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Fall 2019-What's your vote? Health Care in the US- Should it be universal, government ran?

The United States health care has been a controversial issue for decades. Currently, some people are covered under government health plans through programs like Medicaid, Medicare and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Many of the rest receive health care through their employer, or through private insurance for which they have to pay out of their own pockets, but about 40 million people in the USA do not have health insurance at all.

 Does our current free enterprise system keep our health care top notch and encourage doctors to practice here?

 

Should we have universal health care?

 

Tell me what you think.

 

You need to pick a position and post your opinion. Then you will respond to at least 2 other postings.

 

Remember to give a clear and educated debate. 

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Healthcare for all

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We can take care of ourselves

Side Score: 117
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I feel as the healthcare plans are only available to people with the economic means or if they are employed. Other individuals genuinely just cannot afford to receive the proper treatment that can eventually be a cause of their death. I think they should have a right to receive the same care as someone with money.

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2 points

I agree with your statement because in most cases the middle class gets ignored and the government sees that we have enough money to pay for our needs but most of the time the middle class has barely enough to pay for everything.

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1 point

I agree your statement in which the middle class and lower are brushed off and usually can and cant support the family and are constantly in need of assistance, while the government doesn't do anything to help the citizens.

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1 point

I agree with this because just cause the middle class has enough money to pay for certain things doesn’t mean they’ll always have enough money to pay for all of their healthcare, which can be expensive.

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1 point

yes i agree because some people may not have money to afford it but they should get health care

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1 point

I totally agree with you because in almost all cases the middle class gets ignored which is not fair at all! It’s so devastating that someone who’s richer will be able to live and someone who isn’t necessarily rich might not make it because they don’t have the health care that they need.

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1 point

Yeah it’s very unfair to give others the privilege to live when their are some people dying and can’t get the heath care they need

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1 point

I agree, hundreds every year lose a family memeber or loved one due to not being able to afford their needed medication and or have to pay for a completely unnecessary medication their healthcare said they needed.

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1 point

I agree that many people are born with economic advantage and many have a big disadvantage. Healthcare should be for everyone not depending on their economic status .

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Completely agree with this. For higher incomes it’s not a problem but for lower incomes, they have trouble being able to pay and be cared for. The rich get cared and the poor struggle to be cared.

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1 point

I agree the privilege of having money is very prevalent in America, those who are born with it have the advantage of not having to worry about finances in order to provide and protect their family while those with economic issues have to hope for the best.

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1 point

I agree with you because often times the people that don’t have the money for health care are often the ones that need it the most. Allowing people to have free health care will cause people to maintain a longer life and not be in regret for the rest of their life for not getting a surgery that they desperately need.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

i agree because everyone should have equal rights just someone as more money than the other doesn't mean that they shouldn't have reasonable healthcare

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1 point

I support the idea of free healthcare because as Americans we have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and how are we supposed to have that when our lower class economies are dying due to financial issues and not being able to afford healthcare. Therefore I think free healthcare is very beneficial to the U.S.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree, I do believe healthcare is beneficial for everyone. & it will save people from dying and being in debt

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1 point

I support you because everyone should be able to receive the same treatment and they should have the liberty to receive health care as others do . Economic problems for taking care of your own health shouldn’t be a problem and people should have insurances to cover those payments.

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1 point

I support what you’re saying because other countries don’t pay a lot for the same medicine that Americans pay a fortune for

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Health care is important but only if you know you can us it and for some people they don’t have time to think about that so it makes it Jared for people to get the care they need for them or a loved one.

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1 point

I agree with you citizens should have the same right of good healthcare as someone with money

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2 points

I believe we should have universal healthcare in America. This would help people who don’t have money to access health insurance for medical attention. It would also help those who don’t qualify for insurance because of previous illness. This can help the average working class American to be able to have the care they need while also not being severely broke due to hospital and medicine costs.

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2 points

I agree with you bc we honestly shouldnt have to be worried abt going broke after a medical need.

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1 point

I agree with this because many people loose their homes just to try and get health care

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2 points

I agree, because most do not want to worry about not having money for their healthcare. People should not be worried about their bank account when receiving help.

Side: Healthcare for all
NickGur(2) Disputed Banned
2 points

Fck you and your opinion retard and fck this 50 character minimum argument length

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

People go bankrupt or broke because of this so yes it would be better so we dont have to worry about paying for everything

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

That is exactly my point.people shouldn't need to worry about having money for their health.most people never have enough money for their health.with this people won't have to worry about their health insurance either.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Not everyone is born rich and if we still have to pay for health care we are being taken away money we might need also we dont choose to be sick it happens and some times we can get very sick so overall I agree

Side: Healthcare for all
AngelaRod(5) Disputed
1 point

There is also the solution where you can go to annual doctors appointment where you would only pay xx amount of money rather than paying a grand some of money for a condition or injury that you could have prevented. But then again there are conditions where there's not much preventive care.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
AndreaH12(4) Disputed
1 point

I disagree with you I feel we already have enough free stuff like free school lunch and free education up until high school. If we had free health care we should have to take away money we need got more important stuff.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree because some people cannot afford it. Also it would help people that do not qualify for. People cannot control their illnesses and they should still be cared for and cured.

Side: Healthcare for all
2 points

I agree people without health care shouldn’t be denied help just because they don’t have it. And yes people can’t control their sickness and if they need help they should be able to get it without worries

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Agree!!! People need the help to control their illnesses. It’s not their fault they have an illness.

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1 point

I agree, medical attention should be available for everyone and people shouldn't have to be worried about being in debt from just trying to stay healthy and stay alive.

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1 point

I also agree with your statement because many Americans cannot afford healthcare, therefore hindering their health and well being. So giving free health care provides stability for many people who can’t for themselves.

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1 point

I agree because some people dont have money to take care of themselves. We need help from our goverment.

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1 point

I agree because universal healthcare will help people who don’t have insurance and people who were turned down because they had a previous illness which I think is unfair. I also agree that having universal healthcare will keep people from losing tons of money and receiving little to no care.

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1 point

I agree, allowing people to have universal health care would help decrease the amount of people on the streets and it could also help those that spend all of their money on medical procedures to not worry about that. If everyone has health care it could decrease the death rate of our nation because people can finally get the care that they need. Not having health care can cause people to live life with a huge risk, but since everyone would obtain health care they can live life happily knowing they have the support that they need.

Side: Healthcare for all
eearlsweat(3) Disputed
1 point

Working Americans could still have financial strain because to cover the cost much more money for taxes would be pulled out.

Universal healthcare also conflicts with the American beliefs do limited government and individualism. Universal gov. Coverage doesn’t guarantee quality care.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree because not everyone can afford to pay for healthcare. Its sad that we have to pay to be cared for. If we didn’t have to we would be in such a good state and could have more people to be cared for.

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1 point

I agree with you bc people should not have to become broke because they dont have the money needed

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2 points

I think health care should be free, because some people just can't afford it.

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1 point

I agree with you. I think healthcare, is a prolife issue, but I am not a leftist. it depends, on the issue.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Healthcare is a human right and people should not be at the mercy of greedy companies.

Side: Healthcare for all
Eugenem(7) Disputed
3 points

How is healthcare a human right? Someone had to go to school for 12 years to become a doctor in order to provide a service, the service being healthcare. So therefore, shouldn’t healthcare be considered a commodity and not a right, since you don’t have a right to someone else’s services?

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree with you, people work hard to become doctors or nurses and need an income for all the work they did in order to get this job.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
11selena24(2) Disputed
1 point

I disagree, why should someone have to pay for medical attention when they just want to be healthy? They shouldn't have to worry about things like going into debt and working their butts off while they're dying.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

i disagree with this because many people need their care and no its not a commodity its a need

Side: We can take care of ourselves
HumanL(3) Disputed
1 point

I disagree because health care is something that should be provided to everyone and the doctors go to health school to save life's and help improve health of a person without rejecting someone who cant afford the hospital bills.

Side: Healthcare for all
2 points

The Declaration of Independence states that all men have "unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," which necessarily entails having the health care needed to preserve life and pursue happiness.

Side: Healthcare for all
Eugenem(7) Disputed
3 points

You have a right to life in terms of the government defending and protecting your life. The government doesn’t come perform a surgery on you; another person does. You don’t have a right to another persons labor regardless of your need of it. To provide an analogy- you may be starving, but that doesn’t mean you have the right to steal bread from another person.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
JovanyV(1) Disputed
1 point

I disagree. Why are you being the Declaration of Independence into this. This is a state matter not a national matter.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I support this comment because we shouldn’t have to be begging on our knees to get insurance. People train in the medical field for years to help people with their illness. And some people really need insurance and they can’t get it because of one little thing and the insurance company wants to save money.

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1 point

I support this because without healthcare you wouldn’t be able to pursue happiness because you will be ill and it clearly states that being happy is something that you should have.

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1 point

I support this because we should have the right to be healthy, and happy. Being able to get care for your health problems, nowadays, and I believe has always been a privilege. But not everyone is privileged enough to receive the care they need. So, it should be universal and available for everyone that needs it.

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1 point

Exactly which means we cant be denied. I fully support you on this one

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with this statement 100%. This nation was established under such believes and not providing people with public health care snatches our unalienable right of life.

Side: Healthcare for all
NickGur(2) Disputed Banned
2 points

Shut up libtard! You are just brainwashed by other libtards doing YouTube videos

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Victoria31(2) Disputed
1 point

A human right is something that is believe that without any argument should be given to every person. Healthcare is a convenience that we experience. During the 1920s hospitals began offering services based on people who paid. If it was a human right since the beginning everyone would have had free healthcare. A example of a human right is the “pursuit of happiness” that we can all obtain as humans. Everyone undeniable should pursue their own individually happiness.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
2 points

I agree it is a human right to be offered help for our health. After all most of the time we are the ones who pay for the services that we arent offered and I think of it as unfair.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
jadynb12(3) Disputed
1 point

Yes of course this is true, people do have rights to medical care, but you have to think about how greedy people her with it. I of course think there should be changes to the health care process, but it shouldn't be handed to everyone.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree, people should not have to repeatedly beg for help so they can stay alive.

Side: Healthcare for all
Noahsg27(3) Disputed
1 point

It is a human right for healthcare but people who don’t work for it are the ones asking for healthcare if they work then they will be able to pay for health care.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Kimberly123(3) Disputed
1 point

It is true but there is a difference between not working because of being lazy and not working because they are sick and can’t. Those who can’t because they are sick need healthcare because they cant work for themselves.

