Comments on: The Democratic Healthcare Plank

By: punkoj

punkoj — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:07:38 +0000

So Bruce, what is your view of ‘basic’ healthcare?

I don’t believe that healthcare should be limited to ‘basic,’ why should some people be entitled to better care than others?

Who are the ones we decide have access to ‘basic’ healthcare?

Who decides this?

Doesn’t everyone deserve to have the same quality of life? What kind of things do we exclude from ‘basic’ healthcare?

The ability to get treatment for all of ones illnesses is not a privilege reserved for any one group, it is a right of everyone. We are all human beings after all, we all have the same goals at the end of the day, to be free from suffering. We can’t eliminate all forms of suffering, but we can at least provide everyone the chance to eliminate as much physical and mental suffering as possible, and when we can’t eliminate it, we can at least provide them a chance to mitigate it.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:15:29 +0000

What can I say? Nobody is perfect. My view of “basic” healthcare may be at odds with what might be contemplated by Obama. I will be sharing thoughts in future posts, I am sure. Thanks for participating.

By: fmanja

fmanja — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:21:23 +0000

It seems that you have become a left leaning socialist. Okay maybe that was a bit of hyperbole but healthcare is like education in my eyes. We need a basic level for everyone so we can keep the country strong and kick the sh-t out anyone that tries to bring us down.