The Affordable Care Act was a step in the direction of making healthcare a right equivalent to our right to security.
Security is many Republican's #1 priority, Democrats too I suppose. Security is a "Right" in many American's mind. Define "security."
se·cu·ri·ty
səˈkyoÍorÉ™dÄ“/
noun
https://www.google.com/#q=definition+of+%22security%22&spf=1498322641445
noun: security; plural noun: securities
1. the state of being free from danger or threat.
"the system is designed to provide maximum security against toxic spills"
the safety of a state or organization against criminal activity such as terrorism, theft, or espionage.
"a matter of national security"
synonyms:
safety, freedom from danger, protection, invulnerability
"the security of the nation's citizens"
antonyms:
vulnerability, danger
procedures followed or measures taken to ensure the safety of a state or organization.
"amid tight security the presidents met in the Colombian resort"
synonyms:
safety measures, safeguards, surveillance, defense, protection
"security at the court was tight"
the state of feeling safe, stable, and free from fear or anxiety.
"this man could give the emotional security she needed"
synonyms:
peace of mind, feeling of safety, stability, certainty, happiness, confidence
"he could give her the security she needed"
antonyms:
disquiet
2. a private police force that guards a building, campus, park, etc.
3. a thing deposited or pledged as a guarantee of the fulfillment of an undertaking or the repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in case of default.
synonyms:
guarantee, collateral, surety, pledge, bond
"additional security for your loan may be required"
4. a certificate attesting credit, the ownership of stocks or bonds, or the right to ownership connected with tradable derivatives.
How is it that America, that our Government cannot see that health is part of well being, that well being is part and parcel, inextricably a right equal or more important than security?
If Americans are not living healthy, well cared forgives, they do not need security!
I can comfortably tell you Americans see health care as a RIGHT great a terrible than more "security" from the Department of Defense, the FBI, or the local police.
It is the power of lobbyists that fight against Americans. Lobbyists for insurance companies, for-profit hospitals, and drug companies. These businesses can be supported, subsidized, AND CONTROLLED by Government for the good of Americans, including the profit making enterprise of each of these businesses.
Profit by ANY BUSINESS at the expense of Americans is foolish, and demeans the American "social capitalism" PERIOD.
"Social capitalism" is a term I invented to mean a capitalist economy which include things like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Stop subsidizing business like farmers and coal if you are unwilling to pay for health care for all Americans as well.
America deserves capitalism with a conscience. WE have been through the "American Holocaust / Slaughter," slavery where we dehumanized humans, and putting Japanese Americans in concentration camps in WWII. It is time to turn a page on all that with something truly worth while, a plan totally non-Paul Ryan-esque.
Single payer health care is overdue in America.
