Health care is a privilege in the U.S. The reason I say this is because not everyone has access to it. There are 10-15% of those living here that can’t afford health care.
Those who oppose covering them are effectively saying “I got mine, get your own you lazy bastard.”
The insurance companies like the current business model because it allows them to make more money by denying coverage even for people who have been paying for years. Effectively they’re saying “We got ours, get yours somewhere else you stupid bastard.”
What’s lacking from both sides is empathy. They just don’t care about anyone but themselves. There’s a psychological term for people like that – sociopath. Sociopaths are interested only in their personal needs and desires, without concern for the effects of their behavior on others.
If an adult family member got a severe illness (like cancer) and couldn’t afford to pay the bills, wouldn’t you do everything in your power to help him/her out? You’d spend your own money to help out, wouldn’t you? You wouldn’t say “Tough luck. You’re an adult, deal with it. If it bankrupts you, too bad. If you die, that was inevitable anyway.”
Of course you wouldn’t (assuming you aren’t a sociopath).
This country is your family. Caring for them is the honorable thing to do.
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