ECON 375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Sub-Saharan Africa, Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act
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In order to rebel against obamacare, conservative politicians attempted to negate expanding medicaid at the state level. However, john kasich rebelled against his fellow conservatives, citing a christian and moral obligation to help the poor- which encompasses giving access to medicaid. Opponents to kasich decision claim that the government is not responsible to provide anything and everything to the needy. Charity is meant to be an individual, private sector endeavor, not something carried out by the state. But the author argues that government intervention is not charity, per say, rather it is restoring justice to those (cid:449)ho ha(cid:448)e (cid:271)ee(cid:374) e(cid:454)(cid:272)luded f(cid:396)o(cid:373) (cid:862)thei(cid:396) (cid:396)ightful pla(cid:272)e i(cid:374) so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)(cid:863). Po(cid:448)e(cid:396)t(cid:455) i(cid:374)hi(cid:271)its poo(cid:396) people f(cid:396)o(cid:373) engaging properly, which leads to an unhealthy community and society. When people are stable in income, they are able to pursue higher purposes, which benefits everyone. The state has an obligation to create this safety and peace for the well-being of society as a whole.
