I'm a current university student working towards a professional degree in a healthcare-related field and a minor in economics. I do research on campus and TA a few classes as well. I'm a free-market extremist and loathe the command economy's supporters as well as the laissez-faire cronies. I expect intervention to preserve the market and to prevent market failure that would result from problems of stickiness and false utility. In short: I'm for universal healthcare, as the current American system strangely ties wages, employment and health insurance together which is quite foolish as it distorts market valuations of labor and skews both curves. Not to mention how those with insurance must cover for this who don't, under the current system, which is also quite absurd. Plus as a future health professional, it's hard not to support such a policy. I'm opposed to private property in most cases (truly depends on how it's implemented). Property is nothing but an exploitable bubble and an abstract concept. Rent-value taxes, perhaps, would change that problem; as would limits on ownership as current market trends obviously don't represent Say's Law or utility in any way. I strongly prefer a dual-system, much like Hong Kong. I'm strongly in support of private education, as I believe teachers' unions in many states have far over-stepped their authority and benefit. I love the idea of charter schools and really look forward to a day where education truly becomes a parent's choice and not decided based solely on what district one lives in. Lastly, I support the abolition of all corporate taxes, as well as those on capital gains and sales. I would compensate for that by hiking personal income taxes on the higher brackets. Not for redistribution, but by economic principle of over and mal-investment which usually trends towards market failure. Monopsony can be just as bad as monopoly, after all. In reality, I base most of my ideas on smaller, post-industrial states like Singapore or HK, as much of my work has been on creating models of their development and post-development patterns. On social issues, I'm relatively liberal. I'm younger, I suppose, and more accepting of others. I'm fine with early-term abortion, same-sex marriage, and so on. I believe in the correction of racial problems, removal of the archaic concept of an America-dominated world, and so forth. Something of a global libertarian (the American libertarians have bastardized it to mandate private property and other horrendous 'ideology before practicality' policies that have no place in honest discourse). Anyway, hello. I've read around a bit. I welcome being called a heartless fascist and a godless communist in the same post. It's an online political discussion board, what else could I possibly expect?
Hello and welcome. Finally, an American who supports Universal Health Care! I think the majority here are opposed to it so you are a breath of fresh air!
Welcome to the Forum. I would urge you to think about universal health care implemented by the government. The government is the reason for most of the bad things about America's health care system today. Including (but not limited to) Pay scales for treatments with inefficiencies that allow gross over-billing by health providers, disallowing of cross-State group plans and actually creating an employer-employee health care system by manipulating the economy (wage freezes mainly) during WWII. Companies offered benefits (including health care) as they could not compete by offering higher wages. Private property can be anything from your pencils to Real Estate. I am sure you do not wish to share your personal private property so I must assume you are meaning Real Estate. In fact, no one in the US actually owns land...All one has is a 'Bundle of Rights' to the land that can be revoked by the State through condemnation and Eminent Domain. If there were no private property rights, you couldn't rent an apartment and have your own privacy. Looking forward to your posts....Welcome
I think it's a little more balanced than some may think, some voices just aren't as loud. I'm opposed government healthcare, philosophically, but I see no alternative. It's either what Obama passed, where he feeds you to corporations, or you can have a government provider... that I would prefer in those two scenarios. I wouldn't want the current (or previous system) where some people can just walk in and get coverage at everyone else's expense. Everyone should pay premiums. Not to mention how providers get paid on quantity, etc. There are numerous problems that need addressing, I just wish healthcare reform the last time around actually addressed that... I suppose in an ideal, yet cruel, world... where one wasn't granted treatment without coverage or ability to pay, such a mandate wouldn't be necessary. Yes, you're right about what I meant about personal property. Luckily you're rather smart and can assume what I mean correctly.
Welcome. At least you're not another raving right-winger. I only agree with you on the healthcare point, but nonetheless you seem intelligent and I expect that you'll raise some interesting, if unique, points during debate.
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