You act like profit is a bad thing. Banks also give out loans and the like. Those are a necessity.
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It is a bad thing. They suck all the wealth for the 1% and then, inevitably, get government bail outs every couple of decades. It's beyond a joke. And while loans are needed, profit (interest) on those loans is not. Making money from money ruins the economy because where do you think the money earned from that money comes from? They create it out of thin air balanced off no natural resource, such as gold. This is what causes inflation. The practise is called "Fiat Currecy" (Google it). Allow me to quote Jesus: "cast the money lenders from the temple".
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I see where you're coming from.
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"It's everybody's right to make a profit" even if it leaves other people dying and starving. It was also everybody's right to carry a gun no questions asked but we evolved and got rid of that stupid -blam!-ing idea.
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"even if it leaves other people dying and starving." Where are you from? In America that doesn't happen (at least not often at all).
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People die all the time in America because healthcare isn't universal and free. Everyday, friend, everyday people are dying in America from things they didn't have to.
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You mean like the VA and those fake waiting lists that killed 40 people? That's government for you. The private sector is where the focus should be. HSAs are the way to go in my opinion. Give control to the individual.
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Types of medical treatment should not be gated behind different prices of insurance. If you are dying, you should get treated. And it shouldn't break you financially. Your tax dollars should cover it.
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Right. YOUR money should cover it. Putting the government aside and keeping them from saying "you're too old" or "you're too sick" is the point. By using HSAs, the individual saves their own money and that money goes towards their bill. If the government takes your money, they use it on someone else or tell you that you aren't eligible for treatment.
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Edited by Superiority: 10/24/2014 9:39:01 PMLast time checked taxes counted as YOUR money. Here in England medical care is free and unlimited. Nobody dies because they can't afford it. Every one is "eligible". Your system is abused by profit making filth and millions who can't afford the obscene medical insurance costs go untreated.
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Edited by Tiber of Astora: 10/24/2014 9:43:45 PMTaxes are your money... And other people's money. The government barely ever reimburses what they owe anyway. America's debt is around $17 trillion. You can't expect taxes to cover anyone. "Profit making filth?" So everyone that works?
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Edited by Superiority: 10/24/2014 9:45:32 PMA wage is not profit. Also, I don't mind my a tiny bit of my tax money saving some one else's life. Call me a hippy and what not.
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Edited by Tiber of Astora: 10/24/2014 9:56:55 PM"A wage is not profit" If you work for a company, you're helping them make profit, so that they can pay you. "Also, I don't mind my a tiny bit of my tax money saving some one else's life." Good for you. What about the rest of your taxes dollars? Where is that going? There are plenty of useless government programs here in the US. "Call me a hippy and what not." Ok. You're a hippy. :P JK The UK is a lot like the US, but there are some drastic differences. Differences that you won't understand and that I won't. We live in separate nations with two separate political traditions. You can't make judgments on what you aren't subject to.
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Of course, that's because they were working for the government and were paid no matter what. There was no incentive to do their job so they didn't do it. They made a fake waiting list and got paid for it. They don't have to worry about making a profit when the government pays your salary.
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[quote]Of course, that's because they were working for the government and were paid no matter what. There was no incentive to do their job so they didn't do it. They made a fake waiting list and got paid for it. They don't have to worry about making a profit when the government pays your salary.[/quote] Actually doctors in the UK do quite well.