tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641542933295933299.post1203395578378133527..comments2023-11-03T03:25:08.157-07:00Comments on The Health Care Reform Debate Blog - cmhmd: Et Tu, Mayo? Medicare Expansion Won’t Get Us There - Mayo Health Policy Center BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641542933295933299.post-41362745042249761602009-12-23T20:51:55.978-08:002009-12-23T20:51:55.978-08:00It seems to be easily forgotten that healthcare is...It seems to be easily forgotten that healthcare is a human need. The ability to be self-directive and receive care when needed would increase with an easy taxation system. Doubling the Medicare tax is a fair and equitable solution. <br /><br /><br />Everyone needs a buy in. <br /><br />Currently, young Americans are paying for Social Security and Medicare without any assurity they will exist upon their retirement. We have built so many empty social contracts. Yet, we now wish as a society to punish a single mother without the means to purchase a product.<br /><br />The question becomes: Do we really value labor? If so, isn't it a conflict of interest to allow an able bodied American to become ill-equipped to work when this could be prevented.<br /><br />Clearly, there are implications for national defense. It seems, though, we are happy to ignore practical utility of nonprofit healthcare.David - Communcations Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917279768442448040noreply@blogger.com