Eosian Wrote:While it's true you don't need insurance on your shoelaces, affordable health care for everyone is a must for a truly fair and equal society.
Pretty sure most Americans aren't exactly aiming for the communist ideal...
FrozNlite Wrote:(1) if your "incentive" to work in the medical field revolves around money, you shouldn't be working in the field.
You get a job to get money. Being a doctor is not only hard work, but is a huge investment. No matter how much you like saving lives, if you have to spend years paying off your large debt from school, many people won't find it worth the trouble. After all, they can invest their time and money into countless other professions, where they'd work less for the same pay.
FrozNlite Wrote:(2) it's important to note that health care reform should NOT be the receiver of blame, but the severely flawed education system in the United States. Obama, in his State of the Union, said he will work to place a 10 year cap on student loans, in an effort to reduce the stranglehold they place on college and professional school graduates. In the end, if you want the money to pay for your bills (or in my friend's case, future bills), work on reforming the burden the bills create in the first place rather than deny 32 million people the right to life.
Easier said than done. But yes, as of right now Colleges seem so expensive that I don't even know if they're really worth it. Over time you get more money, but is the extra work worth the stress of those loans you have to pay back after? Meh, maybe its personal preference, or you really live in a highly competitive area and really need that extra boost on your resume.