Spring, Health Care and Other Thoughts
Today, March 22, begins the countdown for Beltane (a May Day celebration). Ordering new clothing, jewelry, sarongs, statues, etc is on my mind. We traditionally vend at a large private May Day celebration held in the East Mountains near Albuquerque. In a few weeks we will have our Beltane stock in house and available for sale.
Also, I am somewhat amazed that a health care bill actually passed congress. As I understand it, people such as my step-son Eliot will qualify for government subsidized health insurance in a couple of years. He has been busy starting his own business for the past couple of years. Paying for his own health insurance was not a realistic option. A young healthy adult may spend $300 or more a month for a minimal policy. An adult with any prior medical problems may spend double that or not qualify at all.
This health bill is far from perfect, but it is a start for the US to join the rest of the developed world where universal health insurance is a right taken for granted. Let’s hope that this becomes the case here within the next ten years. All the conservatives who now take the government’s Medicare and Social Security for granted may well assume that government-sponsored health insurance is a basic right as well.