The plan includes a requirement that individuals purchase health insurance and that all but the smallest businesses offer it. Under the plan, insurers would no longer be allowed to deny coverage to people because of their medical problems and the state would subsidize an estimated 1.2 million low-income people who don't currently qualify for Medi-Cal.
While the plan requires everyone to contribute something toward the goal of universal health care, the truth is that people already pay a “hidden tax” in the form of higher premiums that subsidize care for the uninsured, Liu said.
She added that the plan emphasizes “shared responsibility,” with no one organization solely responsible for improving health care. Individuals, employers, health care providers, health insurance companies and the government each have a role to play, she said.
Great. Another brilliant government idea. This is just as bad as government building housing and trying to run them. What happens to these gov't housing? They turn into crack houses and the neighborhoods turn into ghettos.
This policy is ridiculous. First of all, who in their right mind who think that having universal insurance policy automatically to equals good public health? There are plenty of people who can and do have health insurance but still have shitty health. Is health insurance going to make these lazy ass couch potatoes into healthnuts? No amount of government policy is going to change people except themselves. Some might say, "oh health insurance is a preventative thing so everyone needs it and is entitled to it." If that's so true, government should mandate that people exercise at least an hour a day instead.
Second, there's no where in constitution that says health insurance is a RIGHT. I am not saying that health insurance is afforable by everyone, but so are houses. Then we should have government policy for mandatory cheap housing for everyone. Why? BECAUSE that's retarded and it will kill businesses. Businesses are there to make a PROFIT! If you force health insurance companies to cover people who are too high risk, you're telling them there is no profit. No profit = No business = No economic progress = Recession = No jobs = No money = No food = Pissed off people who will want a freakin' revolution.
Third, this policy will almost guarantee higher rates for EVERYONE. This is dumb. Why punish everyone for the few? For example, I go to gym everyday and watch EVERYTHING I eat. Why should I pay the same rate as the next guy, who's food group consists of fat, sugar, and more fat and lives on his couch with beer and chips...? To me, that makes no sense. If I take care of my health, I should be rewarded by paying LESS not SAME as that guy who doesn't give a damn. This guy is going to be a LIABILITY to society because of his choices in life, and the society will pay dearly later in his life from all that medical treatments he will need. And who pays for that? Most likely, TAXPAYERS. If I lessen the burden on society, then I need to be rewarded. Some people are digging graves with their own teeth. F*ck it. Let them.
Point #3 is not a NEW concept... it's the same concept as current tax system: you make more, you pay more. You make less, you pay less.
The more that the gov't institutes these dumb policies, it's the PEOPLE who are gonna suffer in the long run. Other than basic social infrastructure needs (like police, fire, hospitals, roads, etc), government should lay off making business decisions and telling people what they need.
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