Is health care for the masses on its deathbed?
We are in the middle of a debate for health care right now. This may be an issue still going on by the time you girls read this because it has been going on for 70 years now. I think it is very sad that an agreement can’t be made to help our people have security about their health.
Yes, it is true that government does not run things well. Anyone that has gone to the DMV can attest to that. But there is a big difference between whether you can get your car registered and whether you can get health care when you are deathly sick. I don’t put a lot of blame on the health care companies, they are businesses and therefore their purpose is to make money. Therefore they benefit by rejecting insurance, dropping people, and refusing to pay for procedures that patients need. It is also true that profits from businesses drive innovation but again this does not lead to everyone having health care. I guess it comes down to what you think the government is there for. I believe that the government is there to protect the masses from the few that have the money and power. If we follow the less government idea then we would get rid of medicare and let the elderly fend for themselves. We would get rid of minimum wage legislation and let business take advantage of the people in times when there is excessive unemployment. We would get rid of age limits and go back to a time when child labor was a common practice. We would also go back to a time of segregation. All of these things were done for the benefit of society and most fought for these things against the rich and powerful.
The health care debate is another issue that is right in line with these. The rich and powerful don’t want the government involved because this could hurt their bottom line. Climate change legislation is another debate that is going on right now and falls in line with this. The rich and powerful want to continue to have their fossil fuel businesses make a profit so they are fighting against legislation that would benefit society and the world. It is a shame that people can’t see what will really benefit them and society and not just be blindly lead by false data and arguments. Manipulating the masses has been the state of politics these days – “clean coal”!
I really hate the stupid name calling too. Calling someone a socialist is just a way to manipulate the ignorant. Are people too stupid to realize that we already live in a socialist society. Anytime you tax people and provide for the less fortunate you are a socialist society. Ask these people if they want to give up all the entitlements they are getting and you will get a resounding “NO”!
It would all be a very interesting TV show if it didn’t directly effect our lives.
I hope you girls will always have compassion in your heart for the less fortunate. Remember in the long run you will have a more fulfilling life if you care more about others well being than you do about your financial excess.
Okay – I could go on for pages about this girls but I better leave it there. I am not completely happy with the way this post clearly defines my points but you girls will know my way of thinking by the way I live my life and they way I talk with you.
Here are the required pictures that go along with every post. These are pictures you took with your camera Sudona.



