I received a mass email today announcing a gathering to protest Bush's veto of the SCHIP renewal plan. It's being advertised as a candlelight vigil for tonight (Tuesday, Oct. 16th) at the UGA arches at 5 p.m.
In general I think it is an interesting thing to stage a protest about health care.
I know there have been protests about the VA health care system. But the VA system is an entitlement program. Can you imagine a Medicaid or Medicare protest?
On that note, I've been thinking a lot lately about the word entitlement. Entitlement programs include Medicaid and Veterans health care. These are programs that citizens have earned through service or payment.
SCHIP covers children. They are basically too young to have 'earned' health care coverage and have no way of acquiring it on their own. Does this mean they are less entitled to it than Senior citizens and veterans?
Who is entitled to health care? Why?
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