The United States should have a national health care system

Healthcare is a VERY big issue right now in the US, and should be discussed by what I believe to be a very intelligent society on this site. Now, I shall provide a framework upon which this debate ought to be measured. The Aff must provide adequate reason for either why the status quo is bad, public option will do more good than harm, or both. The Neg must provide adequate reason for either why the status quo is good, public option will do more harm than good, or both. asp1007 talked about the Laissez-Faire economic system and then about how healthcare cannot exist under this system without physicians taking advantage of the general public. The following argument shall be based upon the following: All physicians shall do what will benefit themselves the most; All individuals seeking care shall go to the cheapest provider; All care providers provide equal quality care for the same price; Price dictates quality of care (lower price, lower quality). If this is the case, then all care providers would lower their prices for competition the same way any store would hold a sale of any other commodity. To support this claim, I provide the mathematical model for economics and decision making, game theory. [1] "Furthermore, transport to another location in order to receive treatment drastically increases the financial burden in receiving care. " This point is irrelevant; public option would not change the coverage provided at a specific hospital. Hospitals are equipped differently and by changing coverage, equipment will not change. In regards to doctor salaries, in 2006, the Canadian Medical Association Journal said, "The average gross annual income for a specialist in Quebec is $233 000 — $100 000 less than the national average [in the US]. " Given such statistics, it is obvious why Canada's doctor shortage problem is getting worse by the year. [2] This is a huge problem with public option. My opponent say that "doctors are mandated to allocate a percentage of their time to working under a national health care plan while still enabling them to run their private practise and see patients who wish to accelerate the process" might fill this financial gap, but $233k-$100k (USD) is a very wide gap, and doctors cannot provide the same quality care if most of their time is delegated to public healthcare. Meanwhile, only 46 million people remain uninsured within the US. [3] This is the number, the raw statistic. What it does not account for are the people that do NOT WANT to be insure because of the costs. It is then safe to assume that there is no need to fix a problem that is only a problem to a minority of the population. =====Conclusion===== 1 healthcare is already not a part of the Laissez-Faire economic system and does not require government intervention. 2 A shortage of doctors will become a problem within the US should public option be enacted. 3 There is not enough people that need this for it to be a national problem. =====Sources======= [1] . http://en.wikipedia.org... (wiki is just FYI. If the legitimacy of Gtheory is questioned, I can provided info in a later speech) [2] . http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com... [3] U. S. Census Bureau. Issued September 2009.