Why Universal Healthcare is needed

I am for a single payer universal healthcare system. I know that this separates me from a lot of conservatives, but remember, I am a conservative populist.


Here is why I am for universal heathcare.





1. Being a person in the healthcare industry (RN), I have seen way too many people unable to afford their medicines. I've seen people who don't go to a doctor because they don't have health insurance, and they end up turning a small problem into a big problem and the next thing you know, they wind up in the ER costing everybody big$$, since they can't pay the bill.


I know of a family of 6 where the husband makes barely enough to pay the bills, and his employer does not provide health insurance. This guy then caught a virus and ended up in the hospital for a week with NO insurance. He could not pay the bill, so his credit suffered bringing his family into a deeper financial hole.


This should not be in the richest nation on earth. Is it morally right that some guy who plays some sport or some actor makes 20million/year and my friend who works just as hard at his job can't even get health insurance. I believe this is morally wrong. It is time the rich pay their fair share and help fund health insurance for those who cannot afford it.


If you think about it, we already have single payer health insurance in the form of Medicaid now and it works GREAT for those who have it. All their meds and hospitalization is paid for except a small copay. We in the healthcare profession often say aloud that the poor have the best healthcare around.


2. Having a single payer universal health insurance would allow many people to quit their employer jobs and allow them to become entrepreneurs, since they now can afford health insurance apart from their jobs. One of the main reasons many people don't go out and start their own business is because they need health insurance for their family and can't afford $1200/month in addition to all their other expenses. If a universal plan picked up most of that tab, then one could start their own business.

3. Also, if the government picked up the tab for health insurance for the middle class, then companies would not have to worry about it, therby competing better with foreign manufacturers, for example in the auto industry. Ford, GM, Chrysler, have to compete with Japanese auto makers. A big expense for these companies is health insurance, which makes them less competitive against the foreign automakers.

4. The US government CAN afford it IF we stop wasting money giving out foreign aid and quit wasting money($500 billion) on a useless Iraq war. The less foreign entanglements we have, the more money we can spend on the american people for the biggest need, healthcare.

5. To pay for it do this: Income made over 300K/yr taxed at 40%, over 500k taxed at 45%, over 750K taxed at 50%, and over 1million income should be taxed at 60%. Why do the filthy rich need all that money anyway.

6. It is the christian thing to do (providing healthcare insurance to middle class people). Healthcare is a RIGHT not just a privilege. One cannot control it if he/she catches a virus and gets say, Multiple sclerosis, or Lupus. Therefore, since you cannot control it, and we all will need healthcare at some point, I believe it is a RIGHT.

Jimbo

GO RON PAUL

Ron Paul did great in the debate yesterday. As a lot of you know, I am for Hukabee, but I also like Ron Paul a lot. He is against NAFTA, CAFTA, WTO, and he is for protecting our national sovereignty. GO RON PAUL.
Jimbo

Get involved in the primary

Last night we saw another Republican debate. It seems as though Fred Thompson is vying for the VP spot, not the President's spot. Mike Hukabee did well again. Continue to tell other conservatives about this great presidential candidate. Last night at church, me and my dad told this guy there about Mike Hukabee. He answered to us, "Mike who?" Me and my dad laughed but this underscored the problem. Christian people need to GET INFORMED about who is running for president. Otherwise we will be left with a candidate in the general election who we don't really like, i.e. the lesser of two evils. Let's get involved now and throw your support for Hukabee.

Another example, at work yesterday, the nurses there didn't even know that you could vote in the primary. I can't believe all the ignorant people out there.



Jimbo

Hukabee 1rst in Iowa

Yes! Mike Hukabee is 1rst now in the latest Rasmussen Poll at 28% to Romney's 25%. Giuliani is down at 12%. Conservative Populism is gaining ground.

Jimbo

Hukabee gaining in Florida

Hukabee showing in 2nd place in Florida Polls. Go Mike!

Jimbo

More Mike Hukabee news

This is great. Romney is critical of Mike Hukabee saying, he is a tax and spender on CNN today. This of course is not true. Romney is just running scared because Hukabee has caught up to him in Iowa. Its true that Hukabee is not a New England "Rich guy" republican like Romney. But this is what is GOOD about Mike Hukabee. Hukabee is sick of corporations screwing the little guy out of their pensions while the CEO leaves the company with a golden parachute. I guess Romney is mad since he is a CEO corporate guy himself and does not give a damn about the little guy.
People:

Wake up and vote for HUKABEE

Jimbo

Here are my Political views:

