It’s no beer summit, but we’re getting there. Chairman Henry Waxmen said today that he had reached an agreement with other Democrats “that would allow the panel to approve sweeping health legislation later in the day.”
I know there is a vast amount of disagreement when it comes to government subsidized healthcare in the US—and I welcome your opinions, concerns, etc. If I may, to give everyone some perspective in these times of economic woe—imagine having a chronic illness out of no fault of your own, losing your job, and facing the prospect of no healthcare whatsoever. I often wonder if the naysayers think about that aspect of life as an American.
I had some Canadian visitors last week and spoke with a few of them at length about this problem. My friend John pointed out, after his trip to Alcatraz, that even prisoners are given medical care as one of their four basic rights as human beings. Food for thought, for what it’s worth.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Closer to a deal.
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food for thought for sure. people always forget to think about others if they are not affected at the current time.
Author and philosopher Alain de Botton spoke recently about the insidious unspoken assumption that if we "deserve" our success we must somehow deserve our defeats as well. He argues that we must all work hard to recognize the haphazard nature of the success and misfortunes that befall us all.
I think this is operating in a truly nefarious way in the healthcare debate reform. Imagine how this kind of social empathy might change the debate!
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