Universal Health Coverage

"Why should those who work hard, have to pay, while those who (generally speaking of course)dont work hard don't have too? What kind of incetive does that leave for people to want to work hard. All that tells people is that if they dont do their share of the work, the government will give them free money." What about the people who work two jobs and can barely feed their families? What about all of the factory workers being laid off? What about the millions of unemployed Americans who cannot afford health care? "It all starts with one government give away. First its free healthcare. Next its free transportation money so people can get to work. Than its monthly allowances so they can pay for water, electricity and heating. The more we give freely, the less people are gunna work." This is the slippery slope argument, making a last comeback from the grave. I do not propose that we pay people's bills for them, nor does anybody. What I do propose is that we provide health insurance for all of our citizens, based on need. If you want a country example, look at the booming economies in Germany, or Britain, or Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, - Oh, that's right! The USA is the only developed country not to provide health care for those who can't afford it! "Those who cannot afford healthcare register with the government. This does not count the hundreds of people who claim they cannot, but have a 2006 F150 in the front yard, 8 go-carts, and a gun locker the size of their trailer homes. You will need to bring documented proof, that your income will not meet healthcare costs. After you have registered, you and your immediate family will recieve government issued cards, proving their financial inability to buy insurance. Using that card they can get healthcare at government run clinics and hospitals, for free. The catch is, government run hospitals would suck. They wouldnt have the best doctors. They woulnt have the best equiptment available, healthcare would be slow, and people would be placed on waiting lists. Thats not a punishment. Its just a reality of government run hospitals." OK. Now who's proposing socialized medicine? How much would this cost? Where does the money come from? It's millions, maybe billions or trillions more than my plan. This creates a massive government bureaucracy, and I thought that conservatism was against massive government. Oh, pardon me. The people with flat screen televisions and ford F-150's: those would be included in the government assessment of need. If you have a new car and a nice house and make a claim that you can't afford to pay more than so many dollars of health care; then when your claim is investigated the claim investigator will find these things out and reduce the amount the government gives you. Only a few claims assessors will be needed per state. Your idea is socialized medicine, not mine. Your idea creates massive government, not mine. My plan is a simple, effective solution that would guarantee that all Americans get health insurance. It would cost the government less than what we pay now. You have failed to disprove any of my major points; or to make effective arguments against them. We need universal health care now, and my plan is the best way to do it.