tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35891418.post3677118384853299294..comments2023-05-07T04:04:51.768-05:00Comments on Mike's Blog: Universal HealthcareMike Southerlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01484261082836981943noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35891418.post-6759394983950413982006-12-18T08:53:00.000-06:002006-12-18T08:53:00.000-06:00Kristen,
Thanks for your comment.
I oppose Unive...Kristen,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />I oppose Universal Healthcare for at least two reasons. First, and foremost, healthcare is not the jurisdiction of the civil government. The Bible tells us that the family is the primary provider of this need with the church as a "backup" should the family be unable to provide.<br /><br />Government's basic "purpose in life" is to defend the country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. So, we see a legitimate reason for government in the maintaining of order through the police, etc. and through the defense of our borders through our military.<br /><br />There are a few other (U.S.) constitutionally declared purposes, such as the "minting of coin" (not paper money) and the regulation of commerce (imposing of tariffs, etc.). However, the bulk of the things that our government has its hands in, it has no legitimate right to meddle with. This includes, but not limited to, healthcare, education, foreign aid, disaster relief/aid, "licensing" of drivers, "permitting" property owners to build structures on their private property, taxing of income, taxing of lands, and so on...<br /><br />The second reason I oppose Universal Healthcare is that it naturally leads to government rationing. Consider the state of affairs in Holland where euthanasia is routinely encouraged (required?) for elderly or terminally ill patients. It is simply more cost efficient to kill someone that to care for them. If Holland is not convincing enough, then consider Red China where the "one child" policy is enforced and women are forced to have an abortion if they are pregnant with a second child. China's female population is dropping rapidly as families there generally opt for male descendents.<br /><br />Maybe Australia has not yet sunk this deep into the mire of "freebie" healthcare, but I predict that as the world grows more and more corrupt, children and the elderly are more and more considered a liability on society, then we will see even these "western" countries begin to carry out these unthinkable atrocities in the name of economics.Mike Southerlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484261082836981943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35891418.post-77035088883002762192006-12-17T23:47:00.000-06:002006-12-17T23:47:00.000-06:00Mike,
I feel truly blessed to live in a country ...Mike, <br /><br />I feel truly blessed to live in a country with universal health care. I can always exercise free choice and choose to pay for private health care if we choose "bells and whistles" (or private rooms and nice menus), but I know that most of my fellow countrymen are being looked after.<br /><br />It is my privilege to pay our tax bill that helps us to help others.<br /><br />We have had universal health care in Australia for as long as I can remember, and having seen the efforts that are taken to support all of the babies in the neonatal intensive care nurseries, I do not believe it has resulted in any pressure on doctors not to fight for each and every little life.<br /><br />I am aware that there is a trend for some doctors to ask their adult patients to take more responsibility for their own health by giving up smoking or losing weight to reduce their risk of surgical complications before they can move up the waiting list for some surgeries, but I think this is a good thing.<br /><br />Just another point of view.Domestic Adventuresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14140551815183106863noreply@blogger.com