Quote Originally Posted by CrystalAdmin View Post
I'm not sure we will ever have the health care that other countries do. We are really a center-right country, and the center-right viewpoint is less government, lower taxes, more security and military, and less paying for stuff for other people. If they want to pay for charity for someone, they'll do it on their own or through a charity organization. And that is the bottom line. The fact that you or I are willing to share through our taxes to improve the well being of others is moot. Center-right is the majority here, they ain't willing, and that's that. The divide is deep. I don't think we liberals will ever hold the majority in Congress for very long. We can move elsewhere, or we can get used to the facts.
I read somewhere that the cost of medical care for US citizens equals over $7000 per person, per year. If the government is to cover that cost through taxation, could we maintain a progressive tax structure, or would we need to revert to a severely regressive system, or, would we just redistribute someone else's earnings and wealth?

Speaking from a center right position, I'd say that it's not as simple as saying that we're not willing to help others, after all, we're the most generous political demographic in the country. It's actually that we believe in providing an environment of equal opportunity for all rather than equal outcome. It's sort of an offshoot of the tried and true "Give a man a fish....teach a man to fish..." philosophy, or the parental concept of tough love.

We provide social programs to ensure that everyone has medical care. The only problem that I can see is that the minority of people without private medical insurance will have difficulty getting the government to pay for their care until they've exhausted their own assets. I'll agree that's unfortunate. Is the divide really that deep?