More War, or Universal Health Care: Costs
What would you rather have, endless war or free health care?
The Bush war costs are estimated at $3 trillion, to $4.9 trillion.
That’s Trillion with a “T”.
Total health care costs for the US are about $2.3.
Universal healthcare would reduce our costs from approximately $7,600
per person per year, to about $5,170 per year.
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From the Christian Science Monitor: March 10, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0310/p16s01-wmgn.html
Iraq war cost estimates run into the trillions
“The cost is going up every month,” says Linda Bilmes, an expert at
Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
. . . Last September in a phone interview, Ms. Bilmes estimated the
war’s total price tag as easily exceeding $2 trillion.
In a book published last month, she and Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel
Prize-winning economist from Columbia University,
New York, estimated the total long-run cost at $3 trillion in 2007
valued dollars. If you add in Afghanistan and various costs to
the economy, the sum reaches $4.95 trillion.
http://www.nchc.org/facts/cost.shtml
Facts on the Cost of Health Insurance and Health Care
Total spending was $2.3 TRILLION in 2007
In 2005, the United States spent 16 percent of its gross domestic
product (GDP) on health care. It is projected that the percentage
will reach 20 percent by 2016
Health care spending accounted for 10.9 percent of the GDP in
Switzerland, 10.7 percent in Germany, 9.7 percent in Canada and 9.5 percent in
France.
Supports the war: McCain, Palin
Opposes the war: Obama, Biden
Supports universal health care: Obama, Biden
Opposes universal health care: McCain, Palin.
You decide.
Great information. Thanks for sharing it.
Casey Applen said this on September 14, 2008 at 6:04 pm |
[...] Christian Liberal asks a simple question, would you rather have more wars or universal health care? [...]
Time for another edition of catch-up linkage. « Small-Town Elitist said this on September 14, 2008 at 8:43 pm |
Did you see the Bunk study stating 2/3 of doctors in America want National Health Care. The doctors who did this study also conducted one in 2002 and found that the majority of doctors did not want national health care, the problem with this is that the 2 question surveys drastically differ in there 2nd question. I found this article, 60% of Physicians Surveyed Oppose Switching to a National Health Care Plan, It’s worth a read.
Matt said this on September 14, 2008 at 11:37 pm |
Hey there, christianliberal. I was running a sort of “conservative versus liberal” contest where someone from both sides would write a 500 word or more essay on the provided subjects. I still need an essay titled “Why Universal Health Care Is a Good Idea”. The more popular article between the two (the other being “Why Universal Health Care Is a Bad Idea”) wins $20. Would you be interested?
My email is jeremy@jeremysarber.com
Jeremy Sarber said this on September 17, 2008 at 4:42 pm |
Sure, I’d be interested, AND you can keep the $20, ha, ha!
Well, thanks for thinking of me as some kind of spokesperson . . . it shows I’ve fooled at least one person into reading my trash!
Just give me a day or two to sober up.
christianliberal said this on September 17, 2008 at 7:03 pm |