What I think about the Affordable Care Act..
I think that it is definitely the government’s responsibility to make sure that all its citizens have health care. When reading the Bloomberg rankings for universal health care systems it was surprising for me to realize that countries like China, Algeria and Iran have a more effective universal health care system than riches country in the world, the United States. While the US constitution says nothing about healthcare I believe it is the government’s responsibility to take care of it’s citizens and taking care of its citizens not only defending them from international threats like terrorism and such but also protecting their health. I commend the Obama administration in its attempt to provide a universal health care system however I must admit that this attempt is not completely successful, since according to the ny times “14 million eligible Americans are uninsured and living in poverty.” I do not think that it is possible for a nation to be considered successful if a great number of its citizens are not cared for. While I understand some people’s stance when they say that its not fair for the hard working people who have to pay their insurance when some “lazy” jobless people get free healthcare, I disagree because the ability to be healthy is a human right in my opinion. Think about the people who because of circumstances beyond their control like an illness or something can’t work, do they not have a right to be treated by a doctor? People need to realize that we are talking about other human beings and we should care about them just as much as we care about ourselves and our families and friends. We should strive to make living conditions better for all and not just for ourselves.