Why is health care for all a bad idea?

Tue., Nov. 24, 2020

The letter in today’s Spokesman Review by John Wodynski was right on! (“Socialism USA,” Nov. 17)

Why does this country label “health care for all” a socialist idea, as if that were a bad thing, when we have so many socialist programs in this country? Doesn’t everyone need access to health care at some point?

I know the health insurance companies and hospitals and doctors would have to adapt, but we can make it work. It works in many other countries. I lived in Mexico for a few years, where a lot of the health care was charity. Our doctor in Mexico told us he was required by the government to see 10% of his patients for nothing.

Our health care system in this country is way more expensive — and not necessarily better — than it is in countries with socialized medicine.

Candy Frankel

Spokane

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