dumbass

[paintballer1023]

Do you have any common sense? i guess not?? Maybe you should Google the factors that the study it based off of... if france is so good medical wise i don't see everyone in the world going over there... the president of france himself CAME TO THE US to have an operation your logic makes no sense if you put 1 + 1 together you would get 2 instead you want to say 1+1=5

[Billmonnie55]

France is number 1 then Italy we are 39th just above solvenia get your facts right buddy.

[paintballer1023]

Please Sight Your facts please... Also you are talking about a study which does not rate the countries on how well their patients are treated and taken care of... It is how much the government gives away health insurance WHICH IS NOT FREE hence WHY FRANCE has 20 times more taxes then we do and they PAY 30 times MORE for basic visits to a doctor i want you to go to canada and france and try to get in and see a doctor. Why is the cancer death rate 28 % higher in france if there medicine is so

[Billmonnie55]

and also many ppl have sued the government and won, after that i couldn't stand to listen to anymore of your bs

[paintballer1023]

Hahaha... NO not in the field of government run hospitals and insurance... I want you to go to china and have a major surgery done and when they take your heart out or cut off your leg or screw up and you die i want you to tell me the US does not have the best medical system

[paintballer1023]

great in Canada the cancer death rate is 18% higher then the US so i dont know how you have the guts to say out health system is not the best in the world the WHOLE WORLD envy's out system

[langov3]

@paintballer1023 We certainly dont envy your system. France might be 18 billion in debt but the U.S is 3 trillion in debt. I cant find any paper that says the cancer death rate is 18% higher, maybe you could give me the link?

I really cannot believe that people are being drawn in my the insurance companies propaganda.

[mrlopez2681]

@paintballer1023 - the whole world most certainly does not envy our system. The USA's quality of care may be the one of the highest, but that's not the issue. Its about ACCESS. There is no reason why every tax payer in this country shouldn't pay into some big communal pot so that everyone can be 100% covered for their healthcare expenses...no premiums, deductibles, etc. Only Americans are stupid enough to argue about such a thing.

[Billmonnie55]

you need to check some of your facts, america is not first in medicine.

[paintballer1023]

Really Then Who Is... Why does everyone in the world come over to the US for major operations???

[AminCad]

Great video.