Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Democrats Picked The Wrong Candidate" video.

Bernie was a nut. If he was the candidate he would get smoked due to his economic illiteracy.
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Carl Smith By what measure does it work everywhere else? Other countries have debt. Other countries have just as many, if not more problems with healthcare. Other countries have a inferior university system. That, mixed in with the fact they are countries with much less diversity and much lower populations than the US you can't say that it actually works or they are better than the US. It is a hand wavy argument and that is why Bernie lost. Besides, Bernie's plans weren't being done in other countries to begin with. So what are you even talking about?
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Carl Smith There is a book by prof. Robert Oshfeldt of Texas A&M and prof. John Schneider of Iowa called "The Business of Health". In that book they break down, with peer reviewed citations, healthcare systems of different countries. Their conclusion is that every other country faces just as many problems, if not more than the US. That essentially no country is better than the US. Also, the US is not necessarily better than other countries. They all face problems.
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Carl Smith https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/-the-business-of-health_110115929760.pdf There it is
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Carl Smith Everything is decided by profit. That is how we generate more wealth. Without a profit motive we wouldn't even be having this discussion on youtube because computers most likely won't exist. The fact is that you have to generate the wealth before you can consume it. It just doesn't exist. If there is nothing to gain from working in generating the wealth than it won't be created.
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Carl Smith The WHO ranking has been determined to be unreliable. Look at 3 of the top 5 countries.....Malta, San Marino....really? You are going to compare the US of 320+ million people to that? Also, Robert Oshfeldt covered that as well "Prof. Ohsfeldt acknowledges that regression was chosen for its relative simplicity for what he called his “little book project.” And he agrees that some deaths that his book attempted to remove from the life-expectancy tables might be dependent on health-care systems. “We’re not trying to say that these are the precisely correct life-expectancy estimates,” he told me. “We’re just trying to show that there are other factors that affect life-expectancy-at-birth estimates that people quote all the time.” These factors (which could also include rates obesity and smoking, also arguably the result of lifestyle choices rather than health care) call into question the value of country rankings, especially where the difference between the leading countries is often less than a year. Prof. Ohsfeldt compared the situation to college rankings where two schools with minute differences are ranked, somewhat arbitrarily." http://blogs.wsj.com/numbers/does-the-us-lead-in-life-expectancy-223/
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Carl Smith I agree, there is something wrong with our healthcare system. To show you what I think the problem is I will give you two questions 1. Why do so many employers pay with healthcare insurance as opposed to a higher wage? 2. Why does healthcare insurance equal healthcare?
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Carl Smith On question 1: The reason why is because of the payroll tax. Paying with benefits such as stock options, a company car, and healthcare insurance is tax free. With a payroll tax if a business wants to give a higher wage they will have to pay a higher tax. So what you get is people getting a generic plan that they don't need, like women getting a plan that pays for viagra. Or a business refusing to pay for contraceptives.....sound familiar? Also, people have a harder time switching jobs because that will mean switching plans and they might not get it due to pre-existing conditions.....again, sound familiar? A better option would be for people to get a higher wage and buy a plan they want. Making insurance companies compete which will lower the price and have it so they develop plans that cater to their consumers. That will make insurance better. Question 2: Healthcare costs are high because of lack of competition. If insurance companies had to compete they will lower prices causing doctors to lower prices. Also, some forms of care don't need insurance. I get physicals and STD check up yearly because it is, in my mind, the right thing to do. My insurance pays for it. I could, instead have healthcare providers compete to where they will provide a better service at a lower price. There is a place for insurance, as in expensive surgery or emergencies. Just like car insurance covers an accident. But it doesn't cover an oil change. LASIK is not tied to insurance at all. It has become better and cheaper throughout the years. We have to bring back competition in healthcare. The payroll tax killed it. Once again showing how the federal government breaks everything it touches.
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