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Baraka_Guru · 03-28-2010, 02:22 PM

From the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25 (posted in another health care thread, I believe):

Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.

I suppose it is entirely possible that some Americans would want to overlook this, though I imagine if a nation would have aims to be the greatest in the world, this is one thing they might want to focus on...if it's a problem.

I think it's a problem.

I'll reiterate that the bill that was passed is problematic. It's not akin to the social democratic forms of health care that it should be. I think there is enough support for universal health care. I think the goal should be universal health care.

There are measurable benefits to providing health care to your public.

03-28-2010, 02:22 PM	#70 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	From the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25 (posted in another health care thread, I believe): Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. I suppose it is entirely possible that some Americans would want to overlook this, though I imagine if a nation would have aims to be the greatest in the world, this is one thing they might want to focus on...if it's a problem. I think it's a problem. I'll reiterate that the bill that was passed is problematic. It's not akin to the social democratic forms of health care that it should be. I think there is enough support for universal health care. I think the goal should be universal health care. There are measurable benefits to providing health care to your public. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot