What Are The Pros And Cons Of Socialism In Healthcare

The healthcare act not only causes an invasion of privacy but is by far the most socialistic piece of legislation passed in the United States. The cost of healthcare is high, which brought about major federal influence into a previously private enterprise. As the price continues to rise, so will the amount of federal influence. “With oppressive tax burdens and heavy state intervention in health - already the largest sector of the economy - socialism would have crept in through the back door” (Rogoff 74). One of the largest principles of socialism is that everybody receives equal treatment no matter what. The healthcare act ensures that everybody receives equal healthcare no matter what. This new style of healthcare aligns with the same goals

One of the numerous problems would be a lack of innovation. The reason for current advances is the ability to earn a profit and claim rewards for hard work (Rogoff 75). Socialism takes away any possible rewards by making sure that everybody receives the same treatment. Take away the rewards, and there is no motive for people to strive to achieve. Why work harder as opposed to taking an easy path if everyone is going to receive the same reward either way? “If the United States joins other nations in having more socialized medicine, the current pace of technology improvements might well grind to a halt” (Rogoff 75). Another major issue is the quality of the work. Currently, there are delays in Canada for optional surgery. The healthcare in Britain is in an awful condition, and people typically try to stay away from the hospitals (Rogoff 75). Socialism relies on people working hard and providing quality work for the same amount as someone doing half as much work. There is no drive for providing quality work or finding more effective methods in socialist nations. One cannot have quality if one is not willing to give a larger sum of money for

In order to help pay, new taxes were imposed on healthcare. The major tax was “… a 40 percent excise tax on premiums beyond $23,000 for families and $8,500 for individuals...” (“Introduction” 1). There are several issues with this tax. First of all, it was meant to hit the upper class of Americans who could afford better healthcare. Unfortunately, there is a large number of middle-class Americans, such as union workers and employees of better insured companies. This tax will also affect them and do a significant amount of harm that is not balanced out by the reduced cost of healthcare. Secondly, the tax is creating a standard in which the rich are expected to give more because they have more. Those who have earned more are being unjustly taxed to give to those who do not earn as much. It is not possible to fix failure by removing success. Another one of the new taxes causes a personal mandate. There is a tax penalty on Americans who do not purchase healthcare. Anybody who can afford healthcare must buy it. The individual mandate is yet another dangerous path to be on. If the government has set this precedent, it would be difficult to rule against laws requiring Americans to buy other government mandated products. In fact, Judge Roger Vinson of the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida all ready ruled against the act stating, “While the individual mandate was