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eearlsweat(3) Disputed
1 point

Americans don’t have the right to healthcare but humanity.

We also have a right to own property but the government isn’t obligated to give it to us. You can’t demand or expect universal government healthcare when the American system isn’t built on it.

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1 point

Exactly! Nobody chooses to be sick. As humans, and as Americans, we should be given the right to these benefits.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree because as an example we also dont choose to be blind but people still pay certain eye care

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1 point

I agree all people deserve to be treated medically. We are all human and at some point all of us are going to need medical attention.

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1 point

I agree with this comment because some of the greedy insurance companies don’t care what a family goes through.They take our life or death situations as a simple accept or decline for our health claims.

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1 point

I agree with your statement that Healthcare of a human right because everyone deserves to helped when they are in need. When one needs help it is a right for them to be helped. No one should fight for their life to be saved. They deserve the right to be helped when they need it.

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1 point

We need healthcare for people that cant afford it and are in need of healthcare also for people

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1 point

I agree not all of us can afford health care, and money shouldn’t decide whether we live or die.

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1 point

I agree because no one should have to worry about how much treatment is going to cost because this could determine whether or not someone will or will not actually decide to receive the proper healthcare

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1 point

I totally agree with this, us the people do not pick and choose if we want to live or die it is extremely unfair to have to pick to waste a lot of money to become healthy, you can’t just forget that you are sick or that you need medical care and can’t get it because you don’t have enough money.

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Money shouldn’t be the reason that the doctors decide if you live or die.

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1 point

I agree because no matter how much a person tries work to get a lot of money, they still can’t afford some things.

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1 point

Having health insurance is important for several reasons. Uninsured people receive less medical care and less timely care, they have worse health outcomes, and lack of insurance is a fiscal burden for them and their families. Moreover, the benefits of expanding coverage outweigh the costs for added services. According to a study from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, under a single-payer system, in which all citizens are guaranteed a right to health care, total public and private health care spending could be lowered by up to $1.8 trillion over the next 10 years due to lowered administrative and prescription drug costs.

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1 point

Everyone deserves to have a right to have healthcare, we all should be able to have someone to look at us without worry how to pay for everything and to worry if your live one can live if they are able to pay for there bill.

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1 point

I agree with your statement because people shouldn’t have to worry on paying medical bills when it wasn’t their fault they got sick. They should have something to rely on when they get sick and not having to deal with all the expenses.

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1 point

I completely agree with your point that people should worry about their health and nothing else. Having universal health care will prioritize a person’s health and not the money they have to pay.

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1 point

I think if it was universal ppl would take advantage of it. So, if its gov. ran we wouldn't have to deal with that kind of issue of advantage taking. if the health care was free, our mortality rate would be higher. Therefore, health care should be substantially reduce.

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I agree with you for healthcare is very expensive and that’s why us, Americans, have a lower mortality rate. If healthcare was less expensive we could be like Cuba, Canada, or France where they don’t have to worry about getting sick or injured and the money they will have to pay.

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I agree because if other countries have free healthcare then America should also have it because people sometimes don’t go to the doctor because they get worried of how expensive it may be.

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1 point

I agree with you young boy/girl I feel as if people should have the state right to have free health care and if having to pay or something it'll break the community more than it has to be.

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1 point

Yes, the reason why is because not everybody can afford these treatments. Some people come out in big debt and broke. They lose everything or can even end up dead because the treatment is too much and can’t afford it.

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1 point

I agree with you because there are some people who can’t afford basic medical needs.

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1 point

We need the proper care for our bodies. Some things we just can’t do ourselves. Some people need serious surgeries but can’t get them because they can’t afford it and end up dying soon after. People are losing their loved ones because everything here is so expensive such as the medicines, vaccines ,and surgeries.

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Yes i agree, America has the worst infant mortality rate and that’s because healthcare is so expensive and people are not getting what they deserve for how much the healthcare insurance is wanting us to pay.

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1 point

The only thing that health care companies care about is saving money, they know that people need surgery and medicine but refuse to provide them because of the price. This causes people to go out of their way and have to pay for all of their expenses leaving them broke and to look after themselves afterwards.

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If other countries can do it why can’t we.It would be better for us if everyone had healthcare.Because then no one would be suffering of financial hardship.No one should get sick and die because they can’t afford it.Thats why I think everyone should have healthcare.

Side: Healthcare for all
brendaquin(4) Disputed
1 point

There is no way every single person would not have financial problems, that is common problem that is part of life. As long as we keep privatized healthcare prices will go down and medicine itself would improve. With improvement, someone could find a perfect treatment or a cure and these health problems would no longer be problems.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
AndreaH12(4) Disputed
1 point

I disagree with you because I feel that up should be able to take care of your self and you shouldn't have kids unless you know you can take care of them too.

Side: Healthcare for all
3096802(3) Disputed
1 point

But have you seen other hospitals around the work compared to ours? They aren’t nearly as nice and the technology isn’t as advanced. Also, the wait would be way too long. In Canada you have to wait months for a simple mri scan. What if you were to die within those months because you didn’t get proper medical attention?

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree because not everyone has the economic stability to get the medical care they need. It is not okay to let someone die because of their bank account.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree my fella, God did not make us this way to be stingy and arrogant with our money. The devils paper is money, but whatever positive actions come from it, will be in the name of God. Not everyone can afford to go to the doctor or the hospital, so it’s best to help and support those who cannot aid themselves.

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1 point

I agree since the healthcare system is not at it's best right know for the United States. It's not right to not treat somebody just because they don't have the money. Everybody should have healthcare that they can afford.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Yes! I totally agree with you! Nothing is impossible. If America really is “great” or as “good” as everyone thinks it is then they should include health care as a human right.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree because many people die from not having healthcare because they have no money, and if healthcare is free, many people would survive, and stay healthy.

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1 point

I agree people shouldn’t fear death because they don’t have enough money to keep their selves healthy the amount of people dying due to not having enough money for health care is disappointing

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1 point

I agree because some countries are very poor with different things but when it comes to health care the people really care about them and provide for them even if they can’t afford it.

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1 point

I think healthcare should be free and universal because some people may not have the money to pay for treatment. Also this can help in the long term because it can possibly help Americans live longer. This is why I think healthcare should be free.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with your statement. Some people simply don’t have the resources, time, or money to go to a doctor. We live in a society were our paychecks governs what we can do and not do.

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1 point

I agree, people with low incomes depend on their employers to provide health care because they cannot afford such prices placed on medications needed for their everyday lives.

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1 point

I agree like I said people should have the right to free health care regardless of their income

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1 point

Having free universal healthcare for all will benefit everyone. Everyone will be able to see a doctor and know what how their health is standing. It’s better to see a professional on any issues or concerns that someone might have regarding their well being. I think it’s worth spending our taxes for free healthcare.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with your argument. I feel as many people instead of going to the doctor due to not having money or even insurance to pay for a visit makes their health even worse. I think there’s reassurance needed when it comes to making sure that you are healthy in order to live a long life.

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I agree with you young boy/girl I feel as if people should have the state right to have free health care and if having to pay or something it'll break the community more than it has to be.

The community will be way better off with free health care

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

it is helpful because it reduces stress. you wont have to be stressing wether or not you will have a place to stay at after a doctors visit.

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1 point

I think health care should be government ran because people will not know how to deal with free healthcare and will use it as a disadvantage. If it’s government though the people should be able to give feedback and the government should take charge and change. We should have health care for all because people shouldn’t have to worry about money when it’s not their fault they get sick or injured.

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3096802(3) Disputed
1 point

Wouldn’t the government take advantage of the people as well? There is so much corruption. Do you actually trust the government to handle your health care?

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree with you bc we honestly shouldnt have to worry about money when we are sick. We should be focused on getting better not the hospital expenses.

Side: Healthcare for all
Kristychavez(3) Disputed
1 point

I think if healthcare is free then the people should decide how to use it. The government would have too much power if the decide when people get to use their free health insurance.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

i support your statement. you make some very good points in your argument.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Healthcare should be free because not all people can afford a hospital visit whenever something comes up. There should not be the thought of waiting off on a cold or a sickness due to economic shortage.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree because people need immediate healthcare if their lives are at risk.

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jehiel(4) Disputed
1 point

In a country where health care is free the waiting time is way longer they won’t assist you on the spot and when you go to a hospital here in the US they can’t deny service and they will help you

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Marlen(4) Disputed
1 point

I disagree because even though there is a long wait I do believe it is worth it because you can be helped

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Providing basic health care is the humane right thing to do, and in the long run it will be worth it. We shouldn’t have to be able to pay for our health, most of the time it isn’t the humans fault they they get sick or something bad happens, why should we have to pay for something we didn’t ask for.

Side: Healthcare for all
ashleytorres(1) Disputed
1 point

I disagree, in the long run the US would be in about $32.6 trillion dollars in debt. When you say “why should we have to pay for something we didn’t ask for”, why should everyone else have to pay for your health because the “free health care” will be coming from people’s paychecks and taxes.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
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Even though I am part of the other team, I agree with you because they should provide us with basic health care, we shouldn’t have to pay for the basic health to keep us healthy but if we were to have a universal health care how do we know those who are doing non healthy things will stop to do it. They know they have health care covered, they know that before they get bad they can get help and then do it again and waste the resources we need for others. People WILL abuse the system because that’s what we humans (mainly Americans) do with free stuff.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I think universal healthcare would be great because with this system everyone wouldn't have to worry about expensive bills and would be able to afford the treatments they need to get better regardless if they're poor or not.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Free healthcare for all would allow people to: It would save Americans millions. To get surgery on America the way it is now would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars while in Canada or other places with universal health care it would be a bit more in taxes. Of course a sacrifice is needed and that would be the wait time. But if you’re truly thinking about it a little bit of a longer wait time doesn’t matter if it’s FREE. :)

Side: Healthcare for all
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I agree since universal healthcare can help Americans and we should be able to have healthcare at a low price or for free. It's not right for people to die just because they don't have the money it resources. This may not happen but hopefully it will in the near future.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree 100%. The only reason why many disagree is because it requires more work from the government. It isn’t fair for those who spend their life time working to not be able to afford proper care!

