
Originally Posted by
Jason Eisner
I personally agree with his stance on Health Care. IMHO medicine should not be privatized, doctors should not be encouraged to push prescription medication with fancy dinners and bonuses, and everyone should receive medical attention for free.
Let the government pay doctors a decent living wage, nothing more, nothing less. People should get into medicine because they want to help people, not because they want to get rich.
Did you know the guy who created the vaccine for Polio gave it away for free? They asked him who owned the patent because they couldn't believe that this guy would just give away millions of dollars. He said, "Who owns the patent? The people do."
"It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master."
Rand was right when she said that. What you're asking for is altruism at it's worst. Do you have any idea what it takes to become a doctor? The countless years of dedication since childhood, giving up your life for eight years to spend countless hours studying. While we roll, we spend time at the movies, parties, dicking around on the PS3, these people spend studying. Do they not deserve to be rewarded for their countless hours?
Let's face it, we all could have become doctors but didn't you know why? Because it's extremely hard. Taking money from these people is how you solve it? Would you dedicate your life to the practice of medicine for a menial wage?
You don't want doctors to take your money, but you want to take theirs. It's an interesting thought process that should really be reconsidered.