This Will Not Work
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Yes, we are already pulling out of Syria and probably Afghanistan. The cost of these few thousand are now relatively small. Historically, we already spent about 3 trillion dollars. With regard to Yemen, I expect that the Saudis are paying for our advisors. these withdrawals will not even punt dent in the debt increases caused by the individual tax cuts of last year.
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Ithink yes more would have Insurance, quality would be lower. And longer wait times. say for example, you have a practice that sees 20 patients.. with everyone having insurance , now your patient load may jump up 30..40,, etc.. heck even 5 extra patients would cause less time with orginial patients.
Also if it is like Medicaid, some Drs opt out of that insurance because it doesn't pay enough...this would prob be more of an issue if all is covered by "government"
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To me it's at least as important that if health care doesn't have to be paid by employers, it decreases the cost of having people.
Doing that requires controlling drug costs. Any attempt to do that is going to face essentially infinite resources in lobbying, PR and political dirty tricks.
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There is no question that these services can be provided by the government. In the US, the people aren't willing to have the much higher tax rates required to support the additional services. An increase in the top individual rates would be insufficient.
As an aside, I'd be fine with providing these services, and with the tax rates needed to pay for them.
I would add drug treatment, day care and nursing care to the list of services that should be provided by the government, plus greatly extending job training (this could paid for by businesses).
As an aside, I'd be fine with providing these services, and with the tax rates needed to pay for them.
I would add drug treatment, day care and nursing care to the list of services that should be provided by the government, plus greatly extending job training (this could paid for by businesses).
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I wasn't talking about government-provided insurance, though; I was talking about government-provided healthcare. As in, the government runs the hospitals, pays the doctors, subsidises the medications etc. directly.
And if you have to train more doctors to adequately care for your population... doing so might be a good thing?
And if you have to train more doctors to adequately care for your population... doing so might be a good thing?
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Folks like to point to the VA.
Let's use Medicare as the example. Democrats are suggesting a phased in "Medicare for All"
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But I will say that the support (or at least not outright opposition) to M4A here on CF is a pleasant surprise. I think that people have been mistreated by corporate health insurance for so long that the dam is beginning to break, but time will tell.
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Does anyone here really think that when the GOP does a tax cut that gives breaks of trillions to the rich that anyone cares what the GOP says or does? Really??
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It is a multidimensional challenge which would include redefining lobbying contributions and term limits to help get our representatives to actually represent ‘we the people’.
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The numerical gymnastics are indeed impressive.
US companies were greatly hurt by their competitive position before the tax cuts. There are many reasons in addition to rates, which are relatively easy for governments to affect. US companies pay for many types of insurance for workers. US companies have much less governmental R&D support than elsewhere, especially in Asia. Government services also help companies; for example government provided day care.
In any case, I do NOT favor increases in corporate tax rates, although the closing of some loopholes Would be a good idea.
US companies were greatly hurt by their competitive position before the tax cuts. There are many reasons in addition to rates, which are relatively easy for governments to affect. US companies pay for many types of insurance for workers. US companies have much less governmental R&D support than elsewhere, especially in Asia. Government services also help companies; for example government provided day care.
In any case, I do NOT favor increases in corporate tax rates, although the closing of some loopholes Would be a good idea.
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Right now there are programs for medical personnel and teachers to get at least part of their education cost forgiven if they work in particular parts of the country.
An example might be that a structural engineering student might be required to volunteer summer breaks working in the field on an infrastructure project and after graduation work with the Army Corp of Engineers for two to five years.
And yes they must maintain a responsible GPA, imo, at the very least 2.0.
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