Health care should be free
Wouldn't it be wonderful if health care was free for all? While we're at it, how about food, housing and education? In the ideal world the basic necessities of life would be provided to all citizens of the world, but our economy just doesn't work that way.
In our money-based society we must pay for what we value. We spend money on our car, we buy new clothes, we eat out, we go on vacations -- yet most of us pay little toward health and well-being.
You might say that you spend a lot on health care. But you are probably including your cost of insurance, which has little to do with "health" care. Remember that insurance is just a way to lessen the risk of going bankrupt when "sick" care is needed. It can certainly pay off if something terrible happens (and if you have an ethical insurer), but does very little to help you stay well.
We Americans pay top dollar to avoid the risk of unforeseen medical expenses. Few of us pay for wellness. Yet wellness care is where we reap the biggest benefit in our quality of life.
So how much do you value being healthy and strong? What is your well-being worth in this capitalist society?
My own well-being is worth organic food, a relaxing and inviting home, a comfortable bed and pillow, good supportive shoes, clean water and air in my home, having fun with friends and family, gym membership, chiropractic care, massages, acupuncture, and rolfing.
Paying for the things that keep us healthy and strong gives us resources we need to grow in positive directions. What is your well-being worth to you?
In our money-based society we must pay for what we value. We spend money on our car, we buy new clothes, we eat out, we go on vacations -- yet most of us pay little toward health and well-being.
You might say that you spend a lot on health care. But you are probably including your cost of insurance, which has little to do with "health" care. Remember that insurance is just a way to lessen the risk of going bankrupt when "sick" care is needed. It can certainly pay off if something terrible happens (and if you have an ethical insurer), but does very little to help you stay well.
We Americans pay top dollar to avoid the risk of unforeseen medical expenses. Few of us pay for wellness. Yet wellness care is where we reap the biggest benefit in our quality of life.
So how much do you value being healthy and strong? What is your well-being worth in this capitalist society?
My own well-being is worth organic food, a relaxing and inviting home, a comfortable bed and pillow, good supportive shoes, clean water and air in my home, having fun with friends and family, gym membership, chiropractic care, massages, acupuncture, and rolfing.
Paying for the things that keep us healthy and strong gives us resources we need to grow in positive directions. What is your well-being worth to you?
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