But I’m absolutely against a proposition that would force people to be giving. I’m against universal health care because it takes the responsibilty away from individuals and gives it to an indifferent, amoral government entity. I don’t want government to take care of me the way they took care of Katrina victims.

In reference to: “I absolutely disagree that our neighbors should be forced to help.” It sounds like you are suggesting that you have trouble receiving help. ‘It is okay to help others, but I don’t need help.’(This is not meant to be a personal attack, just an observation.) Certainly, owning responsibility for our actions, whether it be overeating leading to the demise of our personal health or polluting the air adding to the increasing number of asthmatics (driving when you could have walked), is morally right and proper – which begs to suggest that by collectively contributing to a universal health care program, you are, in fact, being properly, morally responsible.

As for fiscally responsible – 1) Where there is a will, there is a way. 2) Are you considering fiscal responsibility in the short term or long term? and individually, corporately, or societal (as a nation)?

As I said, health care for all is compassionate. It’s just not fiscally responsible. I don’t believe I’m extremist. I base my principles on what I believe is moral and proper. I absolutely agree that we should help our neighbors. I absolutely disagree that our neighbors should be forced to help.

UHC – I live in universal health care. Not flawless, but certainly more responsible to society than private enterprise. We know that for a society to survive, there must be community living…’a house divided falls…’
Your idea is somewhat extremist. That being said, extremist views will always exist and it is the extremist views that keep the status quo of society as a whole.

I’ll stop here…

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Universal Health Care – the compassionate says we should all be taken care of. The realist says that spending most of our country’s GDP on healthcare makes no sense. The government will realize they can’t afford it, anymore than people individually can afford it. The logical step is for the government to choose what sort of care I’m entitled to. Euthanasia will be discussed as an option. The government will tell me how much I need to exercise and what I’m allowed to eat in order to maintain my health within a certain range. And politicians will exempt themselves in favor of a private system they control to get better care than we get.

Yuck.