Hard Times in America
We are all aware of the current economic situation in the United States.
Unemployment rates are high. Jobs are scarce or non-existent. Many people
are underemployed, working minimum wage jobs that won’t pay all the bills.
Even college graduates are having difficulty finding work. Poverty rates for
all age groups in 2012 were 16.0%. That means millions of people are going
without essential services or food. Congress should be aware of these
statistics. It’s part of their job to know. And it is their job to act on behalf of
the people of this nation – all the people of the nation.
One would expect that with the majority of Congress professing a belief in
god/religion that these people would be concerned with the welfare of the
least of their constituents. They would see to it that there is shelter, food,
and medical care available to all. However, this is not the reality. Both
Democrats and Republicans favor fixing the deficit problems in the USA by
cutting essential services to the poor.
Response of Congress to Needy
Take first the Affordable Care Act that was passed by Congress and upheld
as constitutional by the Supreme Court. I receive email updates from my
congressmen/women, who happen to be Republicans. Living in Kansas there
seems to be no choice but Republican in the political realm. In these
communications, the constant theme for many months has been an update
on how the Republicans are making efforts to stop the Affordable Care Act,
otherwise known as Obamacare. These good, Christian representatives don’t
want to see any form of assistance given to those who could not get health
care before the Affordable Care Act. They’ve whined and schemed and held
the Federal government hostage in their efforts to end this step forward in
taking care of the health needs of citizens. I see universal care for America
as the optimal solution, and even though I voice my opinion to my
representatives, I’m brushed away like an annoying fly.
Where is the Christian morality that should exist among these
representatives? They are paid an outrageous amount of money for the
positions they hold, and they are provided with the best health care. Why is
it that they don’t want at least basic health care for millions who were not
eligible or were too poor to purchase it prior to the Health Care Act?
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