tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post6961932965709362233..comments2024-03-11T05:57:18.030-04:00Comments on Sacraments Wholesale: Tales From Desolation Row: God bless the child that's got his own health care.Deacon Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14981953522017981083noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post-59034606311473400562009-12-15T17:48:45.300-05:002009-12-15T17:48:45.300-05:00trickle-down agape - - now there's one to thin...trickle-down agape - - now there's one to think about. But it probably makes perfect sense to he/she.<br /><br />So - - - where to go from here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post-35824654593744301292009-12-14T12:44:57.638-05:002009-12-14T12:44:57.638-05:00Here's how the thought process works: I make m...Here's how the thought process works: I make money off the current health care system and I give some of that money to charitable organizations that help people. If you change the system, then I won't make as much money and I can't help others any more. It's called trickle-down <i>agape</i>.Deacon Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14981953522017981083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post-84378450428536112942009-12-14T12:15:42.218-05:002009-12-14T12:15:42.218-05:00Or perhaps the title should also "God bless t...Or perhaps the title should also "God bless the child that's got his own health care or who has no health problems." We also have the tendency to "blame" the person who gets sick. That if they would eat right, exercise, etc. then they wouldn't need health care. While it may be true there is a correlation between some behaviors and some health outcomes, it is not a perfect correlation by any stretch of the imagination. Being ill is no more "their fault" than being poor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post-33283890052558258892009-12-14T10:40:23.618-05:002009-12-14T10:40:23.618-05:00I want to know how this person's thought proce...I want to know how this person's thought processes work. How does he/she believe that helping others AND stopping health care reform are both good things?<br /><br />Somehow, I feel like we need to understand that process before we can really change things in ways that benefit the community as a whole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post-26465625354945771632009-12-14T08:41:23.619-05:002009-12-14T08:41:23.619-05:00It amazes me. People think providing affordable h...It amazes me. People think providing affordable health care will cost more. They don't realize that we already are paying for it; we've just chosen to use the least effective, most expensive way of doing it, that is, via emergency room. Emergency rooms will treat you if you're in crisis; they just won't treat you before you reach the crisis stage. If they did they'd save money, human suffering, and human lives. Somehow, we've got to get people to understand that what we do now is for the benefit of the very rich, the insurance companies, private (for profit) hospitals, and to some extend pharmaceutical companies. Can we not get some of God's distributive justice going here?Karen McLeodnoreply@blogger.com