The Affordable Health Care Act

I am glad we can start the debate this way: I would like to start by saying the idea behind Obamacare was to insure uninsured Americans, now many more than before are uninsured due to Obamacare. [1] The actual number of people signed up is 2.5 million. [2] This is a significantly less amount than the 8 million we were told about. An average increase in premiums is now at 41% [3] Now that I have laid out the basic disadvantages I will argue the merits of the government forcing us to buy health insurance. I would like to begin by responding to Pro's claim that "this only affects one-third of the Americans" wrong this is impacting a lot of people, everyone I know has seen an average increase in health care premiums by $600, I can not prove the individual numbers I grant that but I ask you to take me at my word and I will take you at yours (for the Youtube video). For the government to penalize people for not buying government run health insurance is a load of bull. No one should be able to tell us what we should and should not do and what we should and should not buy, this prevents us from expressing our freedom of choice in our own homes. I wish to ask my opponent a question if he is willing to respond to it, how is penalizing people who can't afford health insurance going to make it easier for them to buy insurance if their premiums are increasing astronomically? 1. Government does not need nor should force us to buy anything, this is a violation of our right of free speech in the form of forcing us to do something against our will. This does not mean that the old system was good, but this is far worse, because it bankrupts companies and hands 1/6th of the American Economy over to the Government. 2. Don't penalize people for not doing something you want them to, again a violation of the right to choose. Do not mandate companies to pay solely for this expensive health care, it will bankrupt them. [4] 3. Charities should help the poor afford health care, or take care of them when they can. Government should be giving no hand-outs, only hand-ups. Now in my opinion the best way to start a good Healthcare system is too revolutionize it, because none of the government run systems in Europe are working, the UK being the most notorious. [5] Let the Capitalist in America create and test revolutionary plans to see which resonates best among the American along with which is the most affordable, and which offers the best coverage. I fear Socialism greatly as I see it as a threat to my right to choose to do whatever I want without being told by big brother what I can and cannot do, can and cannot say, buy and cannot buy, eat and cannot eat, this is what I fear most, them running my live and restricting my God given rights as a human being, rights that communist and socialist countries are notorious for violating. Now that I have finished my mini-rant, back on topic shall we? :D I do not agree with placing a price on a human life, nor will I deny that that has happened but as what is happening in the UK with people being left to die in their "revolutionary system". (Re-reference source 5). The reasoning that healthcare is so much more expensive is for several reasons. One, we have the best healthcare system on earth. Two, we are constantly revolutionising it with the advancement of technology and antidotes which are hard to make, and often in high demand so the law of supply and demand fills in here. Three, we are the richest country on earth, we can afford a lot more than any other country on the face of this earth. And four no one ever said life was fair, life isn't fair we will all have misfortunes and will get a big bill for it, the right course of action, get over it, it is unfortunate to say the least, however we have the money to afford it. Alright now i'll cut through everything and present my plan. First gut everything, not all at once, but in large amounts over 10-20 years. Second privatize it, get the government out of my pants and back in Washington. Three, mandate a minimum expectation that is not too egregious and don't mandate that companies have to provide healthcare for all workers, let the workers choose if they want to take the money out of their salary to pay for it, like the public sector unions now have to do in Wisconsin. Overhaul the funding system and then redistribute the funding among the states to allow them to use the funding where they need it the most. Finally Four, repeal the ACA seeing as it is so unaffordable. [6] These are only first steps to reforming the Healthcare system, seeing as how it was a mess and is now far worse. It will be up to future presidents to effectively implement these things in order to save a breaking healthcare system. And with that I rest my current case and look forward to another round. [1] http://dailycaller.com... [2] http://www.usatoday.com... [3] http://www.forbes.com... [4] http://americanactionforum.org... [5] http://www.forbes.com... [6] http://www.politifact.com...