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Originally Posted by Azure
The guy from the American Legion thinks its a bad idea.
Why?
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Because government-funded health care is way better, of course!
Seriously, I think the reasons have been discussed--but for me, this is really about Obama going after insurance companies, not soldiers. But in all seriousness, it does reveal the basic moral quandary that the U.S. is in over their health-care system--multiple payers, multiple payees, unequal coverage, etc. all aside. The argument here (and I don't disagree) is that health care SHOULD as an ethical and moral imperative, be offered to veterans free of charge. Of course it should. The government should definitely take on the full responsibility for their care, and it's a shame that they don't.
But in that case, what's the moral difference between a veteran with a leg wound and a child with cystic fibrosis? I'm at a loss as to how you can say that one is a moral imperative and the other is not.