It seems that the time for Universal Health Care in America has come...or has it? Other nations have been providing quality health care to their citizens for decades, yet the very mention of the idea here in the States gives rise to claims of Socialist agendas, vitriolic accusations of laziness, and other hateful, ignorant and nonsensical rhetoric.

Why does the idea of Universal Health Care seem to bring out the worst in so many people?

As a person who likes to believe that people are inherently good, I find it difficult to maintain that perspective when I hear people claim that they work harder than others and deserve to keep what they have worked so hard for...or that they don't understand why their hard work should help provide for " those slackers" who just want to live off of everyone else. Excuse me...am I hearing right?

So many people in this country work hard everyday, often at more than one job, just to keep food on the table. Many have no health care coverage or inadequate coverage. Even those who think they have good insurance often find that their insurers refuse to pay for much of their care. It's a little thing called record profits in the insurance industry through claim denial. Sure, there are a few lazy people out there who just want to work the system, but they are the minority. Most of our less fortunate people are hard-working individuals...people who chose social work over law school or to help support their families instead (Read more...)