People die even if they can afford health care. Many people go broke if they get sick. The winners in life have length of days and health to enjoy those days. The super winners have available the wealth to prolong that good fortune for a greater span of time. That is the essence of materialism (the American way).[1]
No one owes us another day of good health, so gratitude is the attitude for each day. I do not begrudge the winners and super winners but trust in society and the family that it will provide for the young a chance at length of days and quality of life. This is not a political posture, but it is a spiritual dimension where I can live my life at peace with myself and my brothers and sisters. Be sure to support health initiatives to protect our young and give them the same chance at life that we have had.
[1] The capitalist provides himself wealth by underlings who work for slave wages. In our pluralist society capitalism has become more palatable because it is not the only "ism." The failure of capitalism or its opposite socialism is that greed prevails in either system and it is only in harnessing that greed that society is left open for the future of children, the poor, and the immigrant. Close that door and you have revolution. Read your history and choose wisely what kind of America remains infertile ground for tyrants and demagogues.
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