somebody explain why America does not want universal health care

Its been on the new in the UK for a few days now about Obama's health care reform . Now coming from a country that has a national health service i cant see why people have strong views against this reformation ....
 
can somebdy explain ?

Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it.

Ahhhh!!!  Better dead than red!  <----- This is why we can't have nice things.

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

because our government is stupid. and they dont want to pay for us to live

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

Because it's seen as communist by the extremist right wingers in Washington. I also come from a country with a publicly funded health care system and it works out great!

1. It will bankrupt the country even more so than it already is.
2. Its a blatant grab of power by the government over all health care options and also in this 2300 page monstrosity it tries to sneak in control of other things to such as education.
3. The quality of the check ups will diminish as this public takeover will run out many private doctors.

Because sadly inbred hicks from the backwoods have the same vote as a political scientist from a prestigious university.

I think the biggest problem is every time it becomes even close to a possibility it ends up becoming nothing resembling "universal health care". And our country with rather spend billions on expanding our military then provide all of its citizens health care.

Because Fox News is biased and tricks most americans into thinking Universal Healthcare is evil.

Insurance companies have awesome lobbyists?

" @Skytylz said:

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

The best way to do health care is a very socialist way so that everyone can get healthcare when they need it without waiting for months, or by having a mix of private and public healthcare. Thats the problem with Canada.. free health care is awesome, but when you need it.. you are often waiting a long time.  But at least you get it, and if its an emergency they are going to save you obviously. The problem with the USA is that you can pay for healthcare, and then when you need it, be denied. The fact that anyone would want to keep that is insane. "

" @Fbomb said:

" @Skytylz said:

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

Oh really? 
 http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
We're ranked 7 spots higher than you by the World Health Organization, so I wouldn't make baseless generalizations based on whatever rhetoric you've heard other people spewing.
"

And Canada, which has Universal health care, is ranked 7 points over the US. So what's your point ?   I am happy that you are satisfied with your healthcare .. but don't go on public forums saying Canadian health care sucks, because it does not. Yes it does have some problems but you won't die due to lack of funds if you are unemployed or not covered by insurance at your work. Everyone in Canada has healthcare .. so I suggest you keep your rhetoric to yourself. "

" @Skytylz said:

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

The best way to do health care is a very socialist way so that everyone can get healthcare when they need it without waiting for months, or by having a mix of private and public healthcare. Thats the problem with Canada.. free health care is awesome, but when you need it.. you are often waiting a long time.  But at least you get it, and if its an emergency they are going to save you obviously. The problem with the USA is that you can pay for healthcare, and then when you need it, be denied. The fact that anyone would want to keep that is insane. "

" Because Fox News is biased and tricks most americans into thinking Universal Healthcare is evil. "

"Its been on the new in the UK for a few days now about Obama's health care reform . Now coming from a country that has a national health service i cant see why people have strong views against this reformation ....  can somebdy explain ?"

" @JeffGoldblum said:

" Because Fox News is biased and tricks most americans into thinking Universal Healthcare is evil. "

Oh and MSNBC doesn't spew biased leftist nonsense? "

" @JeffGoldblum said:

" Because Fox News is biased and tricks most americans into thinking Universal Healthcare is evil. "

Oh and MSNBC doesn't spew biased leftist nonsense? "

" @Venom2112 said:

" @Fbomb said:

" @Skytylz said:

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

Oh really? 
 http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
We're ranked 7 spots higher than you by the World Health Organization, so I wouldn't make baseless generalizations based on whatever rhetoric you've heard other people spewing.
"

And Canada, which has Universal health care, is ranked 7 points over the US. So what's your point ?   I am happy that you are satisfied with your healthcare .. but don't go on public forums saying Canadian health care sucks, because it does not. Yes it does have some problems but you won't die due to lack of funds if you are unemployed or not covered by insurance at your work. Everyone in Canada has healthcare .. so I suggest you keep your rhetoric to yourself. "

You know you were just agreeing with him, right? "

" @Clinkz said:

" @JeffGoldblum said:

" Because Fox News is biased and tricks most americans into thinking Universal Healthcare is evil. "

Oh and MSNBC doesn't spew biased leftist nonsense? "

I think i prefer the leftist nonsense than fox new mate ......republicans seem to emobdy every thing i hate about our world.. "

" @turbomonkey138:  the vast majority of americans do want health care.  unfortunately, health care reform would adversely affect the profits of health insurance companies, who have a lot of money to throw around--and a lot of politicians willing to shill for them--in order to drag proposed reform through the mud and tar its proponents as anti-american communists. smears like that stick when they're repeated often enough. the fact that countries besides america have functioning health care systems doesn't help; many americans believe in a strange circular logic which dictates no other country can be better than america at anything. therefore, american health care is the best around. therefore, adopting practices from foreign countries can only taint the purity of american health care.  a large segment of the american population does not have adequate health care coverage. but, the majority of americans do have decent coverage which they receive either from their employer or from government-assisted coverage like medicare for seniors. this can contribute to ignorance of the trouble un-covered people go through, and even a callous "fuck you, i got mine" attitude. americans hate the idea of someone receiving a "free ride" on their tax dollars. and for some people, mainly the fox news-watching crowd, a big part of being against health care reform is going to benefit minorities, who they don't see as being "real" americans. "

" @JeffGoldblum said:

" Because Fox News is biased and tricks most americans into thinking Universal Healthcare is evil. "

Oh and MSNBC doesn't spew biased leftist nonsense? "

