| Health Insurance: A right, a privilege or a responsibility?
This question was posed during the debates. Both candidates kind of did some rhetorical banter about tax credits and crap. I don't even know what either candidate stands for there, and really, don't care!
I pose to my fellow Monks, the same question. Is health insurance, a right, a privilege or a responsibility?
It's my opinion, that health insurance is an absolute right to those who cannot provide for themselves. This means, that if you're under the age of 18, even if your parents are employed, it is the country's responsibility to provide health insurance for you. As well, if you're incapacitated, or have some other type of illness where you cannot provide for yourself, again it's the governments responsibility to provide health insurance for you, entirely free. Pass out a card, just like they do food stamps.
If you're an adult, which would be 18 in this case (not 21!), then you should be able to provide for yourself. This means, that it's your responsibility to get your own health insurance. Perhaps your parents insurance will cover you, as some do until your 23, 24, 25, or perhaps you need to go out and get a job, so you can afford to have private health insurance. Either way, you're a grown adult, and you're able to provide for yourself, so therefore you should cover yourself or pay the consequences. |