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This Month's Topic:

Is it socialism to provide or ensure universal health care for all Americans? Is it a moral issue? Is it an issue of national security? Is it too expensive or can it actually save money for the American tax payer? The debate between liberals and conservatives has been extensive, divisive and has lasted for years. In the mean time, more and more Americans go uninsured including millions of children that live at or below the poverty level. How can we bailout Wall Street with $700B (including an additional $140B in pork barrel spending) and not find a small fraction of this cost to extend funding SCHIP and provide for the health of our most vulnerable citizens?

Alternative Response:

We seem to all agree on the goal: a healthier America. That demands that everyone has access to the incredible medical knowledge base and practitioners in the US today. Some have that already - those served by Medicare. And it is hard to find a Medicare patient who is complaining very much, especially since the problem of prescription drugs was largely solved under President Bush. It is also tough to find complaints from patients in Canada's single-payer system.

So the answer is simple: extend Medicare to everyone. Problem solved using a system we already have.

— Editor

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