Congressman Ron Paul on Healthcare

Having practiced medicine for over 30 years, Congressman Paul gives his perspective on the past and future of medicine in this country, and the effects of government and special interests on quality, costs and access.

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[beccasmizzle]

I honestly don't know how I feel about health care. I thought universal health care would be best, but then I went to Canada. I broke my wrist, and I swear I sat in the ER for over an hour before I got attention. I mean, maybe that was just one situation at one hospital and doesn't mean much, but it's really made me think twice.

[bottle2lip]

@thephysicslab

yeah they also have some of the highest tax rates in the world

[MrVillamike]

I wouldn't wish American healthcare on anyone.

In the UK if you are ill you get taken care off and no bill when you leave hospital.

In America the only ones that have anything to lose are the medical insurance company's.

I can't get my head around why Americans wouldn't want health care for everyone.

[Ork0bronson]

In the current system, BIG government, while things might seem to be workign right now, they aren't. The system is bankrupt and as a result the number of poor are getting bigger and bigger every day.

[Ork0bronson]

But when you realize that you'd get to keep a TON of your money, then it's not so crazy.

Having said that, Paul does have to explain how those with no money would get care. His current logic is that his full set of policies combined would create a prosperous thriving society / economy in which we'd have the money to take care of the poor.

[Ork0bronson]

But Paul's ideas all sound insane if you think that you'll still be paying the same in taxes as you do now. It sounds like 'wait a second, i keep paying the same and get nothing?'

[Communist2012]

Ron Paul is a qualified healthcare professional, he knows his stuff, he knows what he is talking about

He is more qualified than the rest of the bureaucrat politicians bought, paid for and in the pocket of the pharmaceutical drug lobbies

Ron Paul has been taking on these companies ! and will never sell out to them, and will reduce costs in medicine and healthcare

Vaccine and drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been fined Over Illegal Vaccine Experiments Killing 14 Babies - its true go look !

[Communist2012]

Paul has called for passage of tax relief bills to reduce health care costs for families

He would support a tax credit for senior citizens who need to pay for costly prescription drugs

He would also allow them to import drugs from other countries at lower prices

He has called for health savings accounts that allow for tax-free savings to be used to pay for prescriptions

Paul believes that the more government interferes in medicine, the higher prices rise and the less efficient care becomes

[Communist2012]

@justaname2223 plus he is a Doctor who works in the healthcare industry, he knows his stuff, and is more qualified to speak about this subject than any other politician that doesn't know anything about healthcare

[Communist2012]

@justaname2223 give him a chance, let him try it out. Then you can always vote for another Obama care again if you dont agree with him the next time.