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There are 47 million Americans without health insurance.<ref>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/80897.php</ref>

There are 47 million Americans without health insurance.<ref>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/80897.php</ref>

The result of the above mentioned people being without cover is a death rate estimated to be around 45,000/year<ref>http://www.harvardscience.harvard.edu/medicine-health/articles/new-study-finds-45000-deaths-annually-linked-lack-health-coverage</ref>

The result of the above-mentioned people being without cover is a death rate estimated to be around 45,000/year<ref>http://www.harvardscience.harvard.edu/medicine-health/articles/new-study-finds-45000-deaths-annually-linked-lack-health-coverage</ref>

Current schemes result in high costs for Americans, and are responsible for around 60% of all declarations of bankruptcy.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/american_journal_of_medicine_09.pdf</ref>

Current schemes result in high costs for Americans, and are responsible for around 60% of all declarations of bankruptcy.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/american_journal_of_medicine_09.pdf</ref>

For the above reasons, the humanitarian/utilitarian decision is evidently to support public funded healthcare in the United States of America. Furthermore, from an ecconomically motivated point of view it is also beneficial, as the cost of healthcare in other nations currently implementing a taxpayer funded system is demonstrably lower than that in the United States<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0934556.html</ref>, where individuals have to find their own insurance.

For the above reasons, the humanitarian/utilitarian decision is evidently to support public funded healthcare in the United States of America. Furthermore, from an economically motivated point of view it is also beneficial, as the cost of healthcare in other nations currently implementing a taxpayer funded system is demonstrably lower than that in the United States,<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0934556.html</ref> where individuals have to find their own insurance.

It is also worth noting that there have been many cases of insurance companies either 1) denying cover for those with pre-existing conditions (thus leaving them incapable of surviving without government funding, and creating a burden for the taxpayer much higher than it would be in a public system) or 2) exploiting legal loopholes to deny cover paid for for arbitrary reasons.

It is also worth noting that there have been many cases of insurance companies either 1) denying cover for those with pre-existing conditions (thus leaving them incapable of surviving without government funding, and creating a burden for the taxpayer much higher than it would be in a public system) or 2) exploiting legal loopholes to deny cover paid for arbitrary reasons.

The opposition argues that as "Millions of the people without insurance here aren't Americans; they are illegal aliens.". The implication made by the opponents is that because the uninsured are not american citizens they are somehow inferior. We would like to highlight for the opposition that holding Citizenship of the United States does not place one at a higher status or priority in regard to medical care, and that to decline care for aliens merely because they are so is contradictory to the "golden rule" honoured by -among many other doctrines- the Holy Bible.

The opposition argues that as "Millions of the people without insurance here aren't Americans; they are illegal aliens.". The implication made by the opponents is that because the uninsured are not American citizens they are somehow inferior. We would like to highlight for the opposition that holding Citizenship of the United States does not place one at a higher status or priority in regard to medical care, and that to decline care for aliens merely because they are so is contradictory to the "golden rule" honoured by -among many other doctrines- the Holy Bible.

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Being native to a European country and still living there, I can tell that a government controlled health system reduces self-initiative charity of citizens. More and more people simply consider it the responsibility of "Mother State" to take care of them and their co-citizens. This is not a Biblical way of charity, as citizens are simply paying a "charitable" institution rather than being charitable themselves.

Being native to a European country and still living there, I can tell that a government controlled health system reduces self-initiative charity of citizens. More and more people simply consider it the responsibility of "Mother State" to take care of them and their co-citizens. This is not a Biblical way of charity, as citizens are simply paying a "charitable" institution rather than being charitable themselves.

Forced "insurance" causes many complications, and eventually it is very likely that a "new, efficient" single-payer system will be introduced.  This is also know as socialized medicine, which has proven to cause poor healthcare with tremendous wait times, often resulting in death of individuals waiting for an often simple treatment.  This will also often lead to healthcare rationing and even what have been referred to as "[[Death panel]]s" which would decide who can receive care and who cannot.

Forced "insurance" causes many complications, and eventually it is very likely that a "new, efficient" single-payer system will be introduced.  This is also known as socialized medicine, which has proven to cause poor healthcare with tremendous wait times, often resulting in death of individuals waiting for an often simple treatment.  This will also often lead to healthcare rationing and even what have been referred to as "[[Death panel]]s" which would decide who can receive care and who cannot.

Many of the uninsured people do not need insurance, as they are healthy young individuals.  While portrayed as poor, neglected people, they often are saving incredible amounts of money by not wasting it on insurance they wouldn't use.<ref>https://www.lewrockwell.com/2006/04/carla-howell/why-we-need-more-uninsuredamericans</ref>

Many of the uninsured people do not need insurance, as they are healthy young individuals.  While portrayed as poor, neglected people, they often are saving incredible amounts of money by not wasting it on insurance they wouldn't use.<ref>https://www.lewrockwell.com/2006/04/carla-howell/why-we-need-more-uninsuredamericans</ref>

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