Health care reform
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All the big news right now is the universal health care reform proposals. Well, here's the best alliance for health care reform idea so far. Let's start with a little background information.
You really should take a listen to Anthem by Ayn Rand. Rand is the author of several great novels where she discusses the philosophy of objectivism. It makes you think, just what are the real healthcare reform proposals? A government run program, or a reinvigoration of the individual?
Earlier this year, I heard Meme Roth of NAAO talk about how it was important for the Surgeon General to set a good example, and get her weight at a healthy level. She really hit the nail on the head. The issue of being overweight is the most important thing we must address. Not the lawyers. The most important challenge is overweight problems.
You really should read Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think. It has some great ideas about how we can all improve, evolve if you will, and gain greater control over our personal habits. We control our eating. This is something that must be controlled by the individual. Not the government. Not the doctors. Not your spouse. You.
In his book about mindless eating, Wansink makes a profound statement. It goes something like this: in the 1800's, the big advance was hygiene. In the 1900's the big advance was antibiotics and surgery. In the 2000's, the big advance will be in personal behavior.
Reforming our personal behavior is the greatest health care reform challenge facing the world today. The Clinton health care reform failure was justified, because it put the role of government above the individual. Yes, as a society, we are overweight. But we do it as individuals.
So let's do something really big!
Let's do this together. Lets become as fit as we can be, as a nation, and as a world. We all will save TONS of money. Staying healthy until you die simply costs less. Being healthy makes people more positive, and less likely to fight. You can work more when you are healthy.
We need to incentivize ourself, and incentivize our neighbors. The government can help by putting into place bold and audacious taxes and benefits that will encourage eating right and exercise. If that's all the government did, we would all get healthier, and save some money for our children.
If you want an employer based program, great! Have all employers pay employees their gym fees or allow them to go to the gym during work hours.
If you want a government option, great! Have the government give people tax breaks for buying vegetables. Raise junk food taxes. The politicians can have their win, and actually save instead of spend money. We know that healthy, fresh food costs more than junk food. So pay schools to buy more local, fresh food.
The fundamental issue is prevention. Because we all know that prevention is the best cure.
Why not give our children and our grandchildren a really clean planet, give them great physical health, financial responsibility, and good character. We start the process by eating right ourselves, exercising, and smiling more.
All of us absolutely mustdemand that the politicians end out of control spending, entirely, right away. Let's leave some money for our kids, instead of leaving them with a bunch of unpaid bills.
Finally, take your vitamin C. It helps.
