ECON 1915 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Implicit Stereotype, Cognitive Bias
13 Jan 2017
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Health is a human right (un: seems to be forgotten quite often. Therefore, it should be accessible to all (universal) and free: oddly enough, it"s becoming more and more expensive, in developed countries, our societies are aging populations are older, and people live longer more health issues! Spending on military- feeling threatened or super power. Medicare and health, social security, unemp, and labor, military. There is a large welfare state that helps middle earners ex: subsidized mortgages. Food stamps- people are eating bad meals and this is causing health issues. Obamacare: insure the uninsured (many part-time workers didn"t have health care) People at front don"t always notice they"re at the front people in the back can"t help but notice. Systems are not great for everyone pain for marginalized blinders, guilt, pressure for privileged. Some ids are invisible (sexual orientation 3% can"t identify as male or female) Everyone has had experiences on both sides.
