Planned Parenthood: New Video

[Belsnickel]

(08-25-2015, 09:59 PM)jakefromstatefarm Wrote: ACA was nothing more than more corporatism.  I think you know that though.

I've agreed and posted often that something does need to be done about healthcare, but I don't believe that UHC or socialized medicine in any form is the way to solve it. 

Over-regulations have something to do with the increased costs.  Greed has something to do with the increased costs.  Rates being dictated to doctors and hospitals by medicare and medicaid have something to do with the increased costs. 

I don't trust the government enough to put them completely in charge of health care. 

That's fine, it wasn't my argument that the government should be in charge of it, nor was I pointing out anything to the contrary of what you stated here. Not really sure why you went off on this tangent (which is admittedly a tangent of a tangent of a tangent at this point with this thread).

I was merely pointing out that economic inequality in a country is seen as a major contributor to things like obesity, mental illness, and other health issues. It causes rises in crime and a lack of a sense of community (ever hear old timers talk about missing that from their years?). It causes increased consumer debt which impacts the economy overall and makes the problem worse. It also leads to less participation in social and civic participation. What was it last year? Lowest voter turnout since 1942?

Economic inequality is a problem, a very serious one. It is a threat to the democratic and republican forms of government. It is a threat to nations. It is a threat to the people. How does economic inequality get solved? Redistribution of income/wealth. Latch onto it as the right wing's current evil to fight against, it's economics. It's why 70% of economists are in favor of it. For the sustainable, long term, survival of this nation and our economy it has to happen in some form no matter how much some people would like to deny it.