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Universal health care gives chance for equal society
By: Jessica DeLisa
Issue date: 5/21/04 Section: Ed-Op
Originally published: 5/21/04 at 1:56 AM EST
Last update: 5/21/04 at 1:57 AM EST
Originally published: 5/21/04 at 1:56 AM EST
Last update: 5/21/04 at 1:57 AM EST
It is interesting how we believe that the people who take part in these risky activities are all poor people. As if we have not heard of millionaire actors who have been a little too involved in drugs, caught drinking and driving, and so on. I suppose that's OK because they can afford their rehab. Maybe the correlation between drugs and the poor is caused by lack of education and the ability to be easily influenced by the rich, like Robert Downey Jr. or the widely used sex sells campaigns. That seems more logical to explain the actions of the under educated. Rich record producers stoop to a low level to sell at the risk of increasing underage sex, but yet won't take responsibility for the outcome.
The same constitutional argument of why we should not pay for health care is a great reason to argue why we should. Sins of the father shall not be laid on the son; well then, why should a child born into a poor uneducated family suffer without health care because his parents can't afford it. The next argument, that collective punishment for one person's actions is absolutely not allowed, should be applied to a different argument, such as the high car insurance bills that prevents college students and poorer families from owning cars. So even if they did have health insurance, many would not able to use it without a car.
If we are going to talk about punishment and taking responsibilities lets look at where companies decide to dump their waste. Why is it that Chester was the chosen location for waste processing facilities? Why are they punished through the actions of large companies? Is it because Chester has a median family income 45% lower compared to other Delaware counties, or because of its 25% poverty rate? I bet it is safe to say that some of their families can't afford health insurance, but they face many more health issues because of the action of the wealthy and powerful. Chester has the highest low-birth rate and infant mortality rate along with the highest lung cancer mortality rate in the state (Shippensburg University, the Slate, 1996). What were you saying about collective punishment?
The same constitutional argument of why we should not pay for health care is a great reason to argue why we should. Sins of the father shall not be laid on the son; well then, why should a child born into a poor uneducated family suffer without health care because his parents can't afford it. The next argument, that collective punishment for one person's actions is absolutely not allowed, should be applied to a different argument, such as the high car insurance bills that prevents college students and poorer families from owning cars. So even if they did have health insurance, many would not able to use it without a car.
If we are going to talk about punishment and taking responsibilities lets look at where companies decide to dump their waste. Why is it that Chester was the chosen location for waste processing facilities? Why are they punished through the actions of large companies? Is it because Chester has a median family income 45% lower compared to other Delaware counties, or because of its 25% poverty rate? I bet it is safe to say that some of their families can't afford health insurance, but they face many more health issues because of the action of the wealthy and powerful. Chester has the highest low-birth rate and infant mortality rate along with the highest lung cancer mortality rate in the state (Shippensburg University, the Slate, 1996). What were you saying about collective punishment?
