My first reason is why should other people have to pay...
The United States should adopt a publicly funded health care system
Some may argue that in the US health care costs are extremely inflated causing a substantial loss of money for the lower-class. I am personally against that for many reasons. You only have two rounds in this debate so you should use your arguments wisely. My first reason is why should other people have to pay for something that they will not be receiving directly. I am not personally responsible for other peoples health. The government is not responsible for giving their citizens health care. This is simply because health care is NOT a basic human right. As a citizen of the United States your basic human rights are food, water, freedom, and access to a basic education. If you are a strong pro-life supporter, it is simply not right to be forced to pay for someone else's abortion. Publicly funded health care is forcing people to pay something that is not a basic human right which is practically communism. My second argument is the terrible wait times from publicly funded health care. People in Canada have been known to have waited 10+ hours in the emergency room for a doctor. This is a strongly inefficient process. In my area and most other areas in the US I only have to wait 10 minutes in the emergency room to see a doctor. This is largely because some people would abuse health care being publicly funded and go every time they have a cold. Having health care cost more money forces people to only go to the emergency room when they absolutely need it. Not only the emergency rooms but peoples regular doctors offices can get very busy when people are abusing the system. I will give my next points in my second argument. Good luck to the challenger.