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Everyone deserves health care, we cannot play god and decide who gets what surgeries or medication just to save money. The amount of people that are dying due to these choices is increasing every day because people can’t afford to pay all the bills by themselves.

Side: Healthcare for all
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I think everyone should have health care because not everyone can take care of themselves or even be able to afford healthcare. People don’t choose to be sick, therefore it’s unpredictable most of the time. In my opinion, people should be able to not having to worry about having to pay bills or being in debt because they’ll have trustworthy healthcare.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree because no one should die of sickness because they were rejected for health care or they couldn’t afford it.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support this comment because yes we don't have a choice in getting sick and healthcare should be for everybody not just certain people.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree that healthcare should be universal because while places may be over crowded it will be easier and more affordable to take care of ourselves. I have seen many people struggle to pay copays and premiums.That is my basis for chosing this side.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Healthcare for all is necessary because one may not be able to afford the procedures or medication one needs. Many dont have enough money to pay for themselves and need government help.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with you because I feel the same way. You the small goat.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with that. One of my family member died because she lacked the money to have an operation done on him.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

i support because not everyone has the money to pay everything.and that's not fair because they didn't choose to be sick it just naturally happens so they should give more opportunities for those who don't have a lot of money or are as wealthy

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Healthcare for all could be beneficial to people who can’t afford it. Many people die because they cannot afford healthcare. Healthcare can help people pay for some of the bills or pay all of the bills.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I feel like everyone needs health care even without insurance because I know if you had a family member without insurance, you would still want them to get taking care of. Thank you for reading my reason.

Side: Healthcare for all
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Health care for all is a good choice because other countries have cheaper health care than us. U.S. spends more money in health care and steal from the sick

In a video, Cuba has cheap health care and helps other people outside their country. They say Cuba is a piece of hell but they even care for other people.

I believe that U.S. is a country that helps and cares, but there are times the country we live in doesn't help so much.

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Healthcare should be affordable to all people because managing your health is a necessity. No one should be able to not recieve proper healthcare just because they can't afford it. Everyone should be able to recieve proper healthcare without having to worry about the cost or medical troubles they should have in the future.

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I support healthcare for all because everyone should have the right to receive health even if they can’t afford it. Having healthcare for everyone would benefit the country because more people are gonna be healthy and happy which brings positive vibes. Adding to my main argument some people can’t afford healthcare and when they get sick they don’t have anyone to go to because they don’t have health insurance and that means more deaths which isn’t beneficial for anyone. In conclusion health care should be given to everyone because everyone needs to be able to rely on something when they’ve gotten sick.

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Healthcare should be free because many people don’t have enough money to pay for their treatments. Having free healthcare would give them less money problems, especially with people with huge families because they still have to worry about other problems going on.

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I agree with you because we need better healthcare plans that are cheaper.

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I think we need healthcare only if it was free or at least cheaper. the healthcare companies need to be less ignorant about people’s situations and to be more considerate.

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I agree with your opinion and support it because it makes sense.

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Healthcare should free for everyone no matter the financial class. People should not have to take life endangering risks to avoid drowning in medical bills. Allowing the government to be in charge of health care wouldn’t be the wisest decision but not having any at all wouldn’t be the best. People are tired of looking for alternatives, what can they do when insurance companies are out to get you.

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Healthcare should be free so it can be available to everyone who needs it. Some people struggle to get the health care that they really need. They shouldn’t be punished for the things they can’t control

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I agree with you because people shouldn’t be punished for being sick or in need of medical assistance

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Healthcare should be free because you shouldn’t have to be in serious debt and then go bankrupt all because you couldn’t pay off your debt. People are denied basic care because they couldn’t pay for it, people shouldn’t be kicked out of hospitals because they can’t pay for their hospitals bills, people shouldn’t have life saving treatments denied because their insurance doesn’t cover it. People all over America are dying because hey aren’t getting the proper healthcare they deserve all because they don’t have the money, all they seem to care about is profit and the money and don’t seem to care about the people, they just care about the money in their pockets and that should not be the norm.

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I believe everyone should be able to have free healthcare like other countries because we want to be protected if something happens to us. I believe it’s our country’s duty to protect our health if we become ill, just like other countries. Our people shouldn’t have to go to third world countries in order to get the help they need. They should be able to get the aid they need in their home country!

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I believe that we should all have access to free health care. Health care should be a right not a privilege and it shouldn’t be denied by a persons income. Health care shouldn’t just be for the “wealthy” it should be for all of us ! All we are trying to do is take care of ourselves

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I strongly believe that healthcare should be free and for all. The main reason why I believe that healthcare should be free and for all is because of the fact that the rate of poverty has drastically increased over the past few years. I believe that people with a higher income should not be discriminated and get offered free healthcare. I maintain the thought of equality, therefore, we all deserve free healthcare and for everyone.

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I agree with your statement, because of the rise of poverty in America and the lack of jobs accessible that offer healthcare the system should not favor the middle class.

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I believe that healthcare should be universal because the last thing sick people should be worrying about is how they’re gonna pay for their medical bills. The healthcare system was meant to be a safety net for the middle class but like every other system those with excess continue to steal from people who have nothing to take from. Insurance companies should not cut corners and pinch penny’s when people lives are at stake. They know how dependent people are of their healthcare and they still deny thousands of people for having preexisting condition that were most likely unaware of. The motivation of private insurance to make medical advancements should not come from the money they saved from turning people away and leaving them to fend for themselves.

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I agree, your comment is strongly true and informative. There is many low and middle class citizens that worry every day on how they will pay their hospital bills. The system should be more helpful rather than useless because people that have healthcare are basically paying the company to take their money away because they do not help people that are I’ll resolve their health problems.

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there are people who do worry everyday. they may even miss a yearly check up to save the money for rent, food, electricity, water.

the system is messed up and should be fixed.

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Healthcare for all because not everyone can afford healthcare. Not everyone can take care of themselves like the homeless. Healthcare needs to be accessible for everyone no matter age because if the government was in the same position as some of the people in America they would make it accessible for all.

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Health care should be free to all people. Many people can and will die if not helped. Some people die right there because hospitals decline the people.

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I think that health care should be something that has to be a right given to the people. Because over all the people pay for the production of the equipment, medicine, for the staff and many more. So I think we deserve at least the service to be taken care of when needed. Now days many people are in need of health care but they cant reach for help due to this issues. I think of it as really unfair. We as humans should take care for each other.

Side: Healthcare for all
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Everyone should be equal and we all should have equal rights. Also some of us aren’t as fortunate as others so some of us can’t afford healthcare.

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Sherling04(3) Disputed
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Healthcare should be given to everyone because a lot of people in this world don’t have enough money to pay for their own bills.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
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I support this comment because yes people do pay for the equipment and medicine. And it's our money that is being used for it so shouldn't we all have the right to have healthcare. Everybody gets sick and i feel bad that many people are denied of the help that is needed. And like you said we as humans should take care of each other.

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I feel that universal health care is necessary because health, to a certain extent, is not controlable by the individual. Universal health care is beneficial to those who fall less fortunate than others.

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I chose this position because of I feel like it’s not fair for those who can’t afford or be able to get health care due to their medical conditions. I also chose this because of the unfairness of those who come down with a condition and have to be taken off heath care because of the government accusing them of false claims, when that person is actually telling the truth.

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Everyone should be equal. we are all humans and we all live on planet earth. Everyone should have healthcare and it should be free of charge.

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Although people want healthcare we’re all not fortunate enough to be able to pay for it. I believe that the decision to not give people healthcare because they can’t afford it isn’t right. That’s practically killing people for money.

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I agree, they're putting people's lives in danger because of that.

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i choose this one because sometimes we may not know what might be causing us to be sick and need a doctor to identify it.we may not know what medicine we need or if we need to get a special treatment for that certain sickness.

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i agree with this one because killing people because they can’t afford healthcare

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layla_m(7) Disputed
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Your not answering the question...it’s asking why health care should be for everyone in America

Side: We can take care of ourselves
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I feel that this is the right way to go since it’s obvious people without enough money to afford healthcare and it’s killing people. Some can’t afford medication to help them get better.Its easy to by pass this since the government won’t pay the doctors money for free healthcare to people in their country. The amount of lives that could be saved by free health care could be astronomical. The opportunities for this is endless. Peoples lives are getting saved for little to no cost no matter what. It’s evident that the healthcare expenses aren’t even affordable to Most of the country without Heath insurance.The health insurance itself is not fair to people. This makes the heath insurance a valuable source and they have the power in health insurance they levy people’s lives . It’s sad to see families get torn apart from health related issues and they can see their own family dying. This is why i vote for health care for all.

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First of all, universal healthcare is a system in which the federal government provides that offers quality health care to all citizens regardless of their ability to pay. Saying this, it is obvious the United States is the complete opposite. If you do not have healthcare, you must pay, leaving many in debt, and even on the streets. When you look at other places like Cuba, Canada and even Europe, it is proven that their lifespan is longer than american’s by 3-4 years. Although some of these countries’ economies may not be the best, at least they care enough for their people’s health. They know that in order for a country’s economy to function is for people to be healthy. Why? Because they are the ones that work. They are the foundation in a country. So why does the US perform the opposite? Simple answer. They make money off the sick. Therefore, they will continue to do so, showing their greediness instead of the humanity and empathy.

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Health care should be provided for everyone. You shouldn’t have to pay to be alive.its a wait but at least your gonna get the help you need eventually. Health insurance companies expect you to have the least amount of problems while applying for it which if you do have medical conditions then you most likely won’t get health insurance. That is inhuman to not help the less fortunate that need help by setting a certain standard to have health insurance.If other countries can care for their citizens for free why can’t the United States. (Sorry Ik I have punctuations mistakes 👍)

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I completely agree with having health care for all. Most people in this world don’t have enough money to pay for so much. We really need to help them, there’s people dying in this world, yet doctors can’t attend them because they can’t afford it. I find that disgusting that people are actually dying because they can’t afford to pay, we should help them by having free healthcare forever.

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I agree with your statement because it is cruel and sad having to see others die because they are not able to pay the whole amount for medical assistance.

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I believe we should have free health care for all because so many people in America don’t have enough money to pay for all the costs without insurance. This causes people to go in debt and sometimes they can lose their house or other assets they own. Having free health care for all grants easier access to getting medical attention. People can get treated for any disease or health complication they have and can live a long healthy life.

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I agree with your statement, I think there should be a limit on how much people should pay but I don’t think it should be totally free.

