Puddinman’s Health Care Reform: Personal Responsibility
I’ve been blogging about Health Care for awhile and I was in the middle of talking about Overutilization. Rest assured that I will return to that topic soon enough. But I recently hit upon what I think is the MOST important point that we are all overlooking: Personal Responsibility. Every American needs to take responsibility for themselves. This is vitally important in every facet of our lives, but none more so than Health Care.
Ask yourself this: How much do you save per year to pay for your future Health Care needs, whether you have insurance or not? If you are like most Americans, the answer is probably $0. Now, how much do you spend per year on luxuries like coffee, movies, alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, books, sporting events, etc.? Americans have this funny habit of spending all their income on what basically amounts to bullshit and then turning around and complaining when they don’t have money for the things they need. What’s worse, they turn to the government to provide them things they aren’t prioritizing.
All I’m saying is that if you want Health Care, then you need to prioritize it.
