The Supreme Court is
still weighing the pros and cons of a mandatory health insurance policy for everyone. It seems like the justices are not going to support Obama’s plans. As
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy puts it, ‘Can you create a business in order to
regulate it?’ You could, but that would be deeply un-American.
Forcing people to subscribe to health insurance or to pay a
penalty would be a good way to improve the quality of infrastructures such as
hospitals throughout the country and would probably help the government reduce
its deficit related to health programs. However, there is a reason why a wide
majority of Americans do not subscribe to health insurance: they cannot afford
to. If you take the average income and break it down into separate expenses,
there is not much money left for health insurance.
The solution is not to force people to purchase a health
insurance, but to establish certain guidelines for health insurance companies.
We could for instance encourage these companies to create affordable health
plans by giving them interesting tax incentives. The next step is to educate
people and open new branches in hospitals or in other institutions to reach out
to people and help them subscribe to a health insurance plan. The key is not to
force and penalize but to educate and provide guidance.
Meanwhile, we are still waiting for the Supreme Court to
take their final decision. It would be a smart move for presidential candidates
to present an alternative to Obama’s healthcare project by putting the citizens’
interests first instead of looking for ways to get more money from taxpayers.
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