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Universal coverage is bad - argument two
Argument two - Universal coverage would result in the government running the health care system making it worse than it is today - because the government can't do anything right. There are two separate statements here - first that UC...
Universal healthcare is bad - 2009 version
There are many arguments advanced by the opponents of universal coverage, from the sublime to the ridiculous, the practical to the ideological, the informed to the ignorant. I've attempted to identify ten of the most common and acknowledge there is...
The arguments against universal coverage - 2009 version
Way back in 2007 I did a series of posts on the top ten reasons universal coverage is bad. Back then the arguments against socialized medicine included: 1. We can't afford it. 2. People aren't insured because they choose not...
Universal coverage is bad - Part Nine, Socialism
The last argument against universal coverage is that it is socialist, and therefore bad. Whenever critics start throwing labels around, its obvious their position is not based on facts, data, and logic. And/or they are just lazy, as not much...
Universal coverage is bad - Part Eight
Universal coverage is not needed because its just a replacement for a failed Medicaid/Medicare system that should be covering those folks without employer-based insurance. Once we fix the 'M' programs we'll be fine. That's another argument against UC, and the...
Universal coverage is bad - Part Seven
This morning we address the "if they have insurance, they'll use it, which will drive up costs...and inevitably lead to rationing" reason to not favor universal coverage. I used to agree with the first part of the statement; the 'moral...
Universal coverage is bad - Part Six
Perhaps the most puzzling condemnation of universal coverage is the contention that "A mandate is not necessary as the free market will solve the problem". Proponents of the free market argue that the problem is today's market is not "free",...
Universal coverage is bad - Part Five
Today we'll look at two closely related concerns about universal coverage - the claim that it will give government too much power and is a devastating blow to personal liberty. Unlike most of the other arguments against UC, these are...
Universal coverage is bad - Part Four
Today we're examining the claim that "Universal coverage won't help solve the health care crisis". There are two parts to this statement; first, does a 'crisis' exist, and second, why would universal coverage fail to address one or more of...
Universal coverage - Part Three
The second in the list of top ten reasons universal coverage is bad is... People don't have insurance because they choose to not buy it. Admittedly there are several closely related arguments, but we'll stick with the letter of the...
Universal coverage is bad - Part Two
Yesterday I listed the top ten reasons some folks don't like/hate/abhor/denigrate/snipe at universal coverage (that's requiring everyone to have health insurance). The rest of this week will be devoted to addressing the 'UC is bad" arguments. Covering the uninsured will...
The top ten reasons universal coverage is bad
There's been much to do here and thereabouts on the subject of mandated universal coverage, with a good bit of the "do" pretty negative. Universal coverage has raised the ire of several pundits, one of whom has gone so far...
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