The debate for president that took place in Nashville, TN this week was many things, from boring to aggressive. When the topic of health care and insurance was presented, the candidates had interestingly different things to talk about.
The moderator of the debate, Tom Brokaw of NBC News, asked each candidate whether they thought health care (and presumably health insurance) was a right, privilege, or a responsibility. Republican candidate John McCain, a U.S. Senator from Arizona, went first. Senator McCain said that health care was a responsibility.
That's not a surprising answer from the Republican candidate who wants to reform health care by emboldening the consumer with more health plan choices (i.e. an individual health insurance tax credit) and increasing competition in the private health insurance market (i.e. allowing Americans to buy health plans across state lines).
Barack Obama's answer was different. Obama replied that health care was a right. This answer was also not surprising, since he believes that all Americans should have access to health care and posess health insurance. Obama likes the idea of universal coverage, but does not propose universal health care.
So on one hand, Senator McCain says that health care should be in the hands of us consumers. We should be responsible for our own health care and health insurance. Our take on McCain's answer is that he believes health insurance is a commodity, or product. On the other, Senator Obama thinks health insurance isn't a commodity, but a basic right. But his critics are fast to accuse the Illinois Senator of trying to take a back-door route to universal health care, or "socialized medicine" as they like to negatively label it. - 15224
The moderator of the debate, Tom Brokaw of NBC News, asked each candidate whether they thought health care (and presumably health insurance) was a right, privilege, or a responsibility. Republican candidate John McCain, a U.S. Senator from Arizona, went first. Senator McCain said that health care was a responsibility.
That's not a surprising answer from the Republican candidate who wants to reform health care by emboldening the consumer with more health plan choices (i.e. an individual health insurance tax credit) and increasing competition in the private health insurance market (i.e. allowing Americans to buy health plans across state lines).
Barack Obama's answer was different. Obama replied that health care was a right. This answer was also not surprising, since he believes that all Americans should have access to health care and posess health insurance. Obama likes the idea of universal coverage, but does not propose universal health care.
So on one hand, Senator McCain says that health care should be in the hands of us consumers. We should be responsible for our own health care and health insurance. Our take on McCain's answer is that he believes health insurance is a commodity, or product. On the other, Senator Obama thinks health insurance isn't a commodity, but a basic right. But his critics are fast to accuse the Illinois Senator of trying to take a back-door route to universal health care, or "socialized medicine" as they like to negatively label it. - 15224
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