Just a few of my personal thoughts on the concept of national healthcare:
--I live in the greatest country in the world. I'm willing to work hard, pay my taxes, and be the best American I can be. I'm entitled to be taken care of by my country, since I help take care of it.
--People who have health coverage may be more apt to go see a doctor when they do not feel well...rather than try to wait the illness out. This will get them on the road to recovery faster, and will result in more productivity, which helps the company work better, which helps the economy work better, etc.
--Regarding "healthy lifestyle" choices, everyone will pay for people's bad habits in the end, one way or another. In fact, people's bad habits actually
help our nation. For example, without people dealing drugs and what not, there would be no DEA. Those people are employed thanks to stupid choices. Here in PA, had the tax on cigarettes not been raised, the commonwealth would be deeper in the red than it already is. Deep red means cuts in jobs, departmental budgets, etc. So light up smokers of the commonwealth! Your tax money just helped get a child get into a vital social services program.
