Posted by
Logical Party on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:00:00 PM
We are constantly told by Republicans the worn out theory that if government provided health insurance for those who don’t have it, then it would stand in line America provide housing and food as well. This is a smokescreen playing at Libertarian heartstrings at the expense of basic human decency.
No one is asking for Government to babysit Americans. I believe healthcare coverage should be available for all Americans as a moral minimum standard. We shouldn’t leave who lives or dies up to how much we make for a living, for then we truly have a Darwinian economy – survival of the richest.
We never should have made healthcare a profit center, but since we have, we should, as the greatest country on the face of the earth, make sure that one’s very existence is maintained regardless of financial status. We are talking about life sustaining procedures where there is imminent danger, a basic safety net, a sign of our humanity. This is especially important in this capitalistic society where more and more people are either losing their coverage, or paying more for coverage from funds they don’t have. Eighty percent of all bankruptcies are due to health items that were charged and cannot be paid back.
Otherwise, without guaranteed coverage, we must admit we are animals. It’s baffling to hear the continued diatribe and subterfuge of “if we pay for this what next?” Especially from a party that espouses family values and believes God is a stockholder on their side.
Charitable contributions are wonderful, but government has to look at the needs of the whole, and count on sufficient revenues to protect their citizenry. Government must rely on a fixed revenue stream, not a variable prayer, and cannot function or be held hostage to the whims of charity. We are talking about basic needs provided for those sick and in pain, rather than hanging them out to dry. That is the measure of a great country.
David DiBello