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Originally Posted by Madhatter536
Single payer would most certainly destroy private insurance, and it cannot happen too soon. I find it astonishing that so many people view health care as a commodity instead of a fundamental right. A healthy populace is a good thing, and having affordable access to health care is essential for achieving that. Under the current system that treats health care as a commodity by focusing on health insurance millions are excluded from receiving care. Why is that acceptable to conservatives? The current system, as redwing points out, has major problems. The many attempts to fix them have been met with huge opposition from those that now control the cash cow of health insurance. They spread lies and bribe politicians with "campaign contributions" to keep the current broken system in place to safeguard their wallets. Why are conservatives okay with that? Some things are too important to a society to be trusted to private enterprise. And health care is one of them.
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I agree with everything except the part in bold. Health
insurance is not a right. Everyone in this country is provided health care if they go to an emergency room regardless of their ability to pay.