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Everyone should have free healthcare. Everyones health is important and it's not right to not get treated because of how much money you have. Small charges on medicines might be logical because pharmacist and doctors still have to get paid but nobody should be denied treatment.

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This is true because a lot of people that don’t have a lot of money might get sick and die just because healthcare systems don’t support them. Therefore, everyone should have free healthcare.

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This is true. Every American is just as important as the other and should have the same quality treatment in health care. The same quality treatment with no cost would ensure that our people will live a lot longer.

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Free healthcare is needed for ALL the people in this world, no one should ever have to pay. A small amount of money should be okay but if it’s like $100,000 that is literally INSANE. People shouldn’t have to worry about paying off every single amount of money left when they’re literally about to die.

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I agree, because most people don't know the treatments for a certain illness and they don't know where they would need to get help, and if we have healthcare for all then it would be easier for us

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All humans around the world should be able to have a stable health care to take care of themselves and their families. We say every humans are important and our lives are valuable, but if each citizen cannot get taken care of in a hospital what is the point of wasting breath saying that?

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No one should put a price on saving someone’s life everyone should be entitled to health care no matter what.

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It would be better if everyone would have healthcare so we could live a better life and not have to worry about all he things that might make us sick and we should live life with joy not worry.

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I think there should be healthcare for all since many people can't afford to get helped when they are injured or sick

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I feel that healthcare for all is the better choice because it is unfair that its basically a “draw” on who gets it. Although it would cost some money, its better because our health overall would be better.

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There should be universal healthcare for everyone because some people cannot pay for the expense and they couldn’t control that they got sick in the first place and they should be taken care of with healthcare.

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I think universal healthcare is important since it gives everyone the security of being insured no matter what. No matter the case or cost they’ll be insured and still keep some money in their pockets .

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Because then a lot of people will not be in debt. They already have to worry about there health they dont need the health insurance to put more stress on them because they dont have the money. If everyone has health care a lot of people have a higher chance of living longer and getting the help and medicine that they need.

Side: Healthcare for all
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Health care in the us should be universal and not be governmental because there may be people who dont have enough time to get to a certain hospital and a universal health care could help with that

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I support universal health care, the idea of everyone being insured security in their health issues and not battling against cost should be a top priority. Having help for any disease without cost should be made into reality. This would benefit the people heavily and the number of casualties in hospitals will be reduced.

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I think that there should be healthcare for all because it may help people who can’t afford it,because people sometimes get worried of how much they have to spend.

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I agree, people get worried of the cost of healthcare when they should be there with the people they love. They shouldn’t be getting worried over how much it costs to save that person’s life.

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Healthcare should be for everybody not just those who can afford it. People go through schooling to become doctors ,but yet they can't help people with illnesses that don't have healthcare. I have heard many people that want to become doctors to help people that need help, but do they know that there is a barrier from helping the people that really need help. Yes some people will say they can take care of themselves ,but do they really care about other people that need it. In my opinion they don't understand or have experienced what it feels like when people say "You don't have healthcare so you are denied." Healthcare should be for everybody not just certain people.

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I agree because health care is important and it could actually save lives and the health care can provide for them.

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i believe all citizens should have healthcare. i believe this because not everyone can take care of themselves in serious situations. a pregnant women for example, that’s in a wheel chair, cannot

take care of herself. some people have been in even worse situations, but decided not to get help because healthcare is to expensive and over priced. i don’t think this is fair. everyone should have the opportunity to get help if they need it, people shouldn’t have to put off going to the doctor because they just simply can’t afford it. i believe healthcare should be available to everyone so people won’t have to worry about expenses when they simply just need help.

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I agree because some people can not deal with some if the stuff that they may have to deal with and need the help to overcome it.

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I believe that everyone should have health care insurance! Without health care insurance some people are very ill and that causes them not to be happy! Also considering everything that’s going on, we need to make the world a better place. In my opinion, providing free health care to everyone will improve our world and the citizens in it!

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I believe that Healthcare should be for all.Yes it costs money but it’s good because doctors will get paid and they’ll get more resources to help.We can’t take care of ourselves on everything cus we can get sick badly.Everyone deserves to be taken care of because if we get really bad we can die and then doctors have to live with that , how they couldn’t save someone just because they didn’t have money.So that is why I believe everyone deserves healthcare.

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I agree because it not someones fault if we get some type of condition and we should have the chance to cure it if possible

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Healthcare should be universal, everyone should have the right to free healthcare. People can’t take care of themselves causing healthcare to be one of the main reasons that causes deaths. Our population is decreasing due to healthcare, healthcare needs to be universal. Doctors and hospitals are here to help and improve our lifestyle not to make our life worst.

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This is true because people are dying die to not being able to pay off.Doctors and hospitals should be helping us.Id we pay I believe resources will get better to have less death rates.

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Some people can not afford to pay for their health care. We all need to make sure we are healthy and if we are not then we need to treat ourselves to the care.We all deserve so live a long happy life with our family.Many people die and live a short life just because they got sick and their health care was denied and they were not able to get treated.

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I think this is true because everyone does deserve a happy life.It shouldn’t be restricted just because we don’t have money.Some people can’t afford it and it’s not their fault.

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The United States government was established to work with and for its citizens. However, nowadays those believes seem to be far too distant. Why doesn’t the government want to establish free healthcare? Human beings are prone to get sick but it’s not like we’re signing up to become ill. Moreover, doctors and healthcare’s nature is to help people. Therefore, why shouldn’t it be free? Doctors study for years to help and cure humans while we try to avoid falling on our death bed. Moreover, it’s extremely unreasonable for any humanbeing to have to choose between loosing all their belongings and become flooded with debt or taking their last breath. We shouldn’t have to be struggling with our health while doctors and health insurance companies benefit from our struggles. Finally, no one should be dying because they can’t pay their medical bills or get neglected from health insurances because this country is supposed to be a FREE country.

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I agree, health insurance shouldn’t benefit from people who are struggling to pay debt and hospital bills. Doctors study for years to help people, but still healthcare is not free when it should be.

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I think that everyone should be allowed to have free healthcare for all people. Most people can’t afford to go to the hospital because they don’t have income to pay for it. People die from not being able to go to the hospital, which is why i vote to have free healthcare for all.

Side: Healthcare for all
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I agree, I can definitely say that this is incredibly sad because I’ve actually witnessed this. People rather stay with their condition instead of going a doctor because they know rejection is all they’re going to receive. Since, medication and consults can be extremely expensive.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Everyone’s deserves the right to live, and if they’re constantly denied medical attention, that’s not right

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i agree because everyone should be able to get help when they need it and they should be able to get attended not just be selected by the doctors and which one they want to help out. Most people go to Canada or get married with one so that they can get their health care. Because some people don't get health care they start to get emotionally damaged because they start to loose everything just to try and pay their medicine they need or the treatment.

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Everyone should health care because we should be able to have good health. Some people have some conditions and are not able to maintain by themselves. Even though everyone may not have conditions everyone should be covered from all the dangers we can encounter.

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I think that health care for all has more positive outcomes than no health care for all. With health care supporting everybody we can help more people and keep their wellbeing up. Not having health care for all will deny people help and if you can save someone,no health care shouldn’t be why you don’t help them. Health care should be given to everyone.

Side: Healthcare for all
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Everyone should health care because we should be able to have good health. Some people have some conditions and are not able to maintain by themselves. Even though everyone may not have conditions everyone should be covered from all the dangers we can encounter.

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1 point

Everybody deserves to be able to live life without worrying about paying for health care

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1 point

I think healthcare should be for everyone,many people can fall in debt by just getting sick. Some people already have to many things going on and would be relieved if health care was for all

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1 point

I believe we should have universal health care because people in such an advanced country should not have to worry about going bankrupt from searching for medical aid when they're at a vulnerable state.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support your argument since many people are always worrying about the payments and debts they going to have. They worry more about the money management that they don’t even care no more about their own health.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Although I don’t think that we should have free healthcare, because service wouldn’t be very well, I think healthcare should be more affordable. This would make things better on both ends, and not just insurance companies gaining the only advantages of receiving money. With healthcare being more accessible, creates better resilience among us and would be more cost effective in the long run.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with this because although people shouldn’t have to worry about being able to pay someone still has to pay for it.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree even though I think it should be universal I do think it would be hectic. We would also lose a certain quality.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree because not everybody has enough money to pay for their hospital bills or get a surgery. Everybody should be able to get medical care without being woried.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Because we are all equal no one is more important than anyone else and everyone brings something to the country so everyone should be able to have health care

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I believe health care should be for all. The reason for this argument is because, people should not have to go bankrupt, or looking into more drastic scenarios, die from a sickness due to the fact that they can’t pay the medical bills.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Everyone should have healthcare, because everyone should be able to feel supported.And not everyone has the money to pay for hospital bills.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree. The reason why many disagree is because it takes more work from the gov. its not fair for those who spend all their time working, just to not be able to afford proper care.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I 100% agree. I think what you said is absolutely amazing. Thank you for stating this.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

There should be universal healthcare for everyone in the United States. No one should have to worry about wether or not they can afford to go to the doctor. If you need a medical procedure to save your life you should be able to have that procedure and not worry about the cost. The health system should focus on people’s health not their bank accounts.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support universal healthcare because I don’t believe we can necessarily and entirely take care of ourselves when we are sick or worse. I do believe health care should be fair for all people. As long as the health care system and insurance companies aren’t cheating people out of their money and actually working to improve a client’s health, then I will support universal healthcare. To me, it doesn’t make sense to make billion of dollars and there are still thousands of people sick and still dying! However, if we develop a more fair and honest system, there will be no problem with universal healthcare and people won’t HAVE to care of themselves.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support universal healthcare for all due to the amount of debt people in the United States experience after doctor visits. Medical expenses can be very high even if you have insurance, so healthcare is very necessary and beneficial. Universal healthcare would be more effective than struggling with 1000+ expenses.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

We should all have healthcare because a country should be able to take care of it’s own citizens, because we pay taxes and are part of the reason why this country runs the way it does. If we all had healthcare there would be no need for having so many people dying because they did not have health insurance.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I kind of have a mutual feeling on this because even thought I do believe that everyone should have free healthcare, the process of getting what ever you need will be a longer wait then it already is if everyone has healthcare.

