Part of me thinks that we should just pass the health care bill and see what happens. Let's be honest for a bit, no one, right or left, wants to kill people. Democrats and Republicans both think their ideas to change the system are good. The Democrats are in control of the house and senate and presidency. The Republicans were in control for the majority of 8 years. Whether or not that was good or bad, the Dems are in control now. Let's just give their ideas a go.
Another part of me wants to get in on the debate. We shouldn't have anyone who doesn't have heath care. People who have jobs, especially near full and full-time jobs should have coverage that comes both from their pocket and their employers. Insurance companies are greatly evil and need to actually be about health care, not about making money. People who don't have health care should be able to get it from the government. People who make TONS and TONS o money, over a million a year, should be taxed higher to help cover it. It's only fair. Or maybe it isn't, but life isn't fair. You have a Mercedes, the poor lady only has minimal government sponsored health care that you helped pay for. Get over it.
The biggest part of me, though, is just plain sad and disappointed and our Christian leaders in America. I think one thing that most people who want to talk this out can agree on is that people on both the right and the left, and even in the middle, are making a lot of straw man arguments and straight making things up to get people to be against what they are against, instead of honestly debating the points they are for. Where are our Christian leaders speaking up from a Christian perspective on this? Why aren't there LARGE groups of Christian thinkers working together to help make this issue CLEAR for people? I'm not saying I want every pastor to pick a side and indorse it from the pulpit. No. I'm saying that pastors, doctors, lawyers, students, etc. should be working to get the facts out to people and help in the leadership to reform our health care system. Maybe that means not paying for the poor dude's health care. Fine. Just honestly and respectfully show me and the rest of America that in a logical and Christ-like way. Jesus was super smart. He would not say anything, bend down and draw pictures in the sand, and then say "Go ahead. Stone her...if you haven't sinned". He was wise. Instead, we go around like the Pharisees and the teachers of the law yelling at people and trying to trap them with ridiculous stories like, "Hey, if I get married and she dies and that happens, like, 8 times, then, like, who will I be married to in heaven?"
For the love of God, literally, where our leaders at?
peace,
1 comment:
Yo Dev! I just posted about health care too. And I think I said roughly the same thing, although, I (obviously) disagree with your assessment about the best next steps.
Health care is more expensive today, in large part, because we are keeping people from dying. For example, 50 years ago it was really cheap to go to the doctor after a heart attack because, well, you were about 50% likely to die and death is inexpensive. Today, your chances of dying from a heart attack are 6%. That difference, that chance of life, is really expensive. New medication and technological advancement comes at a price.
The best system would be one in which we recognized the fundamental flaws in the system and changed them. 80% of Americans are relatively healthy and don't need comprehensive insurance as it is mandated by employer sponsored programs. A system of "catastrophe insurance" with a very high deductible would reduce the cost for the majority while still subsidizing costs for the 20% that really need super duper care on a consistent basis.
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