I just don't understand conservatives...
I was reading a post on the US Conservatives blog on About.com. As I read that post I was first nodding, then pausing, and finally gaping. It’s not that I disagree with the premise that people lose healthcare when they lose their jobs. But the statement that healthcare is guaranteed in this country just made me laugh. I suppose if you ascribe to the belief that people who lose their jobs and thus insurance will then only need medical care for ER type things. Things like Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and multiple myeloma. They’ll have their foot go gangrenous because of poor circulation and the ER will be enough care for them. By all means, let’s get more jobs with insurance. But let’s not use that argument muddy the waters of the need for a real healthcare system for anyone not wealthy. What astounds me more is that the writer doesn’t have insurance through his job writing for About.com. But maybe his wife does?