It Ain't Over Till It's OVER!!!
Despite all of the blabber on Tuesday night and again yesterday on Fox Cable News, I'm reminded of that great political philosopher and New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra who once said “It ain’t over till it’s over.”
Let's face it!
Health care is a right; a birthright, a human right and a moral right. Why shouldn’t we all share in the cost of health care for everyone? Everyone in this country could have health care, with less cost to the taxpayers, if corporate profit is eliminated.
Go ahead and call it Socialized Medicine, but Jesus Christ of Nazareth would agree that we have the best resources, technology, physicians, facilities, medicines and medical equipment--but it’s not accessible for everyone. I believe that Jesus said something along the lines of, "everyone should be able to receive quality care regardless of one’s status in life or ability to pay."
Didn't He?
People like my brother should NOT be driven to bankruptcy because of long term health problems. The emergency room or the Free Clinic should not be the only health care for those who are not working, or those who simply are unable to afford health insurance. It's estimated by doctors at the Harvard Medical School and recent statements by the AMA that as many as 100,000 people die annually because they cannot afford health care. About half die because they do not have health insurance and the other half die because their health insurance provider will not pay for the care they need to survive.
The reason health care costs are so high in America is because it’s driven by PROFIT. The health insurance companies’ sole purpose is to make money. Their profit holds more importance than a human being’s life. They answer to their shareholders and CEO’s, not to us, their policy holders. Why should capitalism be involved in health care?
Let’s hope the people who have the power, our Congress, will be driven by care and compassion to do what’s best (and the only Christian option) for all Americans ... health care for EVERYONE. Do they have the will to provide everyone with their birthright, their human right and their moral right?
I surely hope so!
posted by Dr. Joe @ 2:21 PM
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I'm surprised you haven't blogged about the State of the Union address or the televised Q&A Obama had with the GOP this week. Both worth watching. The Rachel Maddow site on MSNBC has an excellent analysis of the latter.
I watched RM and her commentary--it was GREAT! I watched the SOTU, but missed the give-and-take with the GOP. He sounded good though in the clips that RM played and showed. Straight and to the point. Later, I heard O'Reilly rant and rave about both the SOTU and the meeting with the Republican representatives--whew! He (O'Reilly) was disgusting!
Mediawingnuts
I agree with you, Joe that all of us should be able to get health benefits and their would be less sickness and death, because some of us can not afford it, like me and I know their is other's out their. We need to stop looking at how much we can make out of it and start caring about our fellow people and the world be a better place to live in and less homeless and starving people. From LMD of Ocean Shores
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