I'm amused by you claiming what I said about insurance is opinion. Do tell... what part of what I said, was opinion, in your view?
First, most insurance companies are non-profits. The idea that profit motive is the problem, and if only we could get rid of profit motive, is absolutely bonkers, and ignores reality.
Everything is done for profit. Meaning.... EVERYTHING. If you have government run health insurance, it will be done for a profit. The profit of the politicians, the bureaucrats, the union employees, and the political supporters. That lady in Broward County Florida that screwed up the election, was being paid $300K a year, not including her pension and benefits for being a public official.
People are going to make a profit off of providing health care to you, no matter what system you put in place. The only question is, will it bankrupt the entire country, like Greece, or not.
Now as far as private insurance not being able to provide health care.... you know it only worked pretty well for decades on end, like all the way back to the 1930s..... Again, I had an insurance policy that covered everything I needed for just $67 a month, back in 2006. That was before the left-wing Democrats screwed up the entire market, and now the cheapest is $300/month.
And the solution to Diabetes is simple..... get insurance before you get diabetes. Now I had a relative who was born with the condition... and they got a job and paid for their treatments even now. You know, like a responsible adult who takes care of their issues without burdening everyone else in society.
Not hard. Don't get me wrong... I'm sure she would love to have someone else pay her bills, and so would I. If you would like to make a check for my car repairs, I would appreciate it. But I don't demand that you pay my bills, with the gun of the Federal Government pointing at your head.
I want what Japan, Germany, Denmark, and Australia have. None of them want what we have!
A ton of people don't know what they are talking about. It's really easy to say things are so much better elsewhere, and I kind of compare that to a married man, who is always looking at a better wife, until they get the better wife, and then start looking for the new better wife.
The grass isn't always greener.
Plus, a ton of people only know our health care system based on hostile, pro-socialism news report.
The reality isn't all that rosey.
My parents church, started a program to help children at Children's Hospital. Tons of people have no idea that, Children are sent to this country from across the entire world, to pay for treatment here in the US. My parents met a girl of only 14, getting treatment at Children's Hospital. She is here alone, from Australia. She's already been in the US by herself, for over a year. In her own country, they told her to go home and die. They simply did not have the treatment she needed, available to her in Australia. There was child from the UK, where the doctors told his parents, he was going to die. They flew him to the US, and saved his life.
People come from around the world routinely, to get treatment that the government run socialized systems in Europe, simply don't offer.
Why don't they offer it? Money.
We charge for service, so we can afford to provide service. They don't, so there is no money for treatments, beyond the basics.
This is why the wait time for an MRI is sometimes years long. In a capitalist system, the more customers you have, the more you invest equipment to meet the customers needs.
In a socialized system where treatment is free, there is no money to be made providing more service, and there is no extra money from customers to invest in those services.
You mentioned Denmark. Do you want to pay 60% of your income in taxes? If you do, then great! We'll all just live more poorly, and we'll have tiny little homes like the Danish do, and we'll never go out to eat, like the Danish, and everyone will ride a taxi because they can't afford a car. Do you want that? Because you can't have free stuff, and not pay the taxes.
Germany is interesting because most all Germans have private insurance, on top of the insane taxes they pay. I have close friends from all over the world, and this woman I know sent me this pict.
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She's originally from Germany, says she would never go back. This is for a 20 pc Nuggets and 3 ice teas. Let me translate that to dollars.... She paid almost $18. Notice that 19% tax on food.
Do you know how much fuel is over there? $8/gallon. I filled up for $2/gallon. Why is there a difference in price? Taxes.
A household income of just $60K a year, places you in the 42% income tax bracket. The lowest tax rate is 14%, on the poor.
But that's just income tax. Your payroll taxes are 20%, plus your income tax rate. That means that a middle class income, would result in now less than a 50% tax rate.
Are you ready to lose half your income in taxes? See, when you say that people around the world don't want our system, are you asking them with the caveat that they can cut that 20% sales tax, cut that 20% payroll taxes, reduce their income tax, and cut their fuel tax?
Are you ready to pay the 180% tax on cars in Denmark? Are you ready to pay $20,000 for a sub-compact? Are you ready to pay $35K to 50K for a Honda? Are you ready to pay $100,000 for a BMW?
If you asked the Danish if they would be willing to trade their $25 value meals at McDonalds, for less government everything? Given that fact that nearly all the nordic countries have moved to the right, because their economies are stalling, indicates that people are not so enthralled at paying $50,000 for a $20,000 car, just so they can get a check up for free.
See one of the reasons why the "everyone else has a better system!" montra doesn't work with me, is because I've been there. I've seen the hospitals that have all the windows open in the middle of summer, because none of the government run hospitals can afford air conditioning. Nothing beats having a fever, and sweating it out inside a hospital room that is 90º.
But if you want to pay most of your income in taxes, and live a poorer life, just follow Europe. Great way to drastically cut the standard of living in the US.
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