Mr. Edwards needs to do something to differentiate himself from other prominent Democrats, and the rumor is that free health insurance for everyone is the answer. If that rumor is true, there's a ton of problems with it.
First off: Who's going to pay for it? Doctors aren't cheap for a reason. They go to medical school and take out hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans. John Edwards certainly isn't going to increase taxes to the poor. You know, the ones who would most benefit from the free medical insurance. He'll most likely want to tax the rich and middle class.
Secondly: How do you plan to keep costs down? State of the art medical equipment, medicines, and facilities aren't cheap either. Those are fixed costs. So what's your plan for that?
Lastly: Waiting lists. Every country with free medical care has long lines for treatment, even if it's a life threatening thing like an organ transplant. How will you fix that issue?
All of these reasons and more are why free medical insurance simply won't work.
If you "give" something away, you have to pay for it from somewhere.
Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com
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