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<blockquote data-quote="beatupbrown" data-source="post: 248374" data-attributes="member: 4488"><p><a href="http://www.times-news.com" target="_blank">http://www.times-news.com</a></p><p>This letter is in reply to Garrett Scott Humberston's Sept. 27 piece on health care. In his letter Mr. Humbertson states that he feels the U.S.'s current health care system needs modified not replaced. So in that statement he is admitting that our system is not working, that is a plus. Though, Mr. Humbertson goes on to compare the U.S.'s private, profit based health care system to the universal system employed in most other industrialized nations. First it is very hard to compare our health care system to that of England, France, Canada and Cuba. Our health care system, which was partly implemented by Richard Nixon is totally profit based. The goal of health care administrators in the U.S. is to maximize profits, not provide outstanding care. When money, health, and human life gets all mashed up together it really creates an unacceptable situation, especially in one of the world's richest nations.</p><p></p><p>Denial of care, from what I have read and researched is not uncommon at all in our country, even when a person has been paying an insurance company to provide these needs. There are many cases here on our soil where care denied has caused an individual to die, in cases leaving behind spouses and children to fend for themselves in a less then perfect economy. The U.S. is proof that private, profit based health care does not work for the people and only works to make a select few wealthy; making people rich isn't providing health care!</p><p></p><p>I find it odd that Mr. Humbertson refers to universal health care as a "socialist" ideal. Do you pay for a police officer when you need one, how about to rent a book from the library, or maybe to have your mail delivered?</p><p></p><p>Do you pay for your children's public school system or (besides an occasional toll) to have the roads you drive on repaired? Basically if what Mr. Humbertson says is correct we are over half-way a socialist nation already since all these functions work, in theory like a universal health care system would; using tax payer dollars to fund various projects that all people take advantage of.</p><p></p><p>I have relatives in Canada who are more then pleased with the Canadian system. In fact after speaking with them this summer I learned the only time they fear a health care expense or receiving less then perfect care is when they visit the United States. Odd that Mr. Humbertson is so familiar with the Canadian system but did not mention having any relation whom are Canadian.</p><p></p><p>Finally, I would much rather my tax dollars going to make sure that every American has access to adequate health care when they need it. This is a much better cause, I feel, then the war in Iraq, several million dollar Christmas parties at the White House, tax breaks for wealthy Americans, and to pay the outrageous costs contracting companies like Halliburton charge our government in bid less contract work. These are all things our tax dollars currently fund; ending the Iraq War alone could likely foot much of the bill universal health care would cost. Mr. Humbertson paints a picture that universal health care would be nothing but endless waits and poor care - slowly transforming America into a socialist state. I think Mr. Humbertson might want to go back to the drawing board and do some fact checking regarding European health care systems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beatupbrown, post: 248374, member: 4488"] [url]http://www.times-news.com[/url] This letter is in reply to Garrett Scott Humberston's Sept. 27 piece on health care. In his letter Mr. Humbertson states that he feels the U.S.'s current health care system needs modified not replaced. So in that statement he is admitting that our system is not working, that is a plus. Though, Mr. Humbertson goes on to compare the U.S.'s private, profit based health care system to the universal system employed in most other industrialized nations. First it is very hard to compare our health care system to that of England, France, Canada and Cuba. Our health care system, which was partly implemented by Richard Nixon is totally profit based. The goal of health care administrators in the U.S. is to maximize profits, not provide outstanding care. When money, health, and human life gets all mashed up together it really creates an unacceptable situation, especially in one of the world's richest nations. Denial of care, from what I have read and researched is not uncommon at all in our country, even when a person has been paying an insurance company to provide these needs. There are many cases here on our soil where care denied has caused an individual to die, in cases leaving behind spouses and children to fend for themselves in a less then perfect economy. The U.S. is proof that private, profit based health care does not work for the people and only works to make a select few wealthy; making people rich isn't providing health care! I find it odd that Mr. Humbertson refers to universal health care as a "socialist" ideal. Do you pay for a police officer when you need one, how about to rent a book from the library, or maybe to have your mail delivered? Do you pay for your children's public school system or (besides an occasional toll) to have the roads you drive on repaired? Basically if what Mr. Humbertson says is correct we are over half-way a socialist nation already since all these functions work, in theory like a universal health care system would; using tax payer dollars to fund various projects that all people take advantage of. I have relatives in Canada who are more then pleased with the Canadian system. In fact after speaking with them this summer I learned the only time they fear a health care expense or receiving less then perfect care is when they visit the United States. Odd that Mr. Humbertson is so familiar with the Canadian system but did not mention having any relation whom are Canadian. Finally, I would much rather my tax dollars going to make sure that every American has access to adequate health care when they need it. This is a much better cause, I feel, then the war in Iraq, several million dollar Christmas parties at the White House, tax breaks for wealthy Americans, and to pay the outrageous costs contracting companies like Halliburton charge our government in bid less contract work. These are all things our tax dollars currently fund; ending the Iraq War alone could likely foot much of the bill universal health care would cost. Mr. Humbertson paints a picture that universal health care would be nothing but endless waits and poor care - slowly transforming America into a socialist state. I think Mr. Humbertson might want to go back to the drawing board and do some fact checking regarding European health care systems. [/QUOTE]
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