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BO fining parents
| Mon, 10-13-2008 - 1:11am |
I was watching some of the debate from last week online because i missed it. McCain brought up that Obama wants to fine parents who do not have health insurance on their children.
I'm not sure how most people feel about this, but isn't health insurance just as important as shelter, education and food. I definitely think that not insuring your children should fall into the neglect category. People can complain about the cost of health care but if you can't afford having a child, don't have one.
I guess i was wondering what others thought about this.

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And in plenty of cases people can afford it, yet choose not to. What is your point?
If someone chooses not to have health insurance, that's their own business & none of yours or the governments.
How do you feel about government forcing you to have car insurance (if you drive a car)?
>>> lol. What nonsense are you trying to say? I'm saying if you can't afford a child, don't have one. If you can't afford to feed a child, you shouldn't have one. If you can't afford to shelter a child, don't have one. If you can't afford to insure you're child, don't have one.
Aah...but how can you know what the circumstances will be for every situation for the rest of your life? Suppose a parent loses their job? Suppose you get a new job and your employer doesn't provide insurance? Suppose insurance was previously affordable, but simply becomes too expensive? At what point do we all get to live in your 20/20 hindsight world?
>>> I'm not advocating the killing of children. I'm advocating good parenting.
I guess in your world, for parents in a difficult situation, "good parenting" is choosing health insurance over food and clothing.
>>> I'm advocating the govt forcing parents to make sure that when their child is sick, that child will get all the medical care they need and that the lack of insurance will not hinder the medical care they receive.
Interesting...so you take a parent who can't afford insurance for their kids and screw them even further by fining them, as Barry wants to do, so that they can provide even less. Good thinking...very compassionate.
Medicare truely IS "socialized" health care....Not the single payer universal system we have here.
Also, I found this interesting link:
http://cthealth.server101.com/the_case_for_universal_health_care_in_the_united_states.htm
The Case For Single Payer, Universal Health Care For The United States
Outline of Talk Given To The Association of State Green Parties, Moodus, Connecticut on June 4, 1999
By John R. Battista, M.D. and Justine McCabe, Ph.D.
When has the government mandated car ownership?
Plus in my state you don't have to have insurance if you are willing to post a bond in case of damage.
How do you feel about government forcing you to have car insurance (if you drive a car)?
Where in the world did you get that I said the government mandated car ownership?
My state is the same way about posting bond.
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