the future of america

random thoughts... maybe once im done something will make sense to me

if someone cant afford a lawyer then the court will assign them one- b/c it's crucial that we have a justice system that works... if you can afford a lawyer then you can pay for Johnnie Cochran and get away with murder- and thats not fair but at least if you cant afford him you still get someone... and yes there are problems with DAs being overworked or underpaid and other issues... but there are a whole lot of criminal attorneys out there-they arent put out of business b/c of higher priced lawyers

every child in america gets to go to school- where you live and your property taxes will play a role in how good the schools are- but every child gets to go to school- we all have a right to an education- it's essential to our nation... and if you can afford private school or to move to an area with a better school district- than good for you... and yes theres major problems with public school education- we need it to be looked at- we need to work harder at providing a more equal education- ensuring that students have text books and other school supplies... there are problems- but at the end of the day each child gets to go to school... and the private schools are still doing fine

we make sure that we have a justice system and an education system- shouldn't ensuring that everyone can you know actually live- shouldnt that be ensured... yes we have private insurance companies and yes we have a system of capitalism- but it works with schools and lawyers- why couldnt we have a public option- if you could afford private health care then you can keep paying for it- if you cant afford it then you have an option

and people complain that they shouldn't have to pay for other's doctors' bills... except that we are now- it's billed into our costs... and one could argue that i should have to pay for other's public school education or even better- their lawyers- hello- a guys kills someone and i help to pay for his lawyer... but it's not about the lawyer or the kid... it's about america- it's about having a fair justice system- it's about the next generation- if we dont pay for public school education then who is going to lead the enxt generation- who is going to ensure that america has a future as a world leader... who will make the scientific break throughs and foster world peace? if you dont care about the kid who is attending the public school- then at least care about your child and know that he'll be living in a better world b/c you helped pay for his peers to have an education... know that yeah maybe that guy did kill someone but what about the guy who was in the wrong place at the wrong time- and didn't do anything wrong... we protect him b/c if we didnt then who is going to protect someone from throwing you in jail- who will protect our rights as individuals??

but what about the cracked out mom of 3 who cant take care of anyone- why should i pay her health insurance? ok good question.. i dont know- but maybe if she got help- and rehab- who knows who she could be... maybe the drug addict will become a screenwriter and inspire someone to fight for good... maybe b/c he got help he'll inspire others to... or maybe the mom will get help and be able to raise her kids on her own... or maybe she wont get help... maybe it's unfortunate...

but what if we didnt focus on her... what if we focused on the family who lives in middle america- where the father just lost his job that he had for 8 years b/c the factory closed... and now he doesnt have insurance... and their middle daughter suffers from CP... and the medicine is way too expensive- espeically now that he lost his job- and he wasn't trained in any of the up and coming fields- so they move to a different small town and he gets a new job and he even gets a new insurance- but theyve spent any money they had saved up on the move and on the medicine in the interum and now theyre in credit card debt just to put basic food on the table and the new insurance wont cover the daughter's medicine b/c its pre-existing...

they didnt do anything wrong... they follwed the american rule book... worked hard, saved what they could... and overnight b/c of the economy, b.c the plant closed, it all got turned upside down... they need insurance... and yeah you can ask ok but i have a job and i have insurance so why should i care... it doesnt even have to be about caring- it could just be- what do we want for the future of america- how can america crawl out of a recession if people dont have basic necessities?? if that family cant provide food then they're gonna end up on social security anyways so we'll end up paying- but even foregoing that- how are they gonna send their kids to college? it's the future of america...

i dont understand a lot... i dont get why a public option would lead to long wait times... i dont get how explaining to someone their end of life options could turn into a death panal and i dont get why private insurance companies would necessarily go out of business... but i do get that america needs this... that millions of americans dont have health care and so either dont get the care they need or pay for it at the expense of everything else... i can see that if we dont do this now that our children will suffer for it- not just the children growing up without healthcare- all of our children... we're one country- united- and we need to make sure that we're all strong for america to be strong... that we're all free for america to be free and that we're all as healthy as possible for america to be as healthy as possible....