PF. Nov 2008. Activity 1. Prewriting Questions.

Work alone when doing this activity. Use the web before answering each question. If you get info from a website, include the web address in that answer.

Resolved: That the United States government should implement universal health care modeled after the French system.


         

       

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  1. How do dictionaries define the word SHOULD? Explain how that may be helpful to one side or the other or both in this topic.


  1. Describe the French universal health care system in general. How is it set up?


  1. How does France pay for / fund its universal health care system?


  1. Who has access to the French health care system?


  1. List all of the benefits or good things about the French health care system.


  1. List all of the bad things or drawbacks to having this system in France.


  1. Explain who got the Universal health care system started in France, when, how, and why.


  1. List all nations that currently have universal health care.


  1. Does the current USA health care system have any drawbacks that would be solved by adopting the French system?


  1. Does the current USA health care system have any advantages that would be lost if we adopt the French system?


  1. List a couple of quotes from famous people or historical well-known figures that talk about the importance of health / health care.


  1. Do any prominent figures in our US government (or prominent world figures) support or push for adopting universal health care?


  1. What do USA public opinion polls say about universal health care? What do the majority of American people say they want when it comes to health care?


  1. What do public opinion polls say about the French population... Are the French people pleased with or disappointed with their health care system?


  1. In France, what was the health care system like before they adopted this current system of universal health care? Is the current system an improvement over the past system?


  1. Is there anything in the US constitution that supports the adoption of universal health care?


  1. Is there anything in the US constitution that goes against the adoption of universal health care?


  1. Is there any way you could say that universal health care is unfair?


  1. Is there any way you could say that universal health care works against equality of opportunity?


  1. Is there any way you could say that equality of opportunity is impossible without universal health care?


  1. What things that are important in a democracy are helped by universal health care?


  1. Do any studies or articles show that universal health care and its benefits actually reach LESS people than non-universal health care systems?


  1. Is there any way to support the following statement?
    Universal health care is a contradiction in itself: No matter what we do, we will never be able to ensure that health care is truly universal.


  1. Are there any famous expressions or wise old sayings that EVERYONE has heard of before, that could somehow be used in this topic?






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