Healthcare is not a right!?

[KSMountain]

So what kind of healthcare costs do we all “owe” this woman?

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/03/new_jersey_woman_aiming_to_bec.html?f=most-commented-24h-5

I believe it was poorgradstudent who said providing healthcare was the morally correct thing to do.

Morally speaking, what kind of services should we provide this woman? 30 specialists to help her give birth?

Is it moral to take money from other taxpaying families (who probably need it) to pay for this woman’s “dream”?

[34f3f3f]

[quote=NeetaT] “Kill the Bill” so that I am not fleeced for more taxes. I will gladly pay for my own healthcare thank you.[/quote]

Fleeced by taxes or fleeced by insurance companies? That’s really the issue here. What gives the policy holder more leverage, the opportunity to choose a more competitive carrier, or your voting power to choose a government that administers healthcare? The problem we have is that choice has been removed and carriers are administering the government.

[34f3f3f]

[quote=NeetaT] “Kill the Bill” so that I am not fleeced for more taxes. I will gladly pay for my own healthcare thank you.[/quote]

Fleeced by taxes or fleeced by insurance companies? That’s really the issue here. What gives the policy holder more leverage, the opportunity to choose a more competitive carrier, or your voting power to choose a government that administers healthcare? The problem we have is that choice has been removed and carriers are administering the government.

[34f3f3f]

[quote=NeetaT] “Kill the Bill” so that I am not fleeced for more taxes. I will gladly pay for my own healthcare thank you.[/quote]

Fleeced by taxes or fleeced by insurance companies? That’s really the issue here. What gives the policy holder more leverage, the opportunity to choose a more competitive carrier, or your voting power to choose a government that administers healthcare? The problem we have is that choice has been removed and carriers are administering the government.

[34f3f3f]

[quote=NeetaT] “Kill the Bill” so that I am not fleeced for more taxes. I will gladly pay for my own healthcare thank you.[/quote]

Fleeced by taxes or fleeced by insurance companies? That’s really the issue here. What gives the policy holder more leverage, the opportunity to choose a more competitive carrier, or your voting power to choose a government that administers healthcare? The problem we have is that choice has been removed and carriers are administering the government.

[34f3f3f]

[quote=NeetaT] “Kill the Bill” so that I am not fleeced for more taxes. I will gladly pay for my own healthcare thank you.[/quote]

Fleeced by taxes or fleeced by insurance companies? That’s really the issue here. What gives the policy holder more leverage, the opportunity to choose a more competitive carrier, or your voting power to choose a government that administers healthcare? The problem we have is that choice has been removed and carriers are administering the government.

[KSMountain]

[quote=patb][quote=NeetaT]In my opinion, healthcare is not a right. Healthcare is a service that is priced via supply and demand just like other goods and services. [/quote]

So what’s the Equilibrium price for an Ambulance ride?

When you are having a heart attack, what is the price you will pay for a ride?[/quote]

I thought this was a really interesting question patb. I’m a strong supporter of the free market, but here you have an example that seems to pose a difficulty.

Is it that there needs to be a mechanism to prevent gouging?

Got a good answer for me?

Hopefully the answer isn’t “anything that anyone might want really badly should be provided by the government”.

[KSMountain]

[quote=patb][quote=NeetaT]In my opinion, healthcare is not a right. Healthcare is a service that is priced via supply and demand just like other goods and services. [/quote]

So what’s the Equilibrium price for an Ambulance ride?

When you are having a heart attack, what is the price you will pay for a ride?[/quote]

I thought this was a really interesting question patb. I’m a strong supporter of the free market, but here you have an example that seems to pose a difficulty.

Is it that there needs to be a mechanism to prevent gouging?

Got a good answer for me?

Hopefully the answer isn’t “anything that anyone might want really badly should be provided by the government”.

[KSMountain]

[quote=patb][quote=NeetaT]In my opinion, healthcare is not a right. Healthcare is a service that is priced via supply and demand just like other goods and services. [/quote]

So what’s the Equilibrium price for an Ambulance ride?

When you are having a heart attack, what is the price you will pay for a ride?[/quote]

I thought this was a really interesting question patb. I’m a strong supporter of the free market, but here you have an example that seems to pose a difficulty.

Is it that there needs to be a mechanism to prevent gouging?

Got a good answer for me?

Hopefully the answer isn’t “anything that anyone might want really badly should be provided by the government”.

[KSMountain]

[quote=patb][quote=NeetaT]In my opinion, healthcare is not a right. Healthcare is a service that is priced via supply and demand just like other goods and services. [/quote]

So what’s the Equilibrium price for an Ambulance ride?

When you are having a heart attack, what is the price you will pay for a ride?[/quote]

I thought this was a really interesting question patb. I’m a strong supporter of the free market, but here you have an example that seems to pose a difficulty.

Is it that there needs to be a mechanism to prevent gouging?

Got a good answer for me?

Hopefully the answer isn’t “anything that anyone might want really badly should be provided by the government”.

[KSMountain]

[quote=patb][quote=NeetaT]In my opinion, healthcare is not a right. Healthcare is a service that is priced via supply and demand just like other goods and services. [/quote]

So what’s the Equilibrium price for an Ambulance ride?

When you are having a heart attack, what is the price you will pay for a ride?[/quote]

I thought this was a really interesting question patb. I’m a strong supporter of the free market, but here you have an example that seems to pose a difficulty.

Is it that there needs to be a mechanism to prevent gouging?

Got a good answer for me?

Hopefully the answer isn’t “anything that anyone might want really badly should be provided by the government”.

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