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Free Medical Care For Everyone
By Stanley J. Dorst
San Francisco – California
We have established that we live
in the wealthiest country on
earth, yet we are told that we
will need to do better because
we do not have free medical care
like some European countries
and Canada.
First of all, it is not free for the
taxpayers who pay for the
medical services.
It is estimated it would cost
California taxpayers $400
million (twice the total current
state budget) and our national
government would be out $32
trillion (no, not billion) over the
next 10 years.*
Is it just the rich people and
companies that would suffer
from paying this bill? No! The
people and companies who pay
the taxes are the ones who create
jobs, about $50,000 for each
new job. Thus, higher taxes will
result in fewer opportunities for
employment and the creation of
wealth. Free health care would
soon move us out of our
position as the most prosperous
country in the world.
Along with unlimited access to
free health care you also get
poorer health care.
In England 362,600** patients
waited longer than four months
for hospital treatment and
95,252 waited longer than six
months. Can you conceive of
waiting this long after finally
getting a referral from your
doctor? Closer to home, things
are just as bad in Canada where
the average wait between
diagnosis and treatment is five
months.
Free medical care does not
work, just as we cannot give
everyone a free college
education or a free five-bedroom
home. Health care only works
for the country if people put its
cost ahead of their luxuries and
have to evaluate the benefit vs
the cost.
We are the wealthiest country in
the world (per capita GNP)
because of our financial system.
Redistribution of wealth results
in a lower average standard
resulting from a lack of funding
for those willing and qualified to
excel.
Enforced sharing is nice but not
productive.
*The Hoover Institute
**England's National Health
Service
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