A thought just occured to me. I've often heard conservatives go on and on about "personal responsibility" and using it to argue against social welfare programs. Well if they care so much about personal responsibility then shouldn't that give them cause to be in favor of universal healthcare?
I mean think about it: It would greatly lower the number of people who go into debt because of health problems, which would certainly lower the number of people on welfare. On top of that it would mean that everyone would be able to get proper preventive care and early treatment of injuries and illnesses since lack of coverage and personal finances would no longer be an issue. As a result EVERYONE would have the power to take greater AND MORE EFFECTIVE personal responsibility for their health, leading to a nation of healthier individuals who are able to work harder and be more productive. People wouldn't have to worry about losing their jobs because they couldn't get proper treatment for a medical condition...
Giving universal healthcare would empower everyone to take greater "personal responsibility" for their health. So why is it that "the party of personal responsibility" is so against universal coverage and even uses the idea of personal responsibility to argue against it?
I mean think about it: It would greatly lower the number of people who go into debt because of health problems, which would certainly lower the number of people on welfare. On top of that it would mean that everyone would be able to get proper preventive care and early treatment of injuries and illnesses since lack of coverage and personal finances would no longer be an issue. As a result EVERYONE would have the power to take greater AND MORE EFFECTIVE personal responsibility for their health, leading to a nation of healthier individuals who are able to work harder and be more productive. People wouldn't have to worry about losing their jobs because they couldn't get proper treatment for a medical condition...
Giving universal healthcare would empower everyone to take greater "personal responsibility" for their health. So why is it that "the party of personal responsibility" is so against universal coverage and even uses the idea of personal responsibility to argue against it?