George Carlin on Education and the owners of America

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No,I would not equate car insurance to health care insurance coverage.See,this is the problem(people don't separate a necessity from a minor luxury.)That's a big problem.We put all these things together...health insurance,car insurance,home owners insurance etc.etc....That's why we are so willing to accept the fact that people don't have health insurance..."They spent the money on something else." That makes it really easy to rationalize (and accept) that people don't have medical coverage.Americans are so competitive with others that they don't ever establish a definite idea about what necessities are needed by human beings.Cars(and car insurance) are not necessities for living.There are buses,and subways.If you live in the country,and couldn't get to work without a car,then what would you do? Get a job in another place.One which you could use public transportation to get to.Healthcare should not be thought of in the way you described it(one of many possible things you can spend your money on.) It's a necessity.It should be paid for in taxes like we pay for fire,police,military,and public education.Other countries know this.We are unique in having this idea that health coverage should be linked to personal wealth,or circumstance.I AM NOT talking about perfect medical care.I am talking about what you described(treatment for strokes,and other common treatable conditions) routine surgeries etc. Nurse practitioners can do the great majority of what we think doctors have to do.We have made the term "doctor" equivalent to a minor rock star,and it results in our healthcare dollars going to pay for the expensive toys doctors play with in their free time.The lawsuits got to go.We need a few good doctors(who want to do it because they enjoy it,)and a lot fewer lawyers.Too many people are trying to make huge money off of people's illnesses. That's why we have so many uninsured(we are spending the funds on expensive cars ETC. for DOCTORS AND LAWYERS.)If we stopped doing that,then everybody could be insured properly.