In 2008, when both Democratic nominees, Hillary Clinton and
Barack Obama, professed intentions that if elected would start a healthcare
reform revolution. (One of many promised).
Approaching an age where I could no longer piggy back on my parent's health insurance plan and not in a currently employed where healthcare was offered
the issue perked my ears even though I knew it was most likely empty promises
regurgitated to win over voters. Now, 7 years later Obamacare has a real
possibility of coming to fruition.
New York Times contributor and Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Paul Krugman, brings a day to day, live interpretation of events surrounding the evolution of Health Care Reform. In "Delusions of Failure" written Feb. 3 he introduces the idea to his readers, which most likely have predominately Liberal viewpoints like himself, that Republican politicians are attempting to drag Reform efforts through the mud with lies and stretching stories. This week, he continues his elucidation with "Inequality, Dignity and Freedom" by stating that Republicans now realizing that their declarations are becoming transparent have turned to making the argument that Obama’s efforts at Health Care Reform are actually bad for the work place and employment because low income Americans will no longer work for jobs that they only kept for the benefit of Health Insurance in the first place. That somehow the average blue-collar worker will lose their work ethic. Their "Dignity of Work" in fact. Some Republicans implying that in gaining security of health benefits through the government is some kind of handout and that citizens that are actually taking advantage of the Reform don't know what hard work is. Krugman rebuts this by bringing in the 1% into the argument. That if were going to judge what one deserves as far as security based on the equality of work on individuals then why did 40 hedge fund managers and traders receive 16.7 billion in 2012 according to Forbes magazine.
In this column, Krugman insists that in order for the average working American to obtain dignity he needs to be assured of the essentials. One of which being affordable health care. I find myself agreeing with Krugman almost entirely and enjoy his ability to identify lies for what they are, lies. That there are clearly politicians in office with elitist attitudes. Most of all, I find his way of placing a political and economic issue in a very simple, down to Earth way.
New York Times contributor and Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Paul Krugman, brings a day to day, live interpretation of events surrounding the evolution of Health Care Reform. In "Delusions of Failure" written Feb. 3 he introduces the idea to his readers, which most likely have predominately Liberal viewpoints like himself, that Republican politicians are attempting to drag Reform efforts through the mud with lies and stretching stories. This week, he continues his elucidation with "Inequality, Dignity and Freedom" by stating that Republicans now realizing that their declarations are becoming transparent have turned to making the argument that Obama’s efforts at Health Care Reform are actually bad for the work place and employment because low income Americans will no longer work for jobs that they only kept for the benefit of Health Insurance in the first place. That somehow the average blue-collar worker will lose their work ethic. Their "Dignity of Work" in fact. Some Republicans implying that in gaining security of health benefits through the government is some kind of handout and that citizens that are actually taking advantage of the Reform don't know what hard work is. Krugman rebuts this by bringing in the 1% into the argument. That if were going to judge what one deserves as far as security based on the equality of work on individuals then why did 40 hedge fund managers and traders receive 16.7 billion in 2012 according to Forbes magazine.
In this column, Krugman insists that in order for the average working American to obtain dignity he needs to be assured of the essentials. One of which being affordable health care. I find myself agreeing with Krugman almost entirely and enjoy his ability to identify lies for what they are, lies. That there are clearly politicians in office with elitist attitudes. Most of all, I find his way of placing a political and economic issue in a very simple, down to Earth way.
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