Everything I've heard on the radio and teepee lately is about the talk before the Supremes on what to do about healthcare. "Keep your government out of my healthcare" - - unless you are a woman or someone with Medicare. "Rationing" - - unless you have enough money.
I simply cannot believe that we, as one of the most advanced countries and economies in the world do not have a system to ensure healthcare to its citizens ?
The scolds say that we have the best system in the world - - then why are so many people forced to use emergency rooms for a common cold ? Why are so many people one brush with sickness away from bankruptcy ?? Why are so many people trapped in dead-end jobs and virtual slavery solely for the access to health insurance ???
Look just across our northern border. As many apocryphal stories as there are, how many Canadians do you know that are clamoring for our system??? Why are Americans going to Canada for perscription medicine ???
Who would be unwilling to pay a flat 5% of their income to have assurred access to healthcare ??
Surely, small business (and, for that matter, huge corporations) would love to forgo the expense of funding insurance for their employees. Of course, they'd be required to pay a living wage.
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