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Originally Posted by shesus
I can see both sides of the issue. What I find is that people with good health insurance is against socialized health care. Generally, it's the attitude that was posted in here, "I have mine, why don't you get yours?" I find it to be a bit close-minded.
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Yup. Those who benefit from the status quo are usually the ones who are least interested in seeing it change. The same attitude comes up time and again on TFP on topics such as these.
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Originally Posted by shesus
What she doesn't see is that if she were to have lost her job, she could be dead because she would have had no coverage.
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That's basically what's happening with my stepdad's mom, who just had a stroke last week and is now in hospice care, waiting for starvation to kill her (with morphine to help pass the time) because really, there aren't enough resources to begin to help where she's at. They are barely a working class family, and no one can really afford coverage. My dad takes his risks by being an independent contractor--he beats his body up on the job every day, and rarely sees a doctor about it (even when he fell off a roof!)--it's his choice, but he's never had a whole lot of options from which to choose. A lot of people can't grasp what that would be like.
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Originally Posted by shesus
I'm for universal health care because people shouldn't have to stress over what will happen to them if they get sick.
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Very much agreed, as I said earlier in my post. I see it as a nation's obligation to take care of its own, at the very least--it's a human rights issue, and the Scandinavians (for one) have recognized this and made it their national priority. If I didn't have any other choices, I'd definitely settle down in Iceland and figure out a way to be happy here.