Isn't a decent health care system and the way to pay for it the ultimate "Love thy neighbor as thyself"? First of all we deserve it. But mostly, you cannot expect people to get a good education, work their whole lives, and create and raise new Americans without it. It's logical. It is not logical to connect health insurance to an employe…
Isn't a decent health care system and the way to pay for it the ultimate "Love thy neighbor as thyself"? First of all we deserve it. But mostly, you cannot expect people to get a good education, work their whole lives, and create and raise new Americans without it. It's logical. It is not logical to connect health insurance to an employer. You could argue it isn't fair to the employers and employees alike.
You could also argue that you can't argue in support of our current healthcare system if you also believe that our government's purpose is to promote our general welfare and do it the best way we know how to. For example, basically all of Thom's examples of Nice Things in this rant that highlight some of what governments currently do for their citizens in order to meet their constitutional purposes.
Isn't a decent health care system and the way to pay for it the ultimate "Love thy neighbor as thyself"? First of all we deserve it. But mostly, you cannot expect people to get a good education, work their whole lives, and create and raise new Americans without it. It's logical. It is not logical to connect health insurance to an employer. You could argue it isn't fair to the employers and employees alike.
You could also argue that you can't argue in support of our current healthcare system if you also believe that our government's purpose is to promote our general welfare and do it the best way we know how to. For example, basically all of Thom's examples of Nice Things in this rant that highlight some of what governments currently do for their citizens in order to meet their constitutional purposes.