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Monday, March 9, 2009

The Unemployed Aren't The Only Uninsured Americans

By Ethan Kalvin

When we think of Americans who don't have health insurance, we first think of the unemployed. However, the unemployed are not the only ones without coverage. In today's world, having a full time job is no longer a guarantee of insurance benefits. Companies are struggling more and more, and one of the places they are cutting costs is through health care benefits for employees. This increase in the numbers of uninsured is creating a new class of society that is stuck in a catch-22 position. They make too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to pay for private insurance.

For instance, a third of American business did not offer any type of health insurance coverage for their employees in 2007. The skyrocketing costs of doing business is wreaking havoc on sthe smaller companies as they strugle to stay afloat. And thus, we have a growing health care crisis in our country.

There is a lot of talk against a government run health care system. Many call it socialism, and claim that our forefathers never intended our country to be run this way. Truth is, that our forefathers likely had no clue that we would one day be controlled by a very greedy rich few who control our health care system. When honest citizens are dying because they can't get proper health care, then the system is broken. It is time that the citizens stand up and speak clearly to the politicians.

During 2006 and 2007, 1/3 of the American population under 65 went without any health coverage for a portion of time. That should not be. As one of the wealthiest countries in the world, we are among the last to come up with a viable health care system for our citizens. While politicians in Washington enjoy top of the line health care paid for by the citizens, they continue to deny coverage to their constituents.

Whatever your stance on this issue, you must at least agree that something should be done to help out our fellow Americans. It is time to come together and pay for what works, and eliminate the extras from the budget. If this doesn't happen, then as a country, we wont survive.

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