Nov. 19. 2009 - Health Care Deform
Yesterday’s Cincinnati Enquirer had an article titled, “Public Wants the Rich to Pay for Health Plan, Poll Finds.”
My response is why?
Last I checked, health care was not a provision guaranteed by the US Constitution.
I have no problem paying for someone’s health care, provided they mow my grass, paint my house, or watch my kids. These services would make them my employees. As such I would offer a health care option.
Being forced to pay for something because I have more marbles than someone else, doesn’t seem right.
Why is success such a negative attribute? I sacrificed to go to college. I took out student loans, ate Spam and Velveeta sandwiches and drank Buckhorn beer. Meanwhile, my contemporaries were making money and making life style choices.
My response is why?
Last I checked, health care was not a provision guaranteed by the US Constitution.
I have no problem paying for someone’s health care, provided they mow my grass, paint my house, or watch my kids. These services would make them my employees. As such I would offer a health care option.
Being forced to pay for something because I have more marbles than someone else, doesn’t seem right.
Why is success such a negative attribute? I sacrificed to go to college. I took out student loans, ate Spam and Velveeta sandwiches and drank Buckhorn beer. Meanwhile, my contemporaries were making money and making life style choices.
Why should I now subsidize those that did not have the same drive to achieve a more affluent position?
Ironically, the original US Constitution stated only white males were eligible to vote, and most limited the vote to those white males who owned a certain amount of property. (In other words, if you were a renter, you couldn’t vote.) Since only a small minority of white males owned enough property to qualify, the vast majority of the population was denied the vote. By some estimates, less than 5% of the population were eligible to vote in the election of 1800.
Ironically, the original US Constitution stated only white males were eligible to vote, and most limited the vote to those white males who owned a certain amount of property. (In other words, if you were a renter, you couldn’t vote.) Since only a small minority of white males owned enough property to qualify, the vast majority of the population was denied the vote. By some estimates, less than 5% of the population were eligible to vote in the election of 1800.
The below passage is taken from Section 2, Article I, of the original US Constitution.“Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.)”
According to our Fore Fathers, the wealthy should get a more proportional vote. Try that concept now.
So here we are some 220 years later with some people deciding that we need “Wealth Redistribution.”
This is nothing more than CLASS WARFARE. This philosophy has never worked in the past and will not work this time.
I'm all for universal health care. But if the health care is equal and "universal", then why should some pay more for the SAME services?
It would be great if we all took responsibility for our life decisions and results.
Dare to dream. This was once the American motto
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posted by J. Jay @ 8:52 PM
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you, work harder? - as if.
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