The problem with leaving it to corporations is they will fuck the workers out of health-care the first chance they get. Indeed, that means that health care will be tied directly to the state of the economy, since in a weaker economy corporations will be able to force people to work without health care.
If a government is supposed to protect its people, why isn't national health as important as fending of foreign invaders?
Also, I'm applying for a job at google tomorrow, so send me your good 'google-whore' vibes, okay?
Oh awesome, Dallas. Good luck. You should tell them you run intellectualwhores.com; I'd bet they all know and love it. But quickly, right now go and change the main page so that it heavily references Google, put on a google search, and compare yahoo/msn searching to outlaw bikers
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That is a good question! By necessitating one but not the other, the government has said that everyone has the right to a good education but must work for the privilege of healthcare
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that's how I feel, that if you really want to reward people based on merit everyone should start out somewhat on the same footing, which means education and healthcare till 16 or so (I personally thought the last 2 years of high school wasn't important unless you were planning on college already).
The next problem is what consists of basic health care? I studied this a bit in my Current Issues in Bioethics class, and with just 15 people in the room there was no consensus, so I wonder how we can get a bunch of senators and representatives, not to mention the rest of the people of this country. There is so much that needs to go into a basic health care plan, and that's just physical health and doesn't even cover mental health.
eh I don't know how to answer my own questions, so I probably shouldn't ask them of other people.
Ha, that's extremely lawyerly of you. Sure, in a tough negotiation situation, never ask a question unless you know the answer. But this is philosophy (albeit political philosophy); if you don't ask the question, it'll never get answered!
But politics is always a compromise. Hopefully we're all educated enough in the first place to arrive upon a good one.
If a government is supposed to protect its people, why isn't national health as important as fending of foreign invaders?
Also, I'm applying for a job at google tomorrow, so send me your good 'google-whore' vibes, okay?
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The next problem is what consists of basic health care? I studied this a bit in my Current Issues in Bioethics class, and with just 15 people in the room there was no consensus, so I wonder how we can get a bunch of senators and representatives, not to mention the rest of the people of this country. There is so much that needs to go into a basic health care plan, and that's just physical health and doesn't even cover mental health.
eh I don't know how to answer my own questions, so I probably shouldn't ask them of other people.
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But politics is always a compromise. Hopefully we're all educated enough in the first place to arrive upon a good one.
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