Comments on: Socialism and Healthcare http://healthcarethoughts.com/2007/11/22/socialism-and-healthcare/ observations on healthcare, technology and the American way by Brian Sharp Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:29:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Richard Yadon, CPC, CERS http://healthcarethoughts.com/2007/11/22/socialism-and-healthcare/#comment-142 Richard Yadon, CPC, CERS Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:54:05 +0000 http://healthcarethoughts.com/2007/11/22/socialism-and-healthcare/#comment-142 Great thoughts Brian. I too am an admirer of Reagan and his vision of our country. The current government encroachments into private business is very disconcerting. Coupled with a possible government run health care plan, one can make the case that we are moving closer to more socialistic policies. While I applaud the effort to protect people from underhanded financial deals and to ensure everyone gets quality health care, I believe it is best left to free market enterprise and the regulations that are in place today. Great thoughts Brian. I too am an admirer of Reagan and his vision of our country. The current government encroachments into private business is very disconcerting. Coupled with a possible government run health care plan, one can make the case that we are moving closer to more socialistic policies. While I applaud the effort to protect people from underhanded financial deals and to ensure everyone gets quality health care, I believe it is best left to free market enterprise and the regulations that are in place today.

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]]> By: Bryan http://healthcarethoughts.com/2007/11/22/socialism-and-healthcare/#comment-32 Bryan Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:31:02 +0000 http://healthcarethoughts.com/2007/11/22/socialism-and-healthcare/#comment-32 I agree with Reagan being a conservative and love "Reagonomics". The goverment's role in the lives of those less fortunate in this country would never end. Once they start supporting someone and that individual finds they can be supported by someone other than themselves, what should they do about their own problems? It's so easy to go to the mailbox and pick up a check. The government now has a way to keep the less fortunate in society dependent upon them - for their existence. They've created their own need for existence. Sort of a sick prophecy. In turn, the government requires those of us who can pay our way in life because we have made good, right choices and have decided to work hard and stand on our own their supporters! Outrageous. It creates the desire to do whatever can be done to not allow government fingers in our pocketbooks. Socialized healthcare? No way. I agree with Reagan being a conservative and love “Reagonomics”. The goverment’s role in the lives of those less fortunate in this country would never end. Once they start supporting someone and that individual finds they can be supported by someone other than themselves, what should they do about their own problems? It’s so easy to go to the mailbox and pick up a check.

The government now has a way to keep the less fortunate in society dependent upon them - for their existence. They’ve created their own need for existence. Sort of a sick prophecy. In turn, the government requires those of us who can pay our way in life because we have made good, right choices and have decided to work hard and stand on our own their supporters! Outrageous.

It creates the desire to do whatever can be done to not allow government fingers in our pocketbooks. Socialized healthcare? No way.

]]> By: Bethany http://healthcarethoughts.com/2007/11/22/socialism-and-healthcare/#comment-28 Bethany Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:49:22 +0000 http://healthcarethoughts.com/2007/11/22/socialism-and-healthcare/#comment-28 I agree 100% with Reagan. His philosophy can apply to even more than socialism. It applies to anytime someone or something is enabling another not to feel the true effects of a situation. Our government does this with the welfare system. The poor have learned to depend on the government bailing them out rather than learning how to incorporate disciplines in their life to help them overcome poverty. Granted, this isn't true for every impoverished person, but for many it is. A lot of times this dependence leads to system abuse. Government enabling is a vicious cycle. As far as socialized healthcare in our country, I don't believe socialism would stop there. It's no secret that in a health care system such as Canada's or the UK's, waiting periods for the majority of non emergency services are several months long. What happens when a person needs care in order to remedy an orthopeadic problem or any non emergency problem that is keeping them out of work? If this person has to wait 8 months for treatment, then wouldn't the government be expected to help or intervene with the person's inablity to work and make a living during the waiting period? Would this mean more government intervention with the employer? I believe the more the government plays a role in our lives, the more the government has to continue playing a role in our lives. When would it end? I agree 100% with Reagan. His philosophy can apply to even more than socialism. It applies to anytime someone or something is enabling another not to feel the true effects of a situation. Our government does this with the welfare system. The poor have learned to depend on the government bailing them out rather than learning how to incorporate disciplines in their life to help them overcome poverty. Granted, this isn’t true for every impoverished person, but for many it is. A lot of times this dependence leads to system abuse. Government enabling is a vicious cycle.
As far as socialized healthcare in our country, I don’t believe socialism would stop there. It’s no secret that in a health care system such as Canada’s or the UK’s, waiting periods for the majority of non emergency services are several months long. What happens when a person needs care in order to remedy an orthopeadic problem or any non emergency problem that is keeping them out of work? If this person has to wait 8 months for treatment, then wouldn’t the government be expected to help or intervene with the person’s inablity to work and make a living during the waiting period? Would this mean more government intervention with the employer? I believe the more the government plays a role in our lives, the more the government has to continue playing a role in our lives. When would it end?

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