Why We Need Government-Run Universal Socialized Health Insurance

A cartoon explanation of why we need a public health insurance option.

Now that the health care bill has passed, my friend Andy Lubershane (the animator) has made another video about a topic near and dear to my heart: Climate and Energy. Please check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf7IO3...

Animated by Andy Lubershane. More comics at http://www.earthlycomics.blogspot.com

Note: The data in this cartoon is supported by this report: http://www.ourfuture.org/healthcare/h..., which includes a lot more detail on current proposals for a public option.

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[Koroistro]

Being born was a metaphore, you exist and you are part of a society. Even if you live in a hole and you don't use any kind of service you owe to the society something the society uses to make life better for everyone (in theory , corruption is another subject) , the point is : collaboration helps more than personal greed. Example : you pay your taxes and with these someone is saved from death , then he goes back to work and starts to create wealth & pay his taxes (paying even more of his health)

[sunnyvegas702]

silly socialist, think that "rasing money" is the way to help everyone, you didn't actually affect the supply and demand ratio, thats like "well if I have enough money, everyone can have front row seats to a lady gaga concert", its false, stop trying to raise money and get in the game and do something!

[magusdark]

Being born is no use of service, please.

And if that is the case, why can't I pay when and if I use the services?

I garantee you, as a brazillian, I pay for public health, education and security, and I have none of them. I end up having to pay again for these private services to expect any form of reply.

[Koroistro]

Becouse you use services the government gives you , even being born in a particular country is using some kind of services.

[magusdark]

Immoral to me is threatening someone to give you money. Why is that not the case when the government does it?

[Koroistro]

I thought that not paying taxes is immoral and wrong. Why don't you think so?

[l0wr3z]

- My 401K invests in Insurance companies, I'm not rich.

- Government has very expensive paper pushers, they usually do worse on overhead costs even without making evil profit.

- Innovation and cutting costs would also be not on a government run health care systems agenda.

- Anybody think that this was a bit condescending?

[davijeph]

BULLSHIT!