Side: Healthcare for all
Barcojacky(3) Disputed
1 point

I don’t agree if the government cares for people they would make time and effort to make this possible without waiting tons of years.And they would lower the price for it

Side: We can take care of ourselves
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My opinion is that we all should have health. I feel as if we can relate more to the healthcare for all because we have all been in a hard position where we can’t get healthcare. Didn't our parents come here to give a better life to their children? Doesn’t the U.S Constitution state “Life,liberty,and pursuit of happiness”? Yet the U.S. government doesn’t take to heart these statements. For example, to pass the free health care for senior citizens health care agencies had to bribe the representatives by giving them money. Of course everyone got their share from this agreement. This just proves even further that the government is corrupt. The world runs on money.No one will make a move unless they get a reward such as money or powerful positions.

Side: Healthcare for all
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I totally agree with you, the government is corrupted and doesn’t commit to their own words. Everyone deserves a healthy and life and healthcare. You are right most of our parents came here to give us a better heathy life. I loved how you supported your statements with the government since they are the main reason why not everyone receives healthcare.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

i believe everyone should have the ability to have some kind of healthcare. i chose this position because i believe its not fair some people can have some kind of insurance and others can’t. some people could be new to the country starting with nothing and cant get nothing, or you get insurance and when you really need it, they deny you because they want to save their company or you’re too fat or too skinny. thats not fair! lets say you get a job and you get some kind of insurance but its not the best and its not to cover the things you really need. the truth is insurance companies look for a way out so they usually check your recent history so like 5 years ago. i dont think that should be okay because lets say you filled out this paper 10 years ago and things have changed for you and youre getting penalized for a little mistake.

Side: Healthcare for all
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I totally agree with you everyone should have a and equal service since we all need to consider us equal. As you said anyone around the world should be able to have the offer of getting health care since they are also human beings with necessities. We need to show support to everyone as equal.

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I believe that everyone is allowed to have universal health care because one should not pay thousands of dollars to pay a minor surgeries and should be helped by the government to support us citizens.

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1 point

Being able to provide universal health care allows those who are financially unstable have the opportunity to live a healthy life like the rest of us. Just cause a person doesn’t have the income to pay for help doesn’t mean they should get any help to stay alive. Being able to receive health care for everyone could decrease the amount of people that are in the streets because most of the time the people that are on the streets are the ones that need urgent medical care.

Side: Healthcare for all
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I agree with you, healthcare is most needed for those in the streets and the ones who are economically stable. Everyone deserves a healthy life like any other person. I do agree that if everyone receives healthcare the amount of people in the streets will decrease, you stated good points!

Side: Healthcare for all
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Canink that health care should be free for everyone in the US because some people are born with health issues and that is just something one can’t avoid or prevent. Others do not take care of their bodies and then expect others to pay or take care of them. Additionally, most people in the US are not rich, which means they can’t afford the expensive medications needed to take care of diseases or any health problems that cannot be prevented, these include health issues developed because of age or an accident.

Going back to the people not taking care of their own body, even though it is their fault for not living a healthy life, we obviously cannot let these people die because we have to take care of each other. We need to have that kindness in our hearts and help others.

Side: Healthcare for all
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Having health care for all personally to me is a human right that everyone should have. Most of the countries in the planet have universal healthcare and have a prospering economy due to it. People who have access to healthcare live healthier lives and miss work less because their health being taken care of.

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Eriebaby(3) Disputed
2 points

I do agree that people who have healthcare, live healthier lives. But I don’t think they can miss work less because sometimes your job gives you healthcare, so if miss work you might get fired and lose your healthcare.

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Healthcare is a controversial topic worldwide, especially in the United States. Many people throughout the world struggle economically and are at a low economic position and they can’t afford healthcare and especially health procedures needed. Majority of people with healthcare is most likely to be able to afford their own health procedures. In the other hand, there is people that can’t afford healthcare procedures nor healthcare and are in need of major health procedures. This is why the United States has low mortality rate, there should be healthcare for all especially for the most needed.

Side: Healthcare for all
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I would choose health care for all because I feel that more people would benefit from this. I think this because many people don’t go to the doctor because they don’t have insurance no matter how sick they are. Knowing that they can receive help will encourage them to go when they are sick. A large population of the country has many disease but can’t be treated or even worse, some don’t know they have a disease because they have never gone to get checked. Providing healthcare will benefit many people.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I choose health care for all. I chose this position because I feel as everybody should be treated for care no matter what class they in.I don’t like how us as human being we judge base on how much money we have instead of ours personality. So, I choose the side that about the people instead of myself because if I’m fine but everybody miserable, sooner or later they gonna want to make your life the same.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I say health care for all because people who are born with disabilities and need a special type of care ,meaning many expenses.Many people can’t afford to b paying all that money.Even people who don’t have much health problems still need that’s type of health care because them aswell can’t afford it if any type of health problem happens.in conclusion,that’s why I think health care for all.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support healthcare for all because we are all trying to save our lives wether we are healthy or not. People have gone through so many things that you don’t even know have far they have gone. Parents, care about their children’s health, and about their lives. I care about my self, my family, my friends, and other people. When I care about my family I care about their health and that’s why everyone deserves a healthcare!

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support this NancyD because I feel like people should always be allowed to choose life. Parents have to watch their kids suffer everyday because they cannot afford healthcare. I care about people lives too!

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support healthcare because America has the worst health care system where people stay in debt possibly till the day they die .Its unfair how the government doesn’t pay or cover for most expenses when someone is in need. Many people struggle with payments like bills ,home expenses,food, children needs , etc. low income people are struggling on paying anything and when they get in a problem or get hurt they won’t have enough money . If the healthcare system is like Canada’s people won’t have debt as much and they won’t have to worry about doing procedures on their own . When people do their home medical care they get hurt or can get a disease . People die every day and some die because they don’t get the proper care.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree, we need people to be healthy to survive. Being healthy already cost enough and paying for procedures that are needed is sad when there are people who get it for free in other places.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I believe that Healthcare for all is extremely important due the fact that everyone cannot afford the extremely expensive hospital trips and medicine. I think the world would be safer if people could get the help. People cannot always afford to pay for bills and medicine. Their life is extremely affected by the cost of medicine. The life expectancy for Americans is constantly decreasing because of how much money is being spent on medicine.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree we shouldn’t have to pay for something that I have medical issues on.Some people can afford paying for it therefore they can eventually die . We should all get free healthcare !

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Getting our nation healthy will create better toughness. Providing basic health care is the kind thing to do, and in the long run, it will be cost effective. Most people can't avoid good healthcare, so if the country provides it for us it'll take the load off of a lot of people.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I think healthcare should be universal for all because some people can’t afford to pay to be helped. Some people have died from not receiving help, and money is not worth a life. We should all have the right to be healthy. Money makes peoples’ lives more valuable than others when America was supposed to be built on equality.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Everyone can’t afford to pay for health care. Not everyone has the money or is a high class income household. Healthcare is really expensive and you need so many requirements to be approved. We can’t always be able to afford the expensive healthcare. We have to pay to be healthy or for ever our lives to he saved. Its not right.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I think healthcare should be free and available for everyone because every person deserves to be cared for and no life should ever be denied of a good health.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

We shouldn’t pay a lot for our medicine when it’s a fortune to pay. And other places pay a little

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support universal health care because everybody should deserve the opportunity of being offered health care with out a serious amount of payments and money they owe. The universal health care is a great opportunity for everyone.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Healthcare should be widely available for everyone we all have loved ones we want to take care of. I do believe it should be government ran In order to maintain order within society. Healthcare should be a human right. There’s a-lot of people that can’t afford health care, which is wrong because without healthcare they won’t get the proper treatment they need in order to have a good health.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support health care for all since everyone should have a company they would feel comfortable relying on. Plus not all people can afford their medication or to be able to pay their doctor appointments for absence of money. They need help paying there resources that’s why it’s important to help them.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Ok so like people need healthcare for life just in case we get hurt but think of it like this, if you get hurt would you want to be insured

Side: Healthcare for all

I would not vote for someone who doesn’t have a plan to make healthcare more affordable for all. I think the insurance companies are organized crime. Rx companies too!!

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support this because no one should be elected if they don’t believe that everyone should be taken care of even if they don’t have sufficient money

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

That should give healthcare to all because the government was created to help us not to just let us die because some of us can’t afford healthcare for a issue we tried to fix but couldn’t.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

We need American healthcare because who is going to take care of us when we get really sick.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I believe that everyone should be able to get free healthcare because no one chooses to be sick and most people do not have enough money to pay for healthcare that they NEED not want.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Everyone deserves to have free healthcare because everybody's health is important just like in other countries like the UK where everyone gets free healthcare and only has to pay a small amount for the medicines.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I think people should be able to access healthcare, no matter their class status. Some people need it some people don’t but everyone should have the right to access it. It shouldn’t be a privilege, but a right. Everyone should have healthcare, no more discussion.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I think everyone should be treated equally and should have healthcare. It is unfair because not everyone makes enough money to be able to afford healthcare. Only the high middle class and up have enough money to be able to pay for that. In England they only have to pay like ten dollars for everything (healthcare wise). There is no economic chaos happening so I think America should try it and at least test it out

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Heath care should be for for everyone because not everyone has the money for health care. Yeah it will take a while but at least you know you’re going to get help. Why should we pay to be alive? And to apply for health insurance you need to have a good health condition which is just inhuman.if every other country could have health care for everyone one why not America?

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with this because not everyone has the money to pay for the expenses they need healthcare to be able to get help so that they don’t end up being homeless

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I think we should have universal healthcare because a lot of people can not afford all the expenses and you should not be able to go homeless because of that since you can’t control that you get sick.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I think we should have health cate for all because right now there’s a lot of rich people who have healthcare and poor people don’t.thats not fair that you have to pay for something medical that should be covered by the state.i think the United States is doing a poor job because our medication is way to expensive compared to other countries. Some one diagnosed with cancer should have health insurance and not have to pay because it’s not there fault.Universal health care for all!!!!

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree there should be healthcare for all. Provide quality medical services to all citizens and offer it to everyone regardless of citizens ability to pay

Side: Healthcare for all
0 points

I feel like if other countries that are not as successful can provide healthcare for their people why can’t we. People should not worry about or put a price tag on their life when it’s in danger.

