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The Battalion
Friday, September 11,
Political Issues Forum: U.S. Health Care
Students voice views over current medical
programs, feel government change needed
By JULIE CHELKOWSKI
• Reporter of THE BATTALION
Editor's note: "Student Political
Issues Forum" is a non-scientific poll
of A&M students and does not re
flect the editorial opinion of The Bat
talion Editorial Board, Battalion staff
members, or the faculty and staff of
Texas A&M University. It is intend
ed solely for the purposes of dissemi
nating differing views held by stu
dents of Texas A&M University.
The students in this weeks "Stu
dent Political Issues Forum" were
asked to respond to the possibility of
a line-item veto for the president of
the United States.
The health care situation in the
United States will be a deciding
factor in the presidential election,
according to a recent poll.
At Texas A&M, many students
also are ready for a change in the
current health care program.
In a February 1992 poll by
Louis Harris and Associates, 25
percent of those polled said
health care was one of the two
most important issues determin
ing how they will vote in the elec
tion.
Both the Republican and De
mocratic presidential candidates
are proposing reforms to the cur
rent health care system.
Some of the proposals in Presi
dent George Bush's plan include
making quality care accessible
and affordable.
By providing financial help for
those who lack insurance, health
care will be made available to
everyone, while maintaining the
highest quality health care in the
world.
Governor Bill Clinton's plan
includes: workplace coverage,
protection for small business, im
proved preventive and primary
care, expanded long-term care
and intensified health education.
Though some students were
unsure of how the U.S. health
care system could improve, or
even if it needed to, many stu
dents said they were certain that
the system should change.
Corbett Nichter, a junior me
chanical engineering major, said
he agreed with Clinton's propos
als.
"In the eight years of Reagan's
term and the last four year's of
Bush's term, it (health care) has
gone to shit," he said. "We need
Clinton's plan. We need any
thing that will change it (the sys
tem). We're stagnant right now.
There's got to be a change and I
think Clinton is the only one who
can do it."
Penny Workman, a senior
community health education ma
jor, also agreed with Clinton's
plan, but said if it is implemented
the government should be careful
not to become too socialized.
"I think Clinton's idea of na
tionalized health care system is
good to a point," she said. "I
don't think going as far as Cana
da has gone is good for us.
"If someone needs emergency
care, they can't get it because
they must go on a waiting list,
but Bush's ideas would be too ex
pensive."
But Doug Pohla, a math engi
neering major from Houston, said
he leans towards Bush's health
care plan.
"I agree with Bush's (plan) be
cause Clinton's (plan) is centraliz
ing health care more," he said. "I
don't think the government
should be able to tell you what
doctor you can have."
Gina Carbone, a senior politi
cal science major, said she agrees
with a more comprehensive plan
that makes health care available
to everyone.
"I agree with the fact that we
should probably have an across
the board public health policy for
everybody regardless of poverty
level," Carbone said. "Just be
cause you're wealthy doesn't
mean you deserve a better doctor
than anybody else.
"I think we should all be able
to have good doctors," Carbone
said. "Bush's plan is more of a
capitalistic way — the more mon
ey you have, the better doctor
you should be able to have and
the poor person doesn't get to
have as good as quality of health
care. I don't think that's very
fair."
In another poll by MeUman
and Lazarus/Public Opinion
Strategies taken last January,
most Americans agreed govern
ment has an obligation to provide
coverage, but they are reluctant
to pay higher taxes.
Only 36 percent polled said
they would be willing to pay $100
or more per year in additional
taxes to cover people who are not
insured.
Thirty-one percent said they
would not be willing to pay an
additional $50 a year for health
care.
Joseph Thomas, a senior politi
cal science major, said raising tax
es would help, but only if they
SANDRA ALVARDO/The Battalion
Joseph Thomas said raising taxes would help U.S. health care.
are used in the right way.
"I think inevitably we will see
higher taxes, but as long as you
use those taxes to cut the waste
and spending," he said.
If they actually do what they
say they're going to do, I think
it's going to pay off in the end."
Carbone said if a tax hike is
necessary to improve the health
care situation, she said she be
lieves that it should be imple
mented.
"I'm in favor of a tax hike if I
can get better health care — if
it's not spread bureaucratically
so my congressperson doesnt
get an increase in pay next year,"
she said. "I think we should
have our own choice and it
should be a diversified choice."
Good service
key to succes
By TANYA SASSER
Staff writer of THE BATTALION
Fred Brown, Texas A&M
dent and owner of three succe
ful car dealerships, "drove”
point home to members a:
rushees of Alpha Kappa
A&M's professional businessl
ternity, Wednesday night.
Brown told the audiencek
secret for running a profital
business was to keep custome
satisfied by using "termsof;
dearment."
"Businesses know that
they're going to be on thecutti
edge of customer satisfaction
the 90s, they have to get with i
he said. "Because youasacu
tomer and myself as a custome
we're looking for thattermofa
dearment."
Brown encouraged students
make customers their Nolpriok
ty if they want to succeedafe
college.
"It doesn't matter what bus
ness you go into," he said. “Gt
tomer service is everything. Ifyi
realize how important then
tomer is to your total organia
tion, the sky's the limit."
Brown entertained the groi?
with funny stories aboutra
tomers he has dealt with inti
past. Brown's policy is thattk
customer is always right.
We go out of our way to safe;
the customer, even if it meanste
ing money, he said. It is impoi
tant to keep your customer wit
you.
"If you give them service
love, they'll stick withyoufs
ever and ever," he said. "Thai
the exciting thing about it."
Brown encouraged thesti
dents to have a professional aft
tude once they get out intotk
"real world." A K Psiisagoo
training ground for students.
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