I am Pro-Life (which a few exceptions, Life of the mother, Rape, Incest)
I am Pro-Traditional Marriage
I am NOT for Universal Healthcare, however many reforms need to happen.  All pre-existing conditions should be covered.  People who don't get healthcare though their job should get a $5000/per person (up to $10,000 max for family) tax credit.  Businesses should be encouraged to provide health insurance for their employees though Business tax credits.  People should be able to buy health insurance across state lines.  If a person cannot get health insurance then Medicare should cover them.
I am Pro-Gun
I am against all Hate crime laws (these laws try to punish people based on their thoughts when I believe you should only be punished for your actions)
I am for higher taxes on the rich (that income over 300,000 should be taxed higher and over 1 million should be taxed even higher)
I am for Lower taxes on the middle class (especially incomes under 150K) and NO federal taxes on income under 50K.
I am for Higher Tariffs on All imports (especially imports from communist countries like China).
I am for a freeze on all 4yr. college tuition and fees for at least the next 5yrs. After that, college tuition should only be allowed to increase at the current rate of inflation.
I am for heavy penalties on companies that close factories in the USA and move them to foreign countries.
I am for Tax breaks/credits for all companies that manufacture their goods and keep their labor here in the USA.
I am for drilling for new oil in all 50 states, plus coal and natural gas, building new Nuclear power plants in the USA, and any other energy production that will help the USA become independent of middle east oil. I am also for giving huge tax breaks/credits for the companies that do this (all in an effort for us to be energy independent from the middle east) .
I do not believe in "man-made global warming" or "man-made climate change".
I am for School Choice (giving each family $5000/yr per child to go for schooling of that family's personal choice, whether public, private or home schooling).
I am for teaching creationism along side evolution in public schools.
I am for increasing the child tax credit to $5000/yr per child (up from the current $1000/yr) for children 18 and under.
I am for increasing the salary of all military personnel to a minimum of 80K for the first year and a 10K increase each year after that for the 1rst 4yrs of military service. Also, any military individual that is "at war", like our current soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, should be paid 250K/yr while they are "at war".  I am also for All Veterans to get a one time housing voucher to be used to buy any home up to 200K.
I am for the current "Don't ask, Don't tell policy".
I am for getting rid of the Patriot Act
I am for getting out of NAFTA (as it has been a miserable failure)
I am for making all drugs like Marijuana, Steroids, Pain killers, legal and over-the-counter at drug stores (as long as you are 21yrs old).
I am for getting rid of truth-in-sentencing and mandatory sentencing laws (let Judges Judge!).
I am for only sending to prison Violent criminals and devising a different set of punishing laws on non-violent offenders (i.e. garnishing wages to be paid directly back to the victim, civil service, making the non-violent offenders use their talents to Help society.)
I am for paying stay-at-home parents (this would really help the family; what I would do is have the government pay stay-at-home-parents between 10K-30K/yr depending on how many kids they have).
I am for total free speech and free religious speech at any public facility.
I am for any church being able to openly endorse any political candidate they want without the IRS threatening them.
I am for getting rid of the cap on taxing social security income (right now only income up to about 97K gets taxed with social security taxes; this cap should be taken away and all income no matter what level should have to pay the ssi tax).
Property taxes should be based on your income not the value of the property and the first 50K in income should be exempt from property taxes and the most anyone should have to pay for property taxes is 1%/yr on income over the first 50K.
Senior citizens, 65 and older, who make less than 100K/yr should be exempt from ALL property taxes.
All gambling should be Legal (online, or land or water based).
I am for building a Wall on Mexico's border to keep out Illegal immigrants ASAP.
I am for cracking down on businesses that hire illegal immigrants (punish with big dollar fines not deportation).
I am for only going to war as a last resort when we have been directly attacked by a foreign nation.
I have no problem trying to track down and kill Osama bin Laden and all terrorists.


These are my views. If these views went into effect, the world would be a better place

These views are very hard to fit into any one political party. These are the views of a conservative populist.
Jimbo

It is time for the little guy to get involved in the political process. Specifically, I am talking about this upcoming presidential primary. The Primary is where you get to vote for the candidate that you really agree with and like, unlike the general presidential election, where you are usually voting for the lesser of two evils.

My guy I like is Mike Hukabee. I also like Ron Paul. I am leaning towards Hukabee though. Here is why I think that if you are a christian or even just a moral person, why you should vote for Hukabee. He is Pro-life. He is against gay marriage (I will talk about this subject later). He is against corporate welfare. Now, I also like Ron Paul because I too am against being in Iraq. I too am against being the world's policeman and getting involved in all these foreign entanglements. I like the libertarian side of the conservative movement. Yes, I believe you can be conservative and libertarian too.

If you are used to voting for a Pro-life candidate (which usually means voting republican), then you HAVE to get out and vote for Hukabee.

BEWARE: Giuliani and Romney are NOT Pro-life.

Remember, under Romney, Massechusetts passed gay marriage. He (Romney) is not a social conservative. Also, Romney loves corporate america and hates unions. He is all for corporate welfare and outsourcing American jobs.



And it is obvious that Giuliani does not care about babies in the womb either. Remember, as mayor of New York, Giuliani marched in the perverted gay pride parade. Giuliani also loves corporations too and loves the Iraq war.

Any of the other Republican candidates are OK, but Hukabee is the best.

My vote is for Hukabee