Side: Healthcare for all
2 points

I agree because people’s life are in danger because they can’t afford it.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree because there are people who have serious medical conditions and get turned down by health insurance companies. They then can’t afford to pay it themselves so they die.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Thousands of people die a year because they don’t have healthcare and can’t afford it.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support this because many people rely on their healthcare for their medical bills. Then when their health care runs out or their for some reason not qualified for it anymore the responsibility of the expensive drug filled if on them to pay for. This leads to even more health problems for the people because they don’t have the money for the items or even go to the physician to see what their next problems will be.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with your statement. The lack of help for the people who help provide this country by serving in the working force, in a way, show this country as a hypocrite. They say America is a great country, but if it’s as great as they say, would it be killing it’s own people?

Side: Healthcare for all
2 points

Many European countries with a universal right to health care, such as France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom, have a lower Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita than the United States, yet they provide a right to health care for all their citizens.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree 100%. America spends money on other things that aren't necessary or needed. Citizens of the U.S. struggle with finances from unnecessary bills from the government. In Canada, healthcare is a priority. If we're paying taxes on something, it should actually benefit us instead of damaging us in our pockets.

Side: Healthcare for all
2 points

I support this statement because even though “America is great,” we don’t give united healthcare and that because America is all about money; Healthcare brings in a lot of money for the government and companies. I feel as America is all about price tag than a person life.

Side: Healthcare for all
JamesDD(11) Clarified
2 points

“America is great,”

This is just a meaningless advertising slogan. America doesn't even break the top ten on the quality of life index.

because America is all about money

Exactly.

Healthcare brings in a lot of money for the government and companies. I feel as America is all about price tag than a person life.

I agree. America has created a world where money is god.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

If poor countries can do it than so can we. We have the resources and everything but we don’t have the right mentality to go through with something that seems so blatantly obvious.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Our country just wants to keep our money. They have resources the resources but don’t want to use them because of debt.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree our government is based on dictatorship and there needs to be a change

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree, we have the money and the resource to ensure universal health care for all. If this privilege is given to communist countries then why not this free democratic country? If this freedom is given to people under dictatorships who we’ve thought as in humane conditions, then why doesn’t a free country like ours not insured the same privilege.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree because in the film they got cheap and free healthcare even tho they are a third world country.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

America is a wealthy country and how is it possible that counties like Cuba can support their citizens with free health care knowing we have better resources and we still can't

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree because accidents happen when you least expect it. Mostly it is not in our plans.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support you because there are unexpected things that occur all the time and sometimes one does not have enough money. Some can’t even afford a $1 candy bar, so how can that same person afford a medication that’s over $100 or a procedure that values in thousands?

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I totally agree with you why should we pay for our own health our own body !

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support this because I believe every human should have healthcare.

Side: Healthcare for all
ashleytorres(1) Disputed
1 point

I disagree, just because other countries are doing it doesn’t mean it’s the right and most efficient thing to do. If you went in depth to this “free health care” in these other countries, you could see that the citizens are paying almost 40% tax from their paycheck. They’re giving almost half of their money to the government to pay for everyone’s health care. Nothing is free.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree with you because for example in Cuba, although they are a poor country with very little resources they have made it a fundamental right for all its citizens to have affordable healthcare

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support you because if Cuba has free health care why can’t America?

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Right!! We give millions of dollars to support planned parenthood but yet we don’t give people who actually need health care services true support we need

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree, we have to put ourselves in other people’s positions and then realize how difficult it can be.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree, america is being really stingy with the healthcare.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Many other countries do get free healthcare or at least affordable it doesn’t make any sense that the United States is not sain enough to help out their own people by giving them care when they need it.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I support your argument and think that's exactly what should happen.

Side: Healthcare for all
0 points

I agree with you. For example, in Canada when people need to see a doctor or need medicine they are able to go into any doctors office or hospital and receive help without having to be asked for an insurance card. The wait time was also shorter than in the U.S

Side: Healthcare for all
0 points

Healthcare should be free because if you get hurt or get a serious disease you can’t afford it the healthcare for all would help you and or pay for it all.

Side: Healthcare for all
NickGur(2) Disputed Banned
2 points

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Side: We can take care of ourselves
Victoria31(2) Disputed
1 point

I disagree, I feel having free health care is a matter of opportunity costs. Either everyone has free medical attention or the taxes increase in America. There is no guarantee that everyone will pay their taxes to pay for the universal health care.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree with you young boy/girl I feel as if people should have the state right to have free health care and if having to pay or something it'll break the community more than it has to be.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree and especially with the minimum wages people can barley take care of them selves.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with this because jobs aren't really available to many people and yet they are still blamed for not being able to get healthcare

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with your statement because healthcare should be free because you didn’t ask to be sick. And you also need to know that you can rely on something (the healthcare) when you get sick.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

i agree because if a guardian has many children and a low yearly salary and can’t afford the pay for all their children’s healthcare. I believe that healthcare is not only for the wealthy but for everyone.

Side: Healthcare for all
0 points

I agree because it’s true. Healthcare should be absolutely guaranteed to all.

Side: Healthcare for all
0 points

Healthcare shouldn’t be necessarily free but more accessible for all to acquire. The requirements to qualify for healthcare are outrageous. The fact that healthcare companies are eager to drop people for no any valid reason is another reason as to why we need to extend healthcare to everyone.

Side: Healthcare for all
Chan08(3) Disputed
1 point

It should be free because there are people out there who needs help than people with money

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree, because despite our faults our needs are important for survival and we should not be limited due to money factors

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

i agree with your statement, i missed to mention this in my argument.

Side: Healthcare for all
myagoree21(3) Disputed
1 point

I dispute because Just because it is accessible does not mean that is free and you do not want to leave anyone out on the opportunity to get free healthcare.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
StuartLittle(4) Disputed
0 points

I disagree with you because I feel like what you said is selfish and I don't like selfish people. You're not the goat.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
5 points

If we give everyone "free" healthcare we will never improve, we'll remain at the same level of medicine and may never find better treatments and cures. As long as healthcare is privatized, competition will increase which in turn will lower costs and continuously improve medicine.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Skye44(3) Disputed
3 points

While it is true that private health care causes competition, thats not what health care is about. It’s simply about helping people so they feel better and are healthy. Furthermore, the prices will be lowered if we keep the private health care, but in places like Cuba that has free health care the cost for medicine was 5 cents, and in London was $6 which is substantially less than what it costs in America.

Side: Healthcare for all
Eugenem(7) Disputed
1 point

The reason for low prices is because the government forces those drug companies to accept whatever payment amount the government is willing to offer. And guess where the drugs were produced. Not in Cuba. In America, if it weren’t for our system they wouldn’t have a third of those drugs to begin with since the US is responsible for the production of an entire 1/3 of the world drug market.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree with your position on this topic. Healthcare would be better if it was for all that way it would be more accessible

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree because that way it is easier for people to access it and afford it since it will not be the high price that people cannot afford sometimes.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree. Those who are sick need to worry about getting better and healthy. They do not need to worry about being in debt or that they won't get all of the medicine they need because they dont have the money.

Side: Healthcare for all
mireyapinon(3) Disputed
1 point

But the government should be the one responsible for paying the doctor's and such not us.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
2 points

Although I am for free healthcare, I agree with your statement. Privatized healthcare has shown improvement in the medical field, but the problem is that only the wealthy will be able to access these new approaches and procedures. Improvement for the wealthy and rock bottom for the working class.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Nayelib(3) Disputed
2 points

We shouldn’t be worried of competition and all of that, of course it would improve things but people would be dying and suffering if they don’t have enough money to provide themselves health care. Health care should be provided to all no matter what economic levels they stand at

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with this because if everyone will have free medicine then there may be a shortage of herbs and things that have are in medicine and that is not good for the economy. Also there are people who are addicts and they be able to get there hands on drugs that are only use for medical purposes but they will use it for there own gain.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Ryan05(3) Disputed
1 point

I can agree that some people would use drugs for their own gain, but at the same time the people who really need the drugs would really benifit from this. Not to mention people who use drugs for their own benifit is small compared to the people who actually need them.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Well I agree but not 100% I understand your point but I think if in hospitals or clinics they manage the service in a way that the people don't abuse of it we could maintain the economy under-control

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Jonathan1123(3) Disputed
1 point

Some of can’t afford real expensive medicine and other can so it’s not always equal.

Side: Healthcare for all
Mireya1234(3) Disputed
1 point

I see your point of view. But imagine if you didn't have health care and you needed expensive medicine. You will eventually be in debt and not have the medicine that you need.

Side: Healthcare for all
FUNlife38(2) Disputed
1 point

But is it fair for others to suffer with paying alot just to be healthy

I don't think so

We may not improve but we will look better as a country

Let's make America great again.

How are we going to if we have people who don't want others to have health care.

We are supposed to be healthy.

Not on the verge of death.

UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE FOR ALL!!!!

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Totally agree, why should people die because they dont have enough money. Is that fair for the country? Why are people dying so much? Because the health care system is not helping out as much as they say.

Side: Healthcare for all
yeah(3) Disputed
1 point

How are people going to pay the increase in taxes because of the free healthcare? If they can’t pay for healthcare how are they going to make it? No matter what, people will suffer with or without healthcare.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Lil_lizard(3) Disputed
1 point

But what happens for those who can’t afford to pay there own medical bills ?

Side: Healthcare for all
foodlover04(3) Disputed
1 point

if everyone got free health care yes, it will never improve however many people will die due to the amount of people declined at hospitals.

Side: Healthcare for all
nina0_o(3) Disputed
1 point

The idea of competition being used to improve medicine is sad and scary. The system was to to better medicine while at the Same time make it accessible.Private owned insurance companies shouldn’t use their greed for profit to motivate their medical advancements.

Side: Healthcare for all
Jackybarco(1) Disputed
1 point

I don’t agree with your statement we should I get free health care

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with this statement. Us Americans as people should get free health because us as people deserve it.

Side: Healthcare for all
victoriacole(3) Disputed
1 point

i disagree because people with no health care are dying and it’s not their fault bc they can’t afford it.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Yes, there needs to be money in order to be able to try out new things that could even cure cancer.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Amaniv(3) Disputed
1 point

I understand where you are coming from however, I think it’s important that you keep in mind that every is not fortunate enough. If you consider it, everyone should be able to get equal health care.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree because many people have died because they didn’t have the correct treatment for them and having healthcare will allow them to know what they need.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with you, of course free healthcare would be great but in order to find cures to diseases that end lives there would be a need for money, money can help find many cures to life-threatening diseases.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree with you, of course free healthcare would be great but in order to find cures to diseases that end lives there would be a need for money, money can help find many cures to life-threatening diseases.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
sivxto1(3) Disputed
1 point

The Chinese government is working on providing affordable basic healthcare to all residents by 2020. China is academically, physically, and financially ahead of the US, by quite a big margin. Since we’d “stay where we’re at” if we get universal health care, why is it that the leading Country is trying to do just that.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree because people need help from their own government.

