Walking around BYU campus the past few days has been pretty eye-opening. So many of my fellow comrades are in a fury about the new Health care reform. They can't believe this "country is going to the dogs" and that "the socialists have control." Wow. And whenever I ask what should be done people respond that they "don't know. But not this!" Ok....
There has been increasing disparity between the poor and the rich since the 70s, and the middle class is shrinking--which will eventually result in a large lower class and a tiny upper class. Capitalism and conspicuous consumerism creates losers. Inherently. The problems with health care are huge.
Speaking from the perspective of one who has had major and continual health issues, I can say that the idea of insurance causes great anxiety for me. What if I can't afford good insurance and thus can't see respected specialists? Is my career path going to pay me enough so that I can have adequate coverage? How will I get coverage with my pre-existing health conditions? I feel this way-- and have been blessed enough to have good care so far. But, there are those who cannot acquire health care and have never seen good doctors. How must they feel?
Although I cannot promise this plan will be ideal, I am going to be super didactic and say that we should all open our minds a bit to the situation around us and realize that this health care plan is at least trying to take care of the underdogs. Sheesh.
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It comforts me to know that instead of actually learning about and forming an opinion about legislation, fellow Americans merely repeat the slanderous and erroneous remarks their party leaders have made.
ReplyDeleteWhile I do support this legislation, I also realize that it's not perfect. But hey, you gotta start somewhere. I'm pretty sure Abraham Lincoln had the same thought while signing legislation on January 1, 1863.
One more thing-after Obama got elected, many people said they would move to Canada. Those same people oppose the health care bill.
ReplyDeleteCanada has national health care.
Wow, love you girls. Thank you both for having an open mind. I agree we have to start somewhere. Everyone deserves the right to good health.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sarah. Is it okay if I reference you when people argue about this? Cause I'm going to.
ReplyDeleteYes!! Someone else who is willing to rationally look at both sides of this issue. Check out Kyle's similar blog post here. http://kylemonson.com/2010/03/23/mediscare/
ReplyDeleteamen sistah
ReplyDeleteI always knew you were a smart girl Sarah.
ReplyDeleteI am proud to be your Aunt.
well put Sarah - And I agree with Erica's comment - I feel that a lot of Americans are not even taking the time to learn about the plan, and just repeating the nasty comments of their fellow party leaders. I'm actually linking this post to my blog. Love you cousin. xoxo.
ReplyDeletewoo sar!
ReplyDeleteWell, I hate to be a voice of dissent, but I'm going to go ahead and say it anyway.
ReplyDeleteThere are a few reasons that I disagree with the healthcare bill. The largest is from my own personal experience living in a country with socialized healthcare. After spending two years in Ukraine and seeing how the healthcare system there works, I feel very strongly that a socialized system is not the answer.
The overall quality of care is very poor, and the fact that the doctors are not paid much means that the brightest and most talented members of society aren't interested in becoming doctors because they can make more money and actually provide for their family by joining a different profession. I actually was friends with a skilled doctor there who had received most of his training in England and he was trying anything he could do move to a different country where he could actually make enough money to support his family without his wife having to work as well.
I don't think that just because someone doesn't have an alternative plan to "fix" the current healthcare system means that they automatically are ignorant and mindless robots who simply repeat the things they hear. If there were an obvious solution then I'm sure that would be implemented. I do believe there are other alternatives though. One of which would be to allow healthcare providers to over coverage across state lines. This would in turn increase competition, which will lower prices and increase the quality of care (assuming the healthcare providers want to stay in business).
Sorry if this is long but I felt like it had to be said.
I totally agree with you Sara, people need to actually learn what's going on. I don't know whether or not I support the bill or not cause I haven't read it, but nothing is more annoying than people who oppose the bill and slam it without reading it or knowing what's in it.
ReplyDeleteMitchell-- I understand your viewpoints and don't mind when people disagree. And I didn't say people were ignorant or mindless, just that many of the people I have spoken with don't have any opinion except that they hate it, and can't vocalize why, which is a problem for me. I understand your concerns, but so far the bill isn't completely taking over, just mandating that everyone have insurance and that price ceilings are set for insurance companies, and making sure that people with pre-existing conditions can still be insured. I agree with these things
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