Maybe the video below will help explain my dilemma. On President Obama's twitter page, he wrote, "Our Health Reform Video Challenge finalists showcase the creativity and passion you bring to this debate. Watch and vote: [link]." So I guess he's trying to get people involved by creating witty videos to support health care reform, calling it the Health Reform Video Challenge. I found this video in the mix, and after watching it, I shook my head.
"It took our neighborhood to come together to save us," she said on the video. What bothers me about that statement is that instead of praising the support of the neighbors, it uses this beautiful example of community support to criticize the government.In this story, it seems to me that providing health care for this boy would have been even worse. If the government just paid for the boy's medical expenses, then the neighborhood would never have come together to help them. This joyful miracle of a group of people coming together would not have happened.
Isn't the community in this story the ideal? Aren't these the type of people that should be surrounding those that need help? This reminds me of what Jesus set up the church to be. He wants us to help others in need. There are many good organizations out there, helping people as we speak. I certainly want to be a part of that, and I am trying to do my part right now. However, when the government attempts to solve all of our problems, it is difficult for me to see as many situations that would require communities to unify for a purpose. We are able to solve our problems together, as we serve and share our resources with each other.
I am one of those who do not have health insurance. Not because i don't have the money to pay for it; but because i do not want to WASTE the money on "insuring" i get sick. That is like saying...i am going to get sick in the future so i better pay now so i don't have to pay when i do get sick.
ReplyDeleteI am a proponent of Prevention. Sounds like you are too Aaron. To take more responsible measures before getting sick i think is much better. IN the last 15 years of not having med ins. i have been to see the doctor twice...for wellness checks. I am very aware of what goes in and comes out of my body...that may sound gross to some but if we are more proactive; instead of letting the doctors tell us we are sick and having to take the drugs that cause our immune system to shut down, we end up staying healthy and building up our defenses against disease. I teach classes on Detoxification and Regeneration; the need to clean our bodies out and what we put in them is vital to our health. But because we have not taken more responsible roles in finding out what is being ingested and what the ingredients are; we end up having to rely on Washington to tell us we have a problem. Glad to hear your looking at this seriously. IT is really something i care a lot about. see you at Julie's halloween party? love aunt karen
Yes, prevention is important. However, insurance is very important too. We get insurance in case we get in an accident, or we need an appendectomy, or we have a baby, or anything else that we would not be able to pay for out of pocket. You can be as proactive about your health as you can possibly be, but bad stuff can still happen and that's why insurance is still very important for those who can't afford to pay large medical bills.
ReplyDeleteyes we need insurance because we can't save money so we give it to the insurance company's to save for us. they collect the interest over the years and that's why Warren Buffet is one of the wealthiest and smartest.
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