I know can be a hard job but

John23 said:

Well Pepe'....


It seems your innocent question about our health care has managed
to start a political debate! That's a good thing, since it's the way
some of us learn new things.

By the way, the United States isn't a "Democracy", it is a "Constitutional Republic".

In a Democracy, the majority rules; in a Constitutional Republic, the Constitution rules.

What that means very simply, is that in a "Democracy", the majority
can tell you that you have to sit in the back of a bus.

In a Constitutional Republic, the Constitution guarantees you the
right to sit wherever anyone else can sit, regardless of any
"Majority's preference".

Re:
"We pay taxes that cover medical for the poor - but not for middle income or rich. "

Actually, (some of) our taxes go to paying for "Medicare", and that is for everyone,
that reaches the age of retirement, or is unemployable for reason of health, regardless
of economic abilities.

Our taxes also supports "Medicaid", a health care subsidy for the very poor,
and for those unable to get any other type of commercial health insurance.

And...... Our taxes go to providing health care for -any and all- government
employees, regardless of their economic abilities.

As a Nation, we are divided by political ideology, although the ideologies
have become quite muddled and confused........

The "Conservative" approach is to let free enterprise set it's own standards,
and to prevent the government for regulating free enterprise.

The "other" approach is to allow the government to regulate free enterprise,
keeping corporate empires from monopolizing the marketplace, and setting
unreasonable standards.

It would be great to settle on something between the two, but it's a
difficult task made more difficult by those wishing to remain stubborn with
their perceived ideology.

Health care costs have become exorbitant due to a lack of regulation.
There is absolutely no reason for the ridiculously high cost of one dose
of a chemical that can save a life. But if the political ideology of a party
in power refuses to allow any regulation, that corporate empire can
and will charge whatever it deems "fair".

In many other nations.. well, Norway for instance, the government owns
and sells oil products, and that revenue pays for their government supplied
health care. It sounds great! But here in USA, the government was never
designed to own and operate businesses. (It does, but it was not a
constitutionally designed thing....) So our costs for "free services" are paid
by our taxation. It was originally designed to be from Import fees (tariff),
but somewhere along the line, some political party felt that tariffs hurt
our corporate empires..... and tariffs were set aside.

So Pepe', the USA has in many ways "morphed" into a country of
many ill-designed paths to governmental management. If our two major
political parties ever managed to decide to do things based on Constitutional
requirements, and work together rather than fight every decision, perhaps
we can "morph" into something very viable for all our citizens.

We deserve universal health care, good public schools, and a
financially guaranteed retirement for all.

We could have all that.... if only we could get enough people to agree
to the same goals.

But alas..... if we can't manage to do that here on this forum.....
How could we possibly do that in the real world?

(all my opinion, of cuz)


Stay well Pepe'!


John