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The United States should design a universal health care system.

Thanks for the debate, and good luck. Note: I'm a bit pressed for time, but this is the only chance I'll get for awhile. My arguments may seem a bit rushed, and I apologize if I am unclear. Your Points: 1. Number of people without Health Care is overstated 2. Destroys Privacy 3. Make everyone's problems our own 4. Doctor's have no incentive to provide adequate care 5. Companies cut down research on drugs 6. Examples: - Uncle - Canada - Britain My Responses: 1. I'm going to disregard this claim. I'm sure it is correct, and my argument lies more in the generalized amount of people, not the specific amount. First off, the number of uninsured Americans is worse then it has ever been before (http://www.cbpp.org...) and is growing worse. This indicates that our efforts either: A. Aren't working OR B. Never did. Either one isn't too good. 2. There was no reasoning behind this point. A simple claim means nothing unless you back it up. Please clarify how this happens. 3. If you mean that the tax payers would have to pay for this, well then that's true. However, studies show that, overall, This indicates that our efforts either: A. Aren't working OR B. Never did. Either one isn't too good. 2. There was no reasoning behind this point. A simple claim means nothing unless you back it up. Please clarify how this happens. 3. If you mean that the tax payers would have to pay for this, well then that's true. However, studies show that, overall, universal health care could actually be beneficial in terms of the amount of money spent on it. http://www.citizen.org... 4. Well, assuming all doctor's are profit driven and have no qualms over effectually killing innocents by not providing care, then yes... you're right. However, most doctor's get into the practice because they want to help people, not because they want money. You gave an example that the doctors need money to pay off loans, but can you give one example of a practicing doctor that isn't well off? The fact is, doctor's will always be relatively wealthy, even with pay-cuts. 5. I fail to see the logic behind this. Please clarify. However, just assuming that there is logic behind it, here is a link that responds: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com... To sum it up: It argues that a universal system would give incentives for investment in health-care (i.e. drugs). 6. Uncle: Personal cites really aren't too useful in this debate. I'm not saying you're lieing, but there really isn't a way to tell if you actually have such an uncle. I could just as easily have an uncle in England whose live was saved by universal health care. Canada and England: First, let me point out that these are individual examples. If these were widely reciprocated, then that would be great (actually, it'd be bad, but whatever), but fortunately, they aren't. Additionally, each of these countries has a better health care system then ours: http://www.photius.com... My Points: 1. Democracy In a democracy, people choose. America is a democracy. America wants universal health care: http://www.motherjones.com... http://www.cbsnews.com... http://thehill.com... Thanks for your time, have fun.