" because our government is stupid. and they dont want to pay for us to live "

" @iAmJohn said:

" @Venom2112 said:

" @Fbomb said:

" @Skytylz said:

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

Oh really? 
 http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
We're ranked 7 spots higher than you by the World Health Organization, so I wouldn't make baseless generalizations based on whatever rhetoric you've heard other people spewing.
"

And Canada, which has Universal health care, is ranked 7 points over the US. So what's your point ?   I am happy that you are satisfied with your healthcare .. but don't go on public forums saying Canadian health care sucks, because it does not. Yes it does have some problems but you won't die due to lack of funds if you are unemployed or not covered by insurance at your work. Everyone in Canada has healthcare .. so I suggest you keep your rhetoric to yourself. "

You know you were just agreeing with him, right? "

Yeah .. I kinda fucked that up :P I thought it was Skytylz saying something about the US being over the UK by 7 pts. Deleted that comment .. but sadly the internet caught my mistake. Damn you guys are fast !! "

" @Clinkz said:

" @JeffGoldblum said:

" Because Fox News is biased and tricks most americans into thinking Universal Healthcare is evil. "

Oh and MSNBC doesn't spew biased leftist nonsense? "

I think i prefer the leftist nonsense than fox new mate ......republicans seem to emobdy every thing i hate about our world.. "

" @Skytylz said:

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

Oh really? 
 http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
We're ranked 7 spots higher than you by the World Health Organization, so I wouldn't make baseless generalizations based on whatever rhetoric you've heard other people spewing.
"

I should just make it clear: when us Canadians are bitching about our healthcare it is for internal reasons of problem identification. We love our healthcare, and we pretty consistently tell our government to put more money into it. Yes we whine about wait times and such, but that is how problems get solved in government.

" @Fbomb said:

" @Skytylz said:

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

Oh really? 
 http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
We're ranked 7 spots higher than you by the World Health Organization, so I wouldn't make baseless generalizations based on whatever rhetoric you've heard other people spewing.
"

Canada is above you, so your wrong and America is retarded. "

American culture is a lot different than other ones, where many european nations are fairly conducive to socialized healthcare, america is not. Universal healthcare will be a beast to implement and financially devastating.
Put simply, America is big and America is fat. I don't mean that to be offensive, really. But Americans do not take care of their health as well as Europeans do, mostly because Americans don't really care as much about what they eat and drive around much more, it is not the fault of the healthcare system that Americans are fat. Universal healthcare will be abused like it has been abused in few other nations, it will be expensive and configure itself into a ponzi scheme of monstrous proportions.

" @Ryax said:

" because our government is stupid. and they dont want to pay for us to live "

This.  Well said Ryax! "

BTW, that list is from 2000. Relevance fail.

" @turbomonkey138 said:

" @Clinkz said:

" @JeffGoldblum said:

" Because Fox News is biased and tricks most americans into thinking Universal Healthcare is evil. "

Oh and MSNBC doesn't spew biased leftist nonsense? "

I think i prefer the leftist nonsense than fox new mate ......republicans seem to emobdy every thing i hate about our world.. "

Huh, sorry to hear that. Maybe you could list a few points or you know...not generalize political factions into one broad category. They don't always have one set of ideals.   I wish you would think before saying something as powerful as "embodying* everything I* hate about our world." It just displays ignorance. "

" @Jeffsekai said:

" @Fbomb said:

" @Skytylz said:

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

Oh really? 
 http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
We're ranked 7 spots higher than you by the World Health Organization, so I wouldn't make baseless generalizations based on whatever rhetoric you've heard other people spewing.
"

Canada is above you, so your wrong and America is retarded. "

Oh for fuck's sake, another one?  YES.  HE KNOWS CANADA IS ABOVE AMERICA.  THAT IS THE POINT. "

" @Fbomb said:

" @Skytylz said:

" Because it will Bankrupt our country and universal health care sucks.  Canada has rather poor health care and the have "universal health care".  Our system isn't that bad right now, and it isn't the insurance companies causing the problems.  It's the $100 bandaids at hospitals causing it. "

Oh really? 
 http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
We're ranked 7 spots higher than you by the World Health Organization, so I wouldn't make baseless generalizations based on whatever rhetoric you've heard other people spewing.
"

Canada is above you, so your wrong and America is retarded. "

" BTW, that list is from 2000. Relevance fail. "

Im actually rooting for health care for everyone then i can quit my job, finally. Oh yea, until 2014 when it BECOMES MANDATORY THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE INSURANCE. Tell me o higher brain intelligent ones, how do you buy something you cant fucking afford?
 
I heard the next agenda is to change the U.S. flag from stars and stripes, to rainbows with a silhouette of the white house in the background. No lie.

" I wish the president would tell Iraq and Afghanistan to solve their own problems instead of spending so much time arguing with politicians on health care. There's nothing terribly wrong with our health care now; if it isn't broke don't fix it. "

" @JeffGoldblum said:

" Because Fox News is biased and tricks most americans into thinking Universal Healthcare is evil. "

Oh and MSNBC doesn't spew biased leftist nonsense? "

" Im actually rooting for health care for everyone then i can quit my job, finally. Oh yea, until 2014 when it BECOMES MANDATORY THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE INSURANCE. Tell me o higher brain intelligent ones, how do you buy something you cant fucking afford?  I heard the next agenda is to change the U.S. flag from stars and stripes, to rainbows with a silhouette of the white house in the background. No lie. "