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Should everyone be guaranteed health care?

Axis: yes, universal coverage ... no, market-based care

John

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2008-04-28 new John argues health care is a fixable unfairness: the US trails poorer places on infant mortality, and uninsurable people like Hank suffer and entrepreneurship is stifled. Ranting and Giving Stuff Away 00:02:16
2009-08-17 restate John argues Americans treat health care as a right, since the uninsured are still treated, and that a government must protect that right. Health Care Overhaul Summarized Via MASSIVE PIG 00:03:32
2009-09-04 restate John argues Americans treat health care as a right, since the uninsured are still treated, and that a government must protect that right. Health Care Reform Thought Bubble 00:02:57
2009-09-21 new John argues for a public health-insurance option across America as the real conservative economic position. Health Care Reform: The Hank Factor 00:02:33
2009-12-30 restate John backs the bill's insurance mandate and wider coverage: experts think reform won't work otherwise, and the uninsured raise costs for everyone. Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill 00:03:09
2011-01-26 refine John argues the US needs universal health insurance with good drug coverage, ultimately because a healthier workforce benefits the economy. I OWN WARNER CHILCOTT! 00:03:13
2011-06-15 restate John contrasts the US, where he says 60% of bankruptcies come from medical costs, with the Netherlands' 0%. Question Tuesday! Paula Deen Riding Me (and critical reading) 00:01:05
2013-09-03 restate John argues publicly subsidized health insurance and the ACA free entrepreneurs to innovate and create jobs, a capitalist case for health care reform. Bigger Pizzas: A Capitalist Case for Health Care Reform 00:03:24
2013-10-08 restate John judges that, compared with buying insurance before the ACA, getting insurance has gotten dramatically better, despite the exchange's server problems. Applying for Health Insurance: Then and Now 00:05:24

Hank

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2009-05-21 new Hank's song criticises US health care: insurers avoid the sick, uninsured patients face unaffordable drug prices set as high as the market can bear. Ulcerative Colitis: A Song 00:01:04
2010-03-22 restate Hank welcomes health-care reform that will stop insurers being biased against people with pre-existing conditions. Top 10 Weirdest Diseases 00:00:05
2011-01-25 restate Hank says the drug-price problem is not a 'me issue' and must be fixed for everyone. The 1200% Increase in my Prescription Drug Costs 00:03:44