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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Ever since Canada and many European nations began universal healthcare programs, liberals in the U.S. have been trying to get a similar nationwide healthcare plan going. To most casual observers of this plan, it may even sound like a good idea, where everyone – no matter of how rich or poor you are – gets the same healthcare coverage. But that’s what the liberals want you to think. They want the American, who knows nothing more about politics in America than what Dan Rather tells him on the news, to think that this plan is going to cure all healthcare problems this country has ever had. Well they’re wrong, and if you’re one of those people, then read on. This article could change your vote in November, and if we’re lucky, it could change your whole perspective on politics in America.What the liberals want you to think is that by nationalizing healthcare, you will a) not have to pay for any health services you may need, b) you will be receiving the same quality healthcare that you receive today and c) you will receive healthcare as quickly as you do today. Undoubtedly this is what Dan Rather and Katie Couric will tell you when they talk about universal healthcare, but they’re all wrong.

The first thing you must understand is why the liberals want you to think this is a good idea. They want to make everyone in America rely on the government. Why, you might ask? It’s because that’s the best way to win votes. Just think about it. If you’re running for an elected position, it doesn’t matter what it’s for, and you’re in a real close race but in the11th hour you tell the voters that you’re going to give them something for nothing if they vote for you. Who do you think will win? You, who is promising the voters something for nothing, or your competition who is promising to just do the job he is being elected for? Obviously, you will win, because by their very nature, people are lazy and stupid. They are willing to take something for nothing without thinking of the consequences of it down the road.

“So what are the consequences?” you ask. Well there are many consequences. One is that the government will without a doubt, begin to regulate prices for medicines, operations, medical equipment, medical supplies and even medical labor wages (doctors and nurses). Just a few months ago we saw the effect of Senator Clinton’s attempts to regulate the flu vaccine. There was a price cap put in place on the drug companies who produced the flu vaccine, and as a result these companies found it to be unprofitable to produce the vaccine in large quantities. Therefore there was a shortage of the vaccine, and thousands of Americans who wanted the vaccine couldn’t get it because there simply wasn’t any available. Many of these people, by the way died as a result of the shortage. The laws of supply and demand were not able to take effect, because of the price cap imposed on the drug companies.

Liberals will argue however, that the price caps were meant so that even poor people could afford to get a flu vaccine. Unfortunately, if the suppliers of the vaccine stop production of it, it really doesn’t matter how rich or poor you are because there is simply nothing available to buy. In my mind, it would have been much better to allow the drug companies to charge a fair market price (the price that is dictated by supply and demand), even though that price would have been much higher than under the price cap. By allowing this, the companies would still find it profitable to produce large quantities of the vaccine, and even though it may have been too expensive for some to buy, there at least would have been some available for everyone else to buy.

Now let’s think about that prior situation. The government tells a drug company “hey, you’re charging too much, the little people can’t afford your medicine, so you’re going to have to charge a lower price.” Now think about that last sentence as if it were being spoken to a doctor. It would go a little something like this, “hey, Doctor so and so, you’re charging too much for your services, and not everyone can afford to get medical help from you, so you’re going to have to lower your prices to the set price that we tell you.” Remember how in the previous scenario how the drug companies stopped producing the unprofitable drug, because of those price caps? Well what do you think will happen if similar price caps are imposed on our nation’s doctors (which will happen under universal healthcare)? All of those young, bright minds who aspire to become doctors, with dreams of becoming rich from doing something they love, will no longer see the incentive to going into the medical profession. As a result, we’ll be getting B and C class doctors, as opposed to the A class that we have today. As a matter of fact, it’s happening right now. Doctors are being slammed with so many malpractice suits, that it is costing them a fortune to stay in business. Many bright college students are recognizing this and are studying other professions, like law, because they probably figure, if you can’t beat ‘em, why not join ‘em?

The quality and quantity of healthcare and medicines will be reduced as I just demonstrated, but at the same time you’ll have to wait longer for this new found slow service. Michael Savage reported in his new book, The Enemy Within: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Schools, Faith, and Military, that waiting lists in Canada for just a simple MRI can be months long at times. He even told a story about one Canadian man who got tired of waiting for his MRI, and decided to make an appointment with a local veterinarian, whose services did not fall under Canada’s universal healthcare (i.e. the price for the services were still dictated by supply and demand). He made an appointment under the name “Fido”, and went to the vet to get his MRI. Savage conveniently noted that the man “paid in cash”, implying that he could pay for the services (not needing the government’s assistance), and he obviously demanded the service at that earlier date enough because had he simply waited a few months he wouldn’t have had to pay for it at all (other than what he had already paid in taxes).

Another problem that will affect the length of time you wait for your medical services or prescriptions is that people will become a bunch of crybabies. What I mean by that is every cough, and every headache will send everyone flocking to the doctor’s office. Why? Because it’s FREE! This will force everyone else, who actually needs serious medical attention, to wait for little Billy to get his tummy checked out because he ate too much ice cream.

Those in favor of this universal healthcare, just keep in mind the old saying that you pay for what you get.

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