Health Care Reform: The Hank Factor

In which John, who is kind of a fiscal conservative, uses the example of Hank to show how the current American health care system disincentivizes economic growth and entrepreneurship and argues that a public insurance option (even like the hodgepodge one in Montana) does not result in public bankruptcy but a more efficient and productive economy.

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[MsIdontmakevideos]

America's health system is just strange for me. A lot of Americans say they don't want a system like the British one (NHS which ROCKS btw. It has helped me a load of times) as they don't want socialism. BUT YOU HAVE SOCIALIZED EDUCATION, EMERGENCY SERVICES AND POSTAL SERVICES! This throughly confuses me and the rest of the world. As much as I love you America, you can be damn stupid.

[sitbunnynow]

May I just say that this is a wonderful video.

More importantly, DRACO AND THE MALFOYS SHIRT!

[PykohYT]

So who the eff IS hank?

He's the engine that drives economic and job growth in America.

[piglatin123]

I learn more from John Green than I do from half my classes in school.

[EmberMaye]

While this is an old video, I have to point out: even people who are poor can't always get Medicaid. Nowadays they have giant wait lists and many people sit for years uninsured on said wait lists. Just a little tidbit.

[MrWundrful]

@MsIdontmakevideos trust me these things in which have mentioned are all mainly power grabs by our more liberal government.

[sandstormxx]

See, my mum had really bad stomach aches for a while. And was quite thin. Eventually her aches got so bad she needed to be taken to the hospital, and turns out she was a coeliac. My brother had bad pains near his kidneys and was given medication. I just don't see why you would pay for that.

[stu10leadhead]

@sileb13 Surely the fact that as an American in the UK, you still have the same rights and healthcare available to you as a British citizen. The NHS is by no means perfect, but how many things that are over 60 years old are? The point is we need to improve on it, not just say "It's broke! Next plan please!"

[thespianwaffles]

Hank was a brony before the rest of us.

[Caprinae]

Poor Hank. :(

[sileb13]

@MsIdontmakevideos The NHS does not rock -- I am a US citizen living here in the UK and the quality of the healthcare over here definitely inferior to that of the United States.

That said, I fully advocate socialized healthcare because the potential drop in quality is mostly irrelevant... The point is that a person's wealth should not determine whether or not they are allowed to receive care; care that is, in many cases, essential to their pursuit of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

[TheInspirationExpert]

Hee hee hee, John! The fact remains, they were YOUR little ponies.