Creating a less expensive, probably single-payer, health care system that
nearly everybody wants isn't socialism. It isn't welfare, since we will be
paying for it, only we will pay significantly less than with the current
for-profit system. It's smart fiscal policy when you can improve service and
reduce price; doesn't matter whether it's a private or public system, or
combination of both, as long as it works better, i.e. more effectively and
economically, than what we have.
Smart fiscal policy makes sense at home, in the community, nationally, and
internationally. That means getting what we pay for at the best quality we can
afford, at the best price. It also means that you don't go into debt to pay for
necessities and leave that debt for your children to repay.
This applies to health care as well as electronics choices and purchases, and
many other fiscal/economic decisions we all need to make.
Betty
> Admission of Interest:Paula, I AM a socialist, hopefullly a thoughful and
> knowledgeable one. I personally
> think that national healtcare is too important to use a means of scoring
> cheap political points
> towards a larger agenda. Even so, I have some observations on is nat.health
> care 'as' socialism...
>
> Socialism is used a as bugaboo in this country synonymoulsy with Communism,
> you might as well
> say Satanic - they both start with 'S'... In the rest of the world, even
> conservatives will admit the differences
> (e.g. commitment to democracy)
>
> There is no question that all aspects of the welfare state including are
> historically associated with political
> movements associated with the political Left which in most countries are
> socialists. Health care is no
> exception. However (!), national health care always had a broad base of
> support, everywhere outside
> the US, because even rich people...
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