November 10, 2008
Where did we get the idea in the US that Socialized Medicine is a bad thing? How did the AMA, Big Pharma, and now Big Insurance get such a stranglehold on the health of this country?
Let’s look at some facts:
1. Some form of Socialized Medicine is the health system.in every industrialized country.
2.Our “insurance run” health system costs us twice as much per person as any of the other countries. We should have better health statistic, but we rank way below all those countries, even some third world countries.
3. We are less competitive for large corporations, so they ship manufacturing (and jobs) overseas.Yes, wages may be lower as well, but a lower cost of health care increases their profit.
4.We are crippling many small businesses with having to provide health insurance to their workers. Since small business is at the heart of US prosperity, Socialzed Medicine would greatly benefit all such.
5. The VA system is a form of sociaized medicine, and the cost per person is much lower than the “insurance based” system, and the better care patients get is also a fact. (I know as I am a veteran getting that care.)
One of the arguments used is “Just ask a Canadian, they all hate their system”.So, I’ve asked many Canadians and British, French, Italians, Russians and Geaorgians.Ask a GI about the military food, and they’ll gripe, just like Canadians and others gripe about their health system. However, ask the RIGHT question as I have, “Would you trade your system for the one in the US?” The answer, almost 100% of the time is a resounding “NO way!”
The advantages are obvious – lower cost and better overall health.How about those 42 million persons who cannot afford health insurance, and who drag our statistics down and cost us more in the long run.
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