Concluding Remarks
In Conclusion
You will find the disadvantages of universal healthcare stunningly horrific. The debate has been heated for nearly a century, yet the facts still seem to be ignored. The disagreements have a logical rationale that leaves thinking, “How can anyone agree with this?”. The increases leave you breathless when you find out that not only will taxes increase, but the abuse of healthcare will also increase, so will the deficit and the overall wait time. Not only do these arguments present the facts logically, but you can continue to see the decreases you will have when faced with universal healthcare. You will not only haveless doctors, but you will have less treatment! You start to ask yourself again, “How can anyone agree with this?”. Well, we will view their side of things in the next series. Stay tuned!
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