Comments on: Sicko Blogging http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/07/02/sicko-blogging/ Where There's Snow, There's Firepower Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:00:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Sebastian http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/07/02/sicko-blogging/#comment-6286 Sebastian Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:38:01 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=950#comment-6286 I wouldn't have a problem with helping poor people purchase health insurance, and cover basic health care. As long as it wouldn't bankrupt the country. I'm fine with some redistribution schemes, as long as it's not choking the country in taxes, which I think socialized health care would do. I wouldn’t have a problem with helping poor people purchase health insurance, and cover basic health care. As long as it wouldn’t bankrupt the country. I’m fine with some redistribution schemes, as long as it’s not choking the country in taxes, which I think socialized health care would do.

]]> By: Sigivald http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/07/02/sicko-blogging/#comment-6278 Sigivald Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:20:44 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=950#comment-6278 Megan's point (and one I always make when people compare "national health spending" like that) is that <I>the government</i> already spends less money than that on health care. What people complaining about "American health care spending" are really complaining about is that private citizens pay lots for health care in the US - and I don't mean that they're complaining that people "have to pay" at all - though they also do that. They're complaining that the country as a whole (but not the Government alone) spends "a lot" on health care. They don't seem to <I>care</i> that a lot of that is simply because people can afford to spend a lot, and value health care. Evidently having a percentage that's "like France's" is more important than anything else, in this analysis. (When they <I>purely</i> restrict themselves to "coverage for the really poor", I have much more sympathy for them.) Megan’s point (and one I always make when people compare “national health spending” like that) is that the government already spends less money than that on health care.

What people complaining about “American health care spending” are really complaining about is that private citizens pay lots for health care in the US - and I don’t mean that they’re complaining that people “have to pay” at all - though they also do that.

They’re complaining that the country as a whole (but not the Government alone) spends “a lot” on health care. They don’t seem to care that a lot of that is simply because people can afford to spend a lot, and value health care. Evidently having a percentage that’s “like France’s” is more important than anything else, in this analysis.

(When they purely restrict themselves to “coverage for the really poor”, I have much more sympathy for them.)

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