We hear a lot about the number of people in the US who have no health insurance. Usually I see and hear the estimate of 47 million people. Liberal Politicians see this as a major problem which requires immediate and draconian action. The implication is that the people with no insurance do not receive health care. This is not true, though it is true that they have to use basically charity service in most cases. It appears that the service they receive is more prompt and much better than what would be received under a socialistic healthcare system such as that in England or Canada. (In Dallas babies born to illegal alien Mexicans get free baby formula and car seats, something that indigent native born Americans do not receive. At present there is a financial problem in New Orleans where 85% of babies are being born to illegal immigrant Mexicans, Mexicans having come to the city to take jobs at $20 per hour that Americans won't take.) If I understand the liberal's position they think that everyone should have the same healthcare as everyone else. (Of course that is not the case even in Canada where private doctors are effectively outlawed, so the people come to the US for health care.) But, back to the uninsured. I suspect that many of them would be unwilling to pay anything for insurance. The politicians don't like to face that reality. The solution, of course, is to impose a socialistic system that covers everyone whether they like it or not with no other option. Really rich people and politicians would be able to get better care than the masses, of course.
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