(3/11/09) Bill Clinton debates the merits of a pure, universal single-payer health care model vs. a free market, privately insured system. Video: CNN’s “Larry King Live” w/ guest host: Dr. Sanjay Gupta
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Damn term limits, we need this man right back in the Whitehouse.
Well… this country has always been split since the start. Pretty much north vs south with some changes over time of course. Even the political parties did a swap overtime but the policies really haven’t. Conservatism(Bush/Reagan etc) usually resides in the south while progressivism/liberalism(Clinton, Roosevelt etc) resides in the north.
when government subsidizes anything, the free market finds a way to get that cash. the core of free market health care is profit. if profit is made by quality care and fair access to it, fine. however, some things need to remain a public service. we need to sort out our priorities and view health care as a public service, because good health is of national consequence. i agree govt. subsidies ruin health care but good health shouldn’t be a commodity so it needs to be nationalized.
how much in taxes? and what does a liver transplant cost?
Universal Health Coverage- An Extended Look at the Most Politicized Issue in America- jtpolitik.blogspot.com/2011/05/universal-health-coverage-extended-look.html
@dankfizzy, you sound like a GOP poster child. I can write a book about this but simply. Healthcare is different than anything else because we all need it. Even if you can’t afford it should something happen to you your family would want it for you. True everything the government gets involved with costs more. However, healthcare is different . Every country has wrestled with this problem and if free markets were the best way somebody would be doing it.
Where is the GOP plan in writing btw?
Think about what you’re saying because it’s important. The government is ALREADY involved in health care and look how bad it is. What people here are calling for is even more government involvement. We cannot continue, you’re right. We cannot continue letting government interfere in markets and drive the prices up. Get them out of health care and let the free market work.. watch costs go down and efficiency go up.
You may pay less when at the hospital but you lose more in taxes.
They’d save costs because the system the government currently runs is inefficient as hell. They’d also save costs by stealing money out of your and everyone elses paycheck.
Those who support this system don’t understand the consequences of it. It forces everyone to buy into it even if they don’t want to. It raises taxes and further steals from citizens hard earned money. Finally, it gives the government even more control and power than they already have, which is practically impossible at this point. Free market health care is the way to go. Many say “look at what the free market got us, high prices!” But we don’t have market health care now. Government is involved
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I miss the days when the President knew what was going on in other countries.
america also had slavery starting out. stating that we did something 200 something years ago has no bearing.
the constitution does not say WE MUST HAVE PRIVATE HEALTHCARE
Why is socialism bad? Its just another political system, its not going to destroy this country. The constitution allows people to talk about different political systems and find one that works. Also I’m getting tired of people saying Socialism every time Obama talks about heath care. It’s NOT!!!!! Try to talk about why you don’t like it instead of scaring people.
That’s an interesting philosophy. I suggest you go and ask the poor people with terminal illnesses what they think. I fail to understand how you sleep at night, to be blunt. Spend some time with the suffering and you might find your ideals aren’t so ideal after all.
i love bill clinton so smart…i wish to be a president again
Same as here in Britain, the tax payer pays for our NHS, which serves every single British citizen.
We are happy with it, it offers a quick, clean and effecient service that is world class.
wow, I am Canada. This man is so well informed. So so smart.
I know that but that doesn’t change the fact there model has proven to work better than ours. Go look it up many top economist have said this would save more cost even taking into account that we have a lot more people.
HELLO !??!? … this is America .. it was “built” on anyone person or entity being able to profit and rake in billions. Laissez faire, competition, free market, … ringing any bells ??
You want the government scheduling your Dr. visit or telling companies how much profit they can and cannot make … Mexico and Venezuela are just a $500 airplane ticket away.
Singapore makes europe look bad and they pay a lot less. Health savings account model.
I live in Canada and we LOVE our single-payer system! We are also able to buy the exact same medicine as Americans at a substantially cheaper price!
France’s system is good too. The best I’d say is the Netherlands who have a mixed system (as Bill was describing).
The important thing however is the following scary fact:
America is the ONLY INDUSTRIALIZED country that does not offer Universal Health Care! This is because its system is built to profit the Insurance Companies who rake in billions
US health care now ranks 37th abd you pay ther most
The insurance industry and big Pharma have been working overtime to convince
Americans that Canadians have to wait
and are dying waiting.
We laugh at Americans who talk like this
Clinton a great president ousted for having sex with a female.
while the American people stood by and did nothing when Bush the war criminal
tortured,lied numerous times,started 2 illegal wars.
how do the American people sleep at night
I am so proud we elected this man. He is brilliant. We would be in far better shape as a country if he were still in charge.
do you people actually buy this garbage? lowering costs by making people of value slaves to the leaches of society? leaches who never stop consuming because the politicians promise it for free. speaking of insatiable appetites. did he say childhood obesity was his biggest issue? didn’t he do photo ops in McDonald while he was in the white house? what about syphilis as a pet issue? Monica didn’t look like she had the cleanest mouth.