Side: Healthcare for all
sivxto1(3) Disputed
1 point

China is academically, physically in terms of average life span, and Economically advanced. They’re currently on working on affordable health care for all by 2020, what do you have to say for that?? Since “we’d just stay where we’re at”.

Side: Healthcare for all
Lesliromero(3) Disputed
1 point

Okay but what if a doctor that’s about to find the cure for cancer gets sick and doesn’t have health care. He would be denied help and his research would be left unfinished. No health care could be the things that could also help us improve.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Exactly. The government will still find a way to get money out of us when we are incapable of providing the proper finances for something we can't control.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree with your statement. If we have ‘free’ healthcare doctors and the medical field are less determined to work and find cures. And with ‘free’ health care it’s unfair to doctors who over work themselves to get such little payment.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

Exactly, if we have free healthcare we could never push forward curing the many diseases and issues we have now it just wouldn’t work out.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
_pheonixr_(3) Disputed
1 point

This a really good argument but think about it. If we give free health care to people of the lower class we may discover new health conditions. We can develop new medicine, treatments, and even cures. Along the way we may even discover a new way to eliminate old diseases such as cancer or diabetes

Side: Healthcare for all
TangelaJ(4) Disputed
1 point

I disagree. We are at the same level of "improvement" of medicine and there is still no advancement or cure for cancer or other "incurable diseases". People are still overdosing on opioids and if we had to pay for it ourselves, wealthy people are at a higher advantage, which puts us at the same place we were before.

Side: Healthcare for all
layla_m(7) Disputed
1 point

I disagree people are dying because they can’t afford for health care who cares about improvising these are people’s lives.

Side: Healthcare for all
3 points

There should NOT be universal healthcare, because everyone should be able to choose wether they want private or public insurance. There are 294.6 million in America that do have insurance and has increased by 2.3 million between 2016 and 2017. There are more people insured than uninsured. Therefore, the government will be giving free healthcare to a lot of people who can already afford it. Furthermore, having universal healthcare will cause taxes to increase tremendously. For example, France has universal healthcare and their taxes are 30%. However, I do believe that health care is America should be priced lower. For the people who can afford healthcare their can be a government operated program for them, just like the affordable care act. Lastly, as we witnessed in the documentary Sicko having universal health care causes long waits just to get medical attention.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
adriana_705(3) Disputed
1 point

I disagree because there should be universal healthcare for everyone because no one should go bankrupt when they get sick.1billion people lack basic healthcare and 100 million fall into poverty every year for trying to access needed services.Universal health coverage is attainable.Health transforms communities,economies and nations.

Side: Healthcare for all
Lesliebenite(3) Disputed
1 point

I disagree with your statement. It’s understandable the sight of wanting free health care. But with this there’s more issues to it. What about the doctors and staff in the medical field? They won’t get paid what they deserve and they are discouraged and less people will want to join this field. People are more discouraged in finding cures for diseases and what not. The waits and how sanitary they are ridiculous and ineffective for treatment.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Joymata2020(3) Disputed
1 point

I disagree because not everyone gets to choose wether they want public or private health insurance. Moreover, some people may apply for Medicaid and help from the government but that doesn’t mean that everyone gets accepted. Plus, Medicaid and programs like such don’t cover all the medical expenses. Also, waiting times are already long enough but there’s always the emergency section for people who need to be seen right away.

Side: Healthcare for all
SamuelG2005(5) Disputed
0 points

I disagree because universal healthcare is free. Healthcare is for everybody some people may not have the money. It would be good for everybody to have universal healthcare whether they can pay for regular healthcare or not.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Not to mention people who can't afford things like medicines, hospital bills, etc. would finally not have to be scared or afraid of expensive care.

Side: Healthcare for all
AngelaRod(5) Disputed
1 point

If everyone have FREE universal health care then the would increase the amount of money that people of a higher working class to pay to make health care free for others. And the fact that if this continued then there could be a decline in the advanced medicine available because of costs. Where would all those patience go that are waiting because of a full house in a hospital?

Side: We can take care of ourselves
2 points

I believe we should not have universal healthcare. Funding universal healthcare could increase federal spending by $32.6 trillion over the first ten years. It would increase the wait times in hospitals so if the patients aren’t dying from not having healthcare, they could potentially die from waiting 8 hours for proper care. Providing universal healthcare would nonetheless increase taxes meaning instead of paying the government 15%, workers would pay about 40% straight from their paycheck. Free healthcare would also lower the quality of care and make a shortage of doctors. Medicaid and other programs that help with medical costs are available for low income families.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree! In addition, we aren't equipped for an organized free health care system. People have dealt with working for care for so long, if they suddenly stop It could increase in the slacking of the people, potentially increasing our rate of disease.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Ahahadrios(6) Disputed
1 point

But then there wouldn't be money to find possible cures for diseases if there's no money being given to the people that work. Universal healthcare is great for the people but it'd also be good for the people to have cures for diseases that could cost them their life.

Side: Healthcare for all
2 points

I feel as though we should take care of ourselves because although you might get more health care attention it saves a sufficient amount of money to just take care of yourself. Nowadays health care is very expensive and the doctors don’t really do what they should be doing as far as taking care of you. Healthcare basically lie to us when they say they can cover so much of what we need to be treated because almost everyone gets denied. Even though you can’t really cure yourself or take of yourself, it’s best to take care of yourself because you can understand what situation your in and be able to notice things about yourself. Doing your research is very important and knowing yourself well could also help you with taking care of yourself.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
SacoiyaG(3) Disputed
1 point

I disagree because what if a person has a condition or illness that is unknown? The individual will not know what to do to take care of themselves. If the person mistakes their condition for a different condition and decides to take meds, they could possibly die if their actual illness does not associate with that medicine.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Health care in the US should not be government ran. This is because when the government gets involved into situations everything goes at a slower pace and not efficient for the citizens.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Yabsira Disputed
1 point

I disagree because look at other government run things like schools, they run efficiently and Operate smoothly with more than enough money provided for them by taxes.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Yes I agree the government runs a lot of things what will it hurt for us to let them run this and if it goes wrong we can get together and out vote them out

Side: Healthcare for all
jehiel(4) Disputed
1 point

So you saying the private schools are better then public? No they’re not. You go to townview where it’s not that bad but if you went to your homeschool it would be hell

or look at the DPS it’s government ran and they are disorganized and rude

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree very much with your argument. When the government becomes too involved in the problems of the people everything runs slower and is never efficient. The idea of our government was made so that the government does what the people want, this idea has obviously failed. The government is corrupt and they constantly do what they want instead of what we want.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Jamilet_M(3) Disputed
1 point

I disagree. The government should get involved because they are our “leaders” so they will take action anyway.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

If we give everyone free health care it would be very bad in my opinion. As it is unfair for people who worked hard with their job and getting their own safe health care. And the hospitals would be overpacked and their wouldn’t be a point for insurance companies. As i think people without healthcare don’t work for it as people with health care. As more than half people in the United States have healthcare and don’t have worry about their healthcare bills and expenses.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
StuartLittle(4) Disputed
1 point

I strongly disagree and I mean I strongly disagree with what you said because you're selfish. You're not a dummy but your decision is not a smart one

Side: Healthcare for all
urmomhomo(3) Disputed
1 point

I disagree with you because by your logic, it’s unfair for student debt to be paid off by the government because people worked hard to pay it off, this thinking is wacky. Healthcare should be a fundamental right for EVERYONE regardless of whether they can afford it or not because that is not the point, money should not be the motive but instead it should be that all citizens have the best care they can get. And in the documentary Sicko it shows how many people didn’t have to wait HOURS to get treated and it also showed how a couple went BANKRUPT because of their healthcare provider and how a man could only attach one finger because he couldn’t afford it while in other countries they are not denied the basic care they need and are not denied the life saving treatments they require because it’s free for them and they don’t have to worry about how they’re gonna pay for their bills or if their insurance will cover it

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Of course we can take care of ourselves. People just abuse the insurance. As the video stated, people apply to insurance after they have been diagnosed with something because then they don’t have to waste their own money. People even go as far as to lie about them not knowing that they have a pre-existing condition to get the insurance. Furthermore, when the people have control over the healthcare they can balance out what medical procedures are or are not needed.Finally, if we take care of ourselves we would be practicing preventive care and not need to go to the doctor as much as we do.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I decided to join the side that is not universal which states we can take care of ourselves because I don’t believe in the health care system.I believe that the government doesn’t really care about the needs of the people they just want the money and if you can’t afford it they will deny you. Sometimes when the Health care programs come one tv they try to make it seem like they really care about your health needs I think they do this to persuade people into joining the universal health care so if some of them have money they can take their money and if they don’t deny them treatment or send them something like a bill that doesn’t make sense. They want you to stay sick because I guess that’s how they make their money in general. Also, they make prices go up for medicines that they know a lot of people really need.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I believe that the government sometimes support one claim but not go through with it the whole way. Such as the necessity of health care for the 9/11 rescuers. Care was only provided for the people that were in the city and were involved in a rescuing team payed by the government. While the people who volunteered to help and people affected by the incident weren't provided care because " that was their choice and we didn't obligate them to help". Like yeah maybe they didn't have to help but that accident was your (government) fault because you didn't have the security and preventive care for these situations (airport security).

