Obamacare Will Eat Your Children Or Something Else Really Evil And Bad

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Got into a conversation with Facebook today about Obamacare and the general attitude toward universal healthcare in the United States.


Living in a country with a fairly reasonable healthcare plan, it's really interesting to watch a lot of Americans go completely against what the rest of the world basically agrees with - that preventative medicine is key in reducing costs of healthcare overall.

The comment about generosity (let's be fair, I'm an asshole) was based on her asking if she should just hand over her paycheck to those wishing a hand-out, and my response:

Yup! That's me! You can't see it but my icon says that if you think
I'm not awesome, you're probably just wrong.  TRUTH.

Was it low? Sure. Was it true? I don't know.  I was just going off of the things she was saying.

I'm struck by this self-serving aire in the United States.  Why should we help other people? They should just get better jobs! We worked hard to get here!

But the point is, people...if we work together, we all work LESS hard to get ANYWHERE.  Yeah, you worked hard but wouldn't it be GREAT if the next generation didn't have to STRUGGLE so much to get to where they want in life?

I'm not saying things should be given to them free but a hand up goes a long way.  Take Australia's HELP scheme.  If you want to go to university, Australia's government foots the bill.  Yup.  Foots the bill.

Do you have to pay it back? YES.  BUT you pay it back when you've got a good job at which point it is garnished from your wages a very small amount at a time.  It is MANAGEABLE.  People don't DROWN in debt here. ....and you don't hear Australians bitching about having to help other people. 

BECAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER.

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Sandra Fowler was born in Oregon and moved to Australia in 2003 to marry an Australian guy she'd never met. She has a 5 year old kid, cats, a dog, and a shit tonne of chickens. Also makes and sells jewellery. Likes: Liberal politics, feminism, mental health discussion, making things. Hates: Assholes, racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, and other -isms and -phobias. Encourages the world to be better people, goddamnit. Follow my rantings on Twitter @tandykins.

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