Health Care

Today's Social Justice Issue: HEALTH CARE

It seems simple enough. People need some form of health care. This health care does not come free. So... people need to find some way to pay for this health care. Our current system had individuals pay for this care. In this system the price is high and people can choose to or not to pay for this service. The problems start when someone without health care goes to the emergency room and receives care that they have not paid for. Where the money comes from to pay for this care is the rest of us who are paying for our own care. They simply raise our rates to cover for these emergency cases. There are many other problems with the system. It is expensive, leaving some people unable to afford health care. It leaves a burden on the insured to care for the uninsured, either through welfare, paying for retirement care, or emergency care for those not covered.

One alternative to the current system is to provide health care for everyone at no cost. In this system everyone is insured. It is a system that has been proven to work in Canada and a multitude of welfare-states in Europe. Such a system would be paid for through higher taxes.

What I think people fail to see is that this system is being paid for right now, but just by a few. Making it into a system that is supported by everyone's taxes will cut down on the overall cost.

That is what I think. What about you?