The debate of free healthcare in the United States is an ongoing discussion that holds many pros and cons. Many people believe that free healthcare is the key to one of the many problems we have: Medical expenses. As a country that's always triving to be better healthcare is constantly mentioned as something we can improve on. With many European countries providing free healthcare for their citizens, why doesn't America?
A main reason for why the United States doesn't have free healthcare is because the resources and money needed to make it "free" is an astronomical amount. For example, in Canada, a lot taxes are much higher than in the U.S. This increase in taxes drastically helps provide for the so called "free" healthcare. Calling the healthcare free is kind of a sneaky lie. This is because the increase of taxes is comparable to the rates we pay in America.
There are many pros to free healthcare. For example, it is easily accessible and even people who are financially struggling can access it, this would be a major benefit to any country, considering the unemployed or homeless populations. Another pro is that free healthcare promotes visits to the hospital and routine checkups. This can then lead to early detection and prevention of potential disease and early treatment. However, there are many cons to free healthcare. For example, as I mentioned before the skyrocketing of taxes doesn't usually go well for people and is a major drawback to the free healthcare system. Another con is that resources could be majorly impacted. With everybody having an equall access to these resources, there could be an overconsumption of certain drugs which could lead to depletion of resources very quickly.
I feel that many Americans think that free healthcare is the greatest thing in the world, however I think if we were to institute this system, then reality would set in and people would be very negative towards the fact of higher taxes. This would then lead to people being opposed to the free healthcare system. So in conclusion, I think that either way if we have a free healthcare system or not, some people are going to be upset, whether it's from paying increased taxes, or not having a free system for their health insurance.
What do you think about America establishing a free healthcare system?
Would you be willing to pay the extra taxes if it meant free healthcare?
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I strongly agree with your statement because of the raising of taxes. It makes sense with what you're saying through paying health care through taxes. The jump in taxes would be significant close to the tax raise.
I also learned in a class this year that without all of the extra added on taxes that free healthcare could put on your paycheck, there is already a very good amount of money being taken out of your paycheck. It can be different amounts depending on your salary but it could be pretty high already.
I agree, I also believe that this would make Americans further hate taxes and if something were to go wrong with this system then I think it could be devastating to the health of all Americans.
I agree, their is many taxes on a pay check and if healthcare is on there to that would be a huge amount taken off of the check. Not many people like taxes on a pay check but adding a larger healthcare tax would put people over the edge.
I personally would not be willing to pay taxes for free healthcare because if I was ever in not a very good financial situation and I had to have another tax deducted from my paycheck for healthcare I would not be the happiest person ever.
I completely agree and I can understand where you're coming from when you are talking about how you might not want to pay for it in the situation that you were in. that makes total sense and that could relate for some people. So if you are in a bad situation like that then I understand why you would not want to raise taxes.
I would pay the extra taxes because it would be worth it because you could save a lot of money in the long run. And it would help people while still making people work.
I'm not sure how right you are on it saving money in the wrong run because I think the sheer increase of taxe prices needed to support this new system would eventually catch up to you despite how much you make.
I disagree with the statement because the taxes would be raised significantly higher and it would not be cheaper because of that significant raise. I don't think it would be helpful to you if there was free health care just because of the crazy raise it would be. Therefore I disagree with your statement about it being cheaper.
I think we should keep helathcare as the way it is because if not people would take advantage of that and just not work and only pay their housing and other stuff they need.
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