Hello there! I’m a supporter of the United States becoming a socialist democracy, and having systems such as socialized health care.
Looking over this forum, most (if not all) of the members are strongly anti-socialist. Why?
Note: I do understand that abortion is evil if not done for (both physical and mental) medicinal reasons. If abortion is not funded, at all, would you be in favor of it?
I’m against socialism in general because it is forced “charity”. Lots of us do plenty of charity on our own. In fact, if the government forced me to give, it would no longer be true “giving”, would it? And, I would in fact, probably give LESS.
I gave more money to charity last year than the current vice president did. Not in percentages…in actual dollars. I can assure you I make a MUCH smaller salary than the vice president. If socialism is so great, I’d like to see its proponents practice it for themselves a little bit.
Socialism also takes away individuality and reduces motivation. It seeks to treat everyone the same, not differently based on each individual case. People are human and have individual circumstances.
As to motivation…why would I spend years in college to become a doctor or a lawyer if the government was going to 1) limit my salary, 2) tax me into oblivion, or 3) give my money to the guy down the street who doesn’t like to wake up in the morning to go to a job?
I’m also against socialized medicine on more concrete grounds. My mother has had surgery for a very rare type of brain tumor. People come to the US from Canada, the UK, and Australia for this surgery…because they wait for months and can’t even get in to consult with a doctor about their condition.
I know someone who complains about her health bills and drives a luxury vehicle.
I make a rather low wage. I am self-employed and have a couple of minor, but chronic, conditions. I pay for my own catastrophic health insurance plan that costs me about $1,200 a year in premiums. That’s about what I paid in premiums when I was employed in the IT field by large companies. I had an emergency appendectomy two months ago. I went to the local Catholic hospital where I received truly world class care. I was treated well from start to finish. The hospital bills for the surgery were about $36,000. I paid less than $3,000 out of my pocket. For having my life saved, I consider that an excellent deal.
Insurance has been badly abused in our country. It was never intended to pay for everything. It is intended to pay for the huge bills that would put us in the poorhouse. We don’t need to bankrupt our country to provide free medications for all. We need to stop being greedy, take care of our own obligations, and take care of each other.
What part of any of that sounds good?
), but wouldn’t a woman who was forced to have a baby be resentful of it? It seems like an awfully cruel existence to be unwanted by your own mother.
