Earlier this week, Bill Clinton announced that he was going to have to have quadruple bypass surgery after doctors found that his heart was in poor condition. His wife, Hillary Clinton made an announcement shortly after, saying that the former President was lucky that he has access to such good healthcare, and that it’s unfortunate that all Americans don’t have access to this same level of medical care. This clearly was a political plug for universal, socialized healthcare in America.I think, an even better plug would be to have the former President go up to Canada to have his heart surgery, where they have universal healthcare. After all, if universal healthcare is so great, then why shouldn’t he race up there to use it? I’ll tell you why. It’s because the Clintons know that universal healthcare doesn’t work. Hillary just promotes it as such a great policy to win votes. Unfortunately, it will win her some votes, because there are many people out there without adequate healthcare, who would love for the government to pay for it. But Hillary knows, and anyone with any sense could tell you that universal healthcare will not succeed.
To prove my point, consider the fact that since Canada adopted the universal healthcare system, the number of doctors dropped drastically. The reason – young students don’t want to spend 7-8 years going to college to become a doctor when they won’t be able to earn the money that their labor is worth. As a result, Canada is suffering from a lack of quality doctors. The problem is actually so bad, that Canadian hospitals are adding nurses to the staff, to take the place of doctors.
Another result since Canada’s adoption of the socialized healthcare system, is that people are forced to wait weeks, months and even years before getting treated. Why is this? It’s because people are all of a sudden given the right to receive free healthcare, so they end up going to the doctor every time they get a tummy ache. That, on top of the fact that there are so few doctors available, makes the waiting time so much longer. As a matter of fact, there are some provinces in Canada, which made it illegal for doctors to accept payment from patients for services. This means that even if Clinton went up to Canada for his surgery, he wouldn’t even be able to buy his way to the front of the waiting line. Capitalism is a lost concept up there, it seems.
I didn’t want to get into the politics behind Clinton’s surgery, because it really shouldn’t be a political matter, but Hillary had to go and open her mouth. The bottom line is that universal healthcare is a fundamentally flawed system, and when it comes time for you to make your decision as to whether or not you support it, just remember that the people endorsing it aren’t willing to risk their lives by volunteering to use it, so why should you?
All politics aside though, I wish President Clinton the best of luck, and a speedy recovery.
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