I disagree with Universal healthcare for several reasons. First it would reduce the amount of money that doctors make so no one would want to choose it as a profession. This would lead to a shortage of doctors. Next, with no competition it would lead to no incentive to improve services. People would abuse the system which would lead to even longer lines in offices and hospitals.

The biggest problem would be that it would increase taxes because it has to be paid somehow. This country already has a huge problem running things. Just look at the strain that Medicare and Medicaid put on our country. The government would have to cut other areas to compensate for a universal healthcare system. I just can't see it working in the US.

Chris Barber

My debate is on the welfare system and how it needs to be fixed. The welfare system in this country is a joke. There are way to many people that take advantage of the system that was designed to protect our sick, disabled, elderly, and children. People should not get financial aid if they don't need it and are perfectly capable of getting a job. The way the welfare system is set up now costs the working tax payers too much of there hard earned money. We hand out food stamps, free health care, housing vouchers, and disability payments to people that don't need or deserve it. If we continue to do this these people will become dependent on the government and will never try and better their situation.

Welfare doesn't fix the problem. We need to work on setting limits for people and giving them employment training, education, drug treatment, and crime prevention strategies. People should not be able to receive welfare if they are on drugs. Instead of passing out free money, we could set up special cafeterias that serve breakfast, lunch and dinner and are open 7 days a week. They only eat what is provided for them and if they don't like it they can find a job. When you loose a job and collect unemployment you can only do so for a maximum of 26 weeks, but people collect welfare for years. If we took the welfare away people would be forced to get jobs and the tax payer could keep more of the money they earn.