Do people 'deserve' universal health care?

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I'm aware that a good many poor and not-so-poor Americans risk not buying health insurance because they can't afford it. Some of them contribute to these threads. If they do need it, and have to get state-funded treatment, are you telling me that they will get the best America can offer?

And you're thinking that ALL Americans on a government run program will receive the best? If you think state-funded health care won't be good, what makes you think that federally run health care will be?

Another question...who is able to afford a computer, internet access and time to post in these threads, yet can't afford to buy insurance? (just sayin'...) That to me is the same as someone lamenting that they can't afford to feed their kids, yet they have a cell phone, smoke cigarettes, and drink like a fish. Priorities need to be considered. If things got so bad for me that I had to make sacrifices to be able to afford necessities...I would.

In the UK, people with jobs contribute by deduction from salary and people without jobs receive contribution credits from the State. Thus everyone is entitled to the best treatment the NHS can give. That may not be as good as your best, but it's way better than your worst.

Our worst is none at all. Anything is better than nothing.