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Daniel Rezae Professor White English 1100 15 April 2014 Universal Healthcare in the United tates What is !niversal healthcare" #t is a govern$ent r!n s%ste$ of providing healthcare to all citizens and is a $eans of providing financial protection& #t still offers the choice of see'ing e(tra care )ith private doctors if )anted& *his is the si$plest )a% to e(plain it+ ,!t the act!al logistics of it are co$plicated& *here are also $an% for$s of !niversal healthcare that affect ho) it is f!nded and provided& -!t is it the right decision for the United tates" Al$ost ever% developed nation has !niversal healthcare& .n a )e,site called $%dd&co$+ Archite' sa%s/ 0there are onl% three lac'ing !niversal health coverage& *he other t)o happen to ,e 1e(ico and *!r'e%+ )hich have the e(c!se of ,eing poorer than the rest 2and !ntil the onset of the )orld econo$ic crisis+ 1e(ico )as on the )a% to providing healthcare to all of its citizens3& *he third+ of co!rse+ is !s& *he United tates has no e(c!se for not providing !niversal healthcare to all its citizens& President .,a$a is tr%ing to do his ,est ,% providing 4.,a$acare5 )hich si$pl% re6!ires ever% citizen to have healthcare& *his isn7t even close to !niversal healthcare& 4We pa% a lot $ore in ta(es devoted to $edical care 88 not incl!ding ins!rance pre$i!$s+ co8pa%$ents+ fees+ and other health costs 88 than ta(pa%ers in those 29 co!ntries that have !niversal coverage5 2Archite'3& A$ericans pa% $!ch $ore for the sa$e coverage given in other co!ntries&

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*he pro,le$ is that )henever so$eone tal's a,o!t !niversal healthcare so$e people sa% this is a de$ocrac% and that7s a socialist polic%& *he pro,le$ ste$s ,ac' to the 1:207s81:507s& *his )as the ti$e of the ;irst Red care and econd Red care& *he United tates <overn$ent and the people d!ring this ti$e )ere so afraid of co$$!nis$ that an% sign of it in the United tates )as $et )ith i$$ediate action& ;or e(a$ple+ 1c=arth%is$ is the practice $a'ing acc!sations of dislo%alt%+ specificall% against s!spected co$$!nists& enator >oseph 1c=arth%+ d!ring the econd Red care+ acc!sed tho!sands of people for ,eing co$$!nists and co$$!nist s%$pathizers& =o$$!nis$ )as loo'ed as an act of treason& o it is !nderstanda,le that so$e people $eet ever%thing that is re$otel% socialist?co$$!nis$ )ith fear+ denial+ and re@ection& *he United tates has no e(c!se for not providing Universal healthcare for all of its citizens& *he United tates is the onl% 4rich nation5 that does not provide !niversal coverage for its citizens& *he era of the red scare )as over long ago+ ,!t its effect contin!es to linger on even to toda%& #t is ti$e for a change& *his is not the 1:507s& #t is 2014+ so )a'e !p A$ericaA

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Wor's =ited Archite'& BU #s .ne .f .nl% *hree Developed Cations Witho!t Universal Healthcare ;or All+ .E=D Report ho)s&B US Is One Of Only Three Developed Nations Without Universal Healthcare For All, OE D !eport Sho"s& C&p&+ 0: 1ar& 200:& We,& 14 Apr& 2014&