I’ve been staying with my high school duo partner and her family while I’ve been in Kansas City. It has been really interesting talking and chatting with her parents because they are pretty conservative – hell she’s pretty conservative at least in comparison to me. The difference between my other stays with conservative folk is that they are actually intelligent.
We’ve talked about insurance (in general) and healthcare. I think, if nothing else, I have a better understanding of how insurance companies work. The information isn’t so contrary to what I already knew, but her father is a manager at an insurance company so his opinion is more insightful, but possibly a little biased.
I think what’s important to realize, especially after the House passed their bill last night, is that this reform is something the majority of the population wants. This isn’t some fringe cause of the progressives or anything of the sort. Polls show us this, let alone the election of the first African-American president whose main platform was healthcare reform.
The question is: even if the people want it, is it the right thing to do? I think the answer to this question is yes. Our Declaration of Independence calls for “Life… and the Pursuit of Happiness” in what we can we have either of these things without a guarantee that we can be healthy or at least become healthy again? If nothing else this seems to be something of importance.
Tags: Philosophy, Politics