This bumper sticker slogan has been around since the 1960's. It was created by those 'loyal' Americans to counter the anti-war sentiment stirred up by those who saw the futility and/or immorality of the 'conflict' in southeast Asia. But as students of American history can tell you: in America, we love it or change it.
Granted, the changes often take decades or even centuries to come about. At the risk of sounding unpatriotic, I must say we have a long way to go.
In our mighty country, every man, woman and child should be guaranteed a roof over their head, clothes on their back, food in their belly and quality health care. Does this sound like Socialism? Not at all. These things are easily attainable with no threat to the rich or middle class. If we change our income tax system to a less complicated system. Do away with all the exceptions and loopholes, except for non-profit organizations. Those legitamate NON profit organizations shall pay no tax. All other individuals and businesses shall be taxed at the rate of 10% of their income or gross profit. If you crunch the numbers, you'll discover that the tax will be enough to eliminate our national debt in ten years while still supporting the welfare programs necessary to guarantee the aforementioned minimal needs for all Americans.
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If Third World countries can give their citizens free health care, why can't we?
ReplyDeleteI've recently been reading about a Banana Republic. If you can get to a hospital (travel in the rural areas is not easy during rainy season when the dirt roads turn to mud), you are guaranteed treatment, regardless of ability to pay.
You may have to share a bed, and may not have access to the latest and greatest medical technology (which is available in the capital city, to those who can afford to travel that far), but they're still getting better care than those Americans who are uninsured and get no medical care at all.
And don't believe for one minute that Americans *with* insurance all get decent medical care. I have private health insurance with a reputable insurance company, and as a result of the "treatment" I received at what's generally considered a top-notch medical group, I've been told I'll never work again.