Survey: health care
Jul. 24th, 2009 03:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
amanda_loddenA friend of mine asked a few weeks ago "What's so bad about single-payer health care?" He asked for someone to give a rational argument against it. I'd very much like to help him out, because I firmly believe that the best answers come out of understanding both sides of an issue. The problem is, I'm pretty strongly in favor of universal health care (albeit, modified from the current single-payer system that we use for Medicare).
I note, however, that several people I know have taken one of those "Should we have universal health care" polls and voted no. Sadly, those polls don't include explanations of why or why not.
So, I'd like to ask a favor. Please tell me why you are against universal health care. You can also tell me why you're for it, if you'd like. I do plan to attempt to write something about the answers (ideally something balanced that includes arguments for both sides), but I promise:
* I will not debase or insult you for your views
* I will not name names.
In return, I ask:
* Send it privately. I'm not looking to open up a debate, at least not until I actually get my head wrapped around it. You can use email (alrobins at gmail dot com) or Facebook's Inbox/Send a Message system or call me up or whatever.
* Include reasons. "Obama's regime is fascist, down with the man!" is not a reason. You can invoke emotions, you can try to sell me on your way of thinking if you'd like, but at the end of the day what I'm going to consider are your underlying reasons.
* Try to include the same level of respect for my views that I promised for yours.
Many thanks in advance.
I note, however, that several people I know have taken one of those "Should we have universal health care" polls and voted no. Sadly, those polls don't include explanations of why or why not.
So, I'd like to ask a favor. Please tell me why you are against universal health care. You can also tell me why you're for it, if you'd like. I do plan to attempt to write something about the answers (ideally something balanced that includes arguments for both sides), but I promise:
* I will not debase or insult you for your views
* I will not name names.
In return, I ask:
* Send it privately. I'm not looking to open up a debate, at least not until I actually get my head wrapped around it. You can use email (alrobins at gmail dot com) or Facebook's Inbox/Send a Message system or call me up or whatever.
* Include reasons. "Obama's regime is fascist, down with the man!" is not a reason. You can invoke emotions, you can try to sell me on your way of thinking if you'd like, but at the end of the day what I'm going to consider are your underlying reasons.
* Try to include the same level of respect for my views that I promised for yours.
Many thanks in advance.
