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Universal Healthcare Advantages
Another key advantage is healthcare. I always hear that other countries have free healthcare known as universal healthcare coverage, so why doesn't the U.S have that. Universal healthcare is “ healthcare system that provides healthcare and financial protection to all citizens of a particular country”. The fact that the United States spend more on healthcare than any other country should we mean we should have it. Although raising taxes would necessarily mean everyone will have free healthcare but at least will be able to fund more towards healthcare. The author of a article I found reports of a study suggesting people die due to the lack of health insurance. “Nearly 45,000 annual deaths are associated with lack of health insurance, according

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