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

Back in the old days people didn’t go to the doctors or hospitals over small things, they just died. It’s just natural selection picking those who can’t survive and leave those who can. Healthcare should not be free for everyone, if you can afford it, good for you, if you can’t, then oh so be it, find your own way to better your health. Healthcare is not and should not be a right, it should be a privilege that only those who can afford it deserve it.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I personally think that the government should run our health care. If everyone has free healthcare there would be chaos. We have adapted to the current insurance situation of America, and we all know that we take anything that is free. Americans are known for greed and irresponsibility, (and I'm not saying everyone is) and if we are given health care of all things, emergency rooms and clinics will be flooded with people who go to the doctor just to go.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

Although everyone deserves the right to free healthcare, there are many reasons as to why we should continue to pay for our own bills. One reason as to why i don't support free healthcare is because the US will be in an even deeper debt than we already are because the government would have to pay for everyone’s medical bills and medications. Also, doctors wouldn’t be getting paid as much which will probably discourage people from being doctors due to the decrease in pay. One last reason as to why i don't support free healthcare is due to the long waits that patients would have to encounter. In the video that we watched, it stated that people would wait up to 6 months to get a free check up when they could have gone to a clinic to get checked out for a smaller fee than a hospital.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I think we should keep the health care system the way it is because if we change it, it will take forever to transition. It will also cause the country to be in even more debt. Keeping health care the way it is, will encourage people to stay healthier so they don’t have to pay more money.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

Because Healthcare is expensive and can take everything from you which isn’t fair. Some people can’t pay hospital or even the bill. I personally think that we should take care of ourselves because health care isn’t helping us with our necessities and the needs. Health care think is okay to take everything from you leaving you with absolutely nothing or debt. Healthcare does people wrong with declining and not paying the bills like they are supposed to. Leaving people stuck financially.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

The government couldn't run a taco stand.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
JamesDD(11) Disputed
2 points

The government couldn't run a taco stand.

Then why do you shill for Donald Trump all day? He's the government in case you hadn't noticed.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

The government couldn't run a taco stand.*

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

Health care is a very controversial topic. Yeah there are both good and bad points in health care but in my argument the problem overrule the benefits. Health care can allow people to have a backup plan when they cant afford there medical bills. But there is cases where health care businesses can revoke there money and dump money problems on you. Or you could be denied the care you need because a preexisting condition where they are making it your fault in having that condition. To me health care just makes more unnecessary arguments for being accountable to be paid the money. If people could take care of themselves by going to annual doctors appointments they could have preventive care and live a healthier lifestyle. Even if they are using their own pocket money to pay for these visits, the money that you would have had to pay for a condition or injury you could have prevented would definitely cost more.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
AngelaRod(5) Clarified
1 point

And also there is the part where you can get health plans from where you work. Such as Whole foods where their employees get money accumulated.

Side: Healthcare for all

Catastrophic healthcare is the only thing I believe we should guarantee to people without insurance.

There is not enough money in the world to provide free healthcare for the common cold and other elective healthcare. It's funny how people always find money to buy Cell phones, alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, etc. etc. but when it comes to their health, they want others to foot the bill.

Everyone should pay for part of their healthcare because everyone has money they use for their vices.

You will notice how the Democrat (Socialist) Party never talk about catastrophic healthcare when crying about people dying without insurance. It's all about politics and votes to them. They refuse to compromise with the GOP when it comes to common sense Healthcare.

They will see America go bankrupt as they force through their Socialist agendas.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I don’t believe we should have universal healthcare for free. Because free health care has been seen as unsanitary and less efficient. There is even people who are traveling to places where healthcare isn’t free because obviously free health care isn’t working out. The patients aren’t treated properly and as quickly as they should be. Even though you do have to pay a lot for healthcare it’s better that way because people get more efficient treatments and medical attention.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Sophiab(3) Disputed
1 point

Although you make a valid point that treatments and medical attention would be less efficient simply because it would be free, its better then not receiving anything medical attention at all.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

Healthcare should not be free. If healthcare is free for everyone then there would be little to no advancements in medicine as we wouldn’t be able to afford it, healthcare let’s us have these advancements and allow us to have many lifesaving medicines using the money healthcare provides. Although it may seem like a good idea it wouldn’t be best as it can have many issues with wait time and life changing medicines.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

Spending more time on helping patients will limit the technological advances that could possibly be made. There will be more issues with letting healthcare be free for all.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

Taking care of ourselves might be cost effective in the long run because of the increase in taxes that would occur if we had health care for all. Wait times would be longer and everybody would not get the necessary medical attention that they need. Although, health care for all might not be that bad, it will make the government control more of how much medicine could be given to hospitals. Therefore, taking care of ourselves is much more effective than health care for all.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree health care should not be free in America because as an adult you should be able to take care of your self and of all of your children. You shouldn't have kids if you know you can't afford to keep them healthy and take them to the hospital. If health Care was free we should have less money to spend on more important stuff such as free lunch in schools, scholarships, and the free education we get up until high school.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I agree health care should not be free in America because as an adult you should be able to take care of your self and of all of your children. You shouldn't have kids if you know you can't afford to keep them healthy and take them to the hospital. If health Care was free we should have less money to spend on more important stuff such as free lunch in schools, scholarships, and the free education we get up until high school.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

Even though I believe free healthcare would be beneficial, I believe that if we do change are system in today's world it would either collapse or be a really bad system and cause lots of drama as all the drug companies and insurance companies will sue the government.

I think it would really benefit everyone if the healthcare system stayed the same,although we could lower costs if needed insurances for poor.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
TEXASRANGERS(5) Clarified
1 point

If it is free Hospitals and employees would not care possibly then less hospitals will be owned and the government would own hospitals

Side: Healthcare for all
TEXASRANGERS(5) Clarified
1 point

It could be more affordable to benefit all but not completely FREE

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

The reason why health care shouldn’t be free is because many people will abuse the system. People will start to go for any little reason and will be wasting the time of those who actually need to be there. I do believe they should better the system and for certain cases people shouldn’t have to pay but overall I think health care shouldn’t be free. The waiting time is already long, why make it longer.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I choose this position because under the single-payer system in the US tax obligations would double. Bernie Sander’s healthcare plan would cost more for 71% of working families including low-income families. His proposed federal taxes wont even be enough to cover the cost. Universal Healthcare could put a strain on working Americans.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

Having health care can be very useful for us but can also be abused by people.It is important to limit the use of health care before it gets taken away.It is important to only use health care when needed or in case of an emergency....sometimes people try to use health insurance for small things...other people can actually use it for a life and death situation.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
0 points

Only very few people have gone in debt due to medical bills. Also, if we have free healthcare our hospitals won’t be as nice and clean instead they will be dirty and the wait will be long.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Amyn122(3) Disputed
1 point

I disagree because according to my research more than 137 million people have been affected and struggling to pay their medical bill. I would say thats a big number wouldn’t you?!

Side: Healthcare for all
Eugenem(7) Disputed
1 point

137 million is a third of the entire American population. What exactly do you mean by struggling to pay medical bills? By what metric is that measured? So yeah I’d say it’s a big number, a little too big to be true

Side: We can take care of ourselves
saulm(3) Disputed
1 point

I disagree because if we take of ourselves down of us will be left in debt while others shine. If we do people will judge the country as a bad country that doesn’t take care of their citizens.

Side: Healthcare for all
Eugenem(7) Disputed
1 point

Free government run healthcare isn’t the solution to lowering costs. More privatization and less regulation is the answer as is with most problems with prices in the market. Government price controls and intervention isn’t the answer, it will only make things worse in the long run.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Oscar3778(3) Disputed
1 point

I disagree, a lot of people that are in debt is due to hospital bills and government will run things smoothly because government will want to look good and the lines will not be long because the government will pay more doctors and hire more doctors wich will make waiting time shorter

Side: Healthcare for all
Eugenem(7) Disputed
1 point

If you look at any one of the other socialized healthcare systems, there isn’t a single one where the government has run things smoothly and healthcare hasn’t been rationed to the people. The government runs the DPS, the VA, and Medicaid and Medicare and social security, and they are all programs that are either slow, inefficient, or running out of money.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Jolenemc(3) Disputed
1 point

Only few people have gone into debt due to medical bills yes. However those few people are enough. Boone deserves to have a ruined life for trying to take care of their health. Who's to say that the hospital's will be dirty? That can't be proven until it is tried.

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I doubt that the hospitals will be dirty if there is free healthcare, the medical places will still be helpful regardless.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
Noahsg27(3) Disputed
1 point

i don’t agree because healthcare would be run by the government and help in the long run as medical places as people help and work for their money

Side: Healthcare for all
TEXASRANGERS(5) Disputed
1 point

I kinda agree but disagree a little on this.The amoung in debt should be lower although I think free healthcare will make hospitals not care anymore and not have any ethics,safety measures or proffessinallity

Side: Healthcare for all
0 points

The healthcare system needs more privatization to increase the supply and competition, lowering costs. Not more government regulation and bureaucracy.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
1 point

I sort of agree because the government should decrease the cost for healthcare but not decrease it so much to where it is free.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
TaKerria(2) Disputed
1 point

I disagree because if the government can lower the cost, they might as well just cut the entire cost and take out more tax dollars which, if I may add, would STILL be cheaper and more efficient than pricey healthcare.

Side: Healthcare for all
ZaihM(2) Disputed
1 point

I disagree, people should not have to pay to keep their life healthy. Also, we can't depend on the government to do anything. If we do it will take forever for them to amend healthcare.

Side: Healthcare for all
nata1ie15(3) Disputed
1 point

Healthcare should be free because it could be a matter of life or death for that individual. Even if costs were decreased depending on their position, they still may not be able to afford it, so that's why I believe healthcare should be free

Side: Healthcare for all
1 point

I agree because the government shouldn’t make medicines that people are truly in need of cost like $1,000,000 or something that’s to much just for some medicine and I get it somethings are not free and you may have to pay for it but It shouldn’t be to where you about to die and need medicine and it’s cost is in the thousands range.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
TEXASRANGERS(5) Disputed
1 point

I kinda agree with this statement as we could lower healthcare costs so alot more could receive it and less debt but not free as it may mess the system up.

Side: Healthcare for all
0 points

I decided to join the side where it’s not universal which states that we can take care of our selves because I just don’t believe in the universal health care system because you have people without health insurance and they get denied treatment because they can’t afford it and also, in commercials when the health care programs come on they really be trying to make it seem like they care about you and your health but they don’t I believe they just want the money and try to persuade people to get universal health care when their going to just deny them.

Side: We can take care of ourselves
0 points

I decided to join the side where it’s not universal which states that we can take care of our selves because I just don’t believe in the universal health care system because you have people without health insurance and they get denied treatment because they can’t afford it and also, in commercials when the health care programs come on they really be trying to make it seem like they care about you and your health but they don’t I believe they just want the money and try to persuade people to get universal health care when their going to just deny them.

Side: We can take care of ourselves