10 Nov 08
Hawaii, the only U.S. state to offer universal child health care, is dropping the program just seven months after launching it.
Gov. Linda Lingle's administration cites budget shortfalls and other health care options for eliminating the program. A state official complained that the program was aimed at helping low-income people and immigrants, but that better-off families were dropping private coverage so their children would be eligible for the subsidized plan:
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hLmnk2nJW1GlWETxZ5EknjKJCYgg
I say Aloha and good riddance! This proves once again that there's no such thing a free lunch.
10 Nov 08
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterIsn't the quality supposed to be really bad? Why were all the healthy families using it? 😲
Hawaii, the only U.S. state to offer universal child health care, is dropping the program just seven months after launching it.
Gov. Linda Lingle's administration cites budget shortfalls and other health care options for eliminating the program. A state official complained that the program was aimed at helping low-income people and immigrants, ...[text shortened]... I say Aloha and good riddance! This proves once again that there's no such thing a free lunch.
10 Nov 08
Originally posted by KazetNagorraThat's right. They were giving the kids a much higher level of medical care than was necessary. Lower the cost. Lower the level of care! It works in Socialist nations!
No, it proves that the system implemented in Hawaii was inefficient.
10 Nov 08
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterI don't understand your argument.
Hawaii, the only U.S. state to offer universal child health care, is dropping the program just seven months after launching it.
Gov. Linda Lingle's administration cites budget shortfalls and other health care options for eliminating the program. A state official complained that the program was aimed at helping low-income people and immigrants, ...[text shortened]... I say Aloha and good riddance! This proves once again that there's no such thing a free lunch.
You've stated in your post that:
1) It was popular.
2) It was underfunded.
What failed seems to be the state government not the program itself.
10 Nov 08
Originally posted by DeepThoughtOh, don't go pointing out their lack of logic in their argument or they will call you a Left Wing, Socialist-Communist.
I don't understand your argument.
You've stated in your post that:
1) It was popular.
2) It was underfunded.
What failed seems to be the state government not the program itself.
10 Nov 08
Originally posted by EladarSo Socialism is tied directly to health care and only health care. Gotcha. I really appreciate your point of view. It is interesting to see someone so wrong continually spout their nonsense. Keep it up.
I'm calling any nation with Socialized Health Care a Socialist nation. When you national health care, you have nationalized a major part of your economy.
11 Nov 08
Originally posted by KazetNagorraNo silly its only counts as socialism if its parts of the economy he disapproves of.... So long as his tax dollars are going to businesses and not the great unwashed masses he doesn't mind. That and going into the police/military etc to keeep the great unwashed away from him......
Such as the police force, fire department, army and major parts of infrastructure and industry (e.g. subsidies to GM and farmers)?
11 Nov 08
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterHealth care isn't cheap.
Hawaii, the only U.S. state to offer universal child health care, is dropping the program just seven months after launching it.
Gov. Linda Lingle's administration cites budget shortfalls and other health care options for eliminating the program. A state official complained that the program was aimed at helping low-income people and immigrants, ...[text shortened]... I say Aloha and good riddance! This proves once again that there's no such thing a free lunch.
That's the whole reason why one wants everyone to pay for it, so that nobody is left out.
And I see no reason why wealthy people shouldn't benefit from it either.