health care

I am always reluctant to discuss politics. While I am extremely interested in politics and do lots of personal research, my opinion has always been that the majority of people (myself included) do not seem to know what they are talking about when they begin their arguments. The issue of healthcare, however, seems pretty obvious.

According to the World Health Organization, the U.S. currently ranks in at #37 in healthcare. We rank below Oman, Morocco, Canada (gasp!), Chile, and Costa Rica. Guess who is number one? FRANCE! That is right! The socialized, liberal, majority non-Christian country called France is #1 in healthcare! While I know that the U.S. loves to hate on France for reasons I do not even want to discuss, we should really sit back and think about this.

As of Nov. 2006, 83% of Americans were dissatisfied with the total costs associated with our healthcare system. I believe this number has reduced drastically since Obama has been elected, though I am having a hard time getting specific statistics. However, if you were to slide over to Fox News and read the opinions section, you will hear people saying things like "We don't need a BOY doing a man's job when it comes to healthcare reform!" These are, of course, the same people who call themselves loving, forgiving Christians.

But I digress. The only point that I want to make is that there is something very sick about having a for-profit healthcare system. Insurance companies have analysts on staff whose primary jobs are to find ways to exclude people from being covered. Healthcare costs are skyrocketing. There has got to be a better way! I know change is scary, but we cannot let our fear get in the way of progress.