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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
shesus, that's correct, you are making conscious choices based on realities of the world. I'd love to live in a world where things are different but in a world where there's only so many chairs to sit in, when the music stops, I want to make sure that I can get to a chair faster than anyone else. After I have a chair, I'll be interested in helping someone else find one. What I'm not interested in is giving up a part of my chair for someone else to also sit on.
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It is true, I made the choice to leave my past job. However, with your argument, I should have stayed in a job that did things against my professional ethic in an area that I was not happy in just so I could have a sense of security if I got sick. That may work for some people, but I'm not one of them.
At this moment, I am going through a process of obtaining a job that I really want. It is the position I've been aspiring to reach. However, it has no benefits because it is a contract job. Should I give this up and more or less sell out for a job that is 'safer' just for health care?
I would hop on your train of thought if there were choices. If we have freedom of paying for our own healthcare, there should be affordable choices for those who do not have the corporate perks. I haven't seen these made readily available in our current system.
As for sharing my chair, I would share it with anyone who needed it. I used to be in the camp of privileged folk. I grew up with unlimited health care and benefits. I was against welfare and hand-outs. However, once I got out and started working with less fortunates, I realized that not sharing is not the best choice. I think we will just have to agree to disagree on this point.
