Should their parent's income REALLY matter? Should a child suffer because their parents make too much money to get free healthcare but not enough to pay it themselves? Please explain why you feel the way you do. Also, do you have kids or any children in your family, or are you one?
Other - General Health Care - 4 Answers
1 :
No, not all. I believe that there should be free health care for those who need it, so their parents don't have to decide between getting them vaccinated or eating. Those in a lower income household should not be forced to make such decisions. Now, this is not to say the parents in a higher income bracket should not get some help with the children's health care, but they should have to pay some sort of premium that should be based on their income. I think it unfair for those of us who have decided or have had it decided for us not to have children to have to pay for health care for those irresponsible parents who would rather spend their money on luxury items rather than take care of their children. I do not have children, but I have younger nieces and nephews, and I grew up in a single parent home with my little sister, so I know how people can struggle. I've seen it myself.
2 :
yes.everyone should.my parents were always in the earn to o much to get aid but not enough to afford it themselves category..employers are cutting programs and many families have 2 parents each working full time ,yet no insurance or very limited coverage with extremely high co pays .neither of our jobs offers dental insurance,for example.we payed over 6,ooo dollars in dental for our family last year,braces etc. out of pocket.we send money for war and so forth,but our own people are paying for impossibly expensive private insurance or are not offered plans at work.im a former nurse,and saw a lot of good but heavily burdened families.we have the capacity to help or cure them,but they havent got the money to pay for it!
3 :
We all should get free health care (it isn't free, but paid with taxes) Other countries can do it, there is really no reason we can't as well. Except that some health insurance corporations won't profit as much - that is the only thing stopping it. They post billions in profit - and we get the low life expectancy rates. Not very fair. It would be nice if we actually got something that benefits us for our taxes, it would help he economy and we could stop being so stressed out about our futures.
4 :
YES if there parent make less than 15 dollars an hour at forty hour weeks. I am a single parent and I have full insurance on them, I may struggle sometimes but they come first no matter what
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