Some politicians are still obsessed with repelling the Affordable Care Act. People elected to public civil service sure are cavalier about cutting medical insurance to millions of voters.
When Ford motor realized the Pinto was dangerous, the company calculated the cost of a human life and decided it was an acceptable loss.
The
insurance companies are notorious for calculating profits on a Macvellian
level. How much is the cost of a human life today Mr. Insurance executive?
After you add in the cost of buying a congressman to vote in your favor, is the
cost of a human life still cheap enough? How easy is it to deny coverage to
diabetics who can't afford their insulin, or somoene with a pre-existing heart
condition? Very easy when captialism trumps morality.
If we want to be truly Macavellian capitalist let's go all the way. People with expensive disabilities-gone, People who are retired and obviously in poor health-gone. The poor, the homeless, the willfully unemployed-gone. Let's bring back eugenics- the sterilization will be at their cost, of course- they simply cost too much for society to support.
Let's put our massive, costly military to good use and create death squads. What better way for a soldier to prove their loyalty to the oligarchy than ridding it of potential protest and revolution.
I'm being cynical, of course but where do we draw the line? How do we decide this life is more valuable than that one? When did our society decide that making money is more valuable than someone's life?
Those who insist publicly funded health care is socialism, "Why should I pay for some strangers unhealthy choices?" forget it also provides medical protection for your family, relatives, friends and co-workers.
We pay to support local police, fire departments and community colleges to protect and enrich the community. That means all of us. Do you really want to be like the soulless who keep you poor by denying basic human needs?
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