“I think we can see how blessed we are in America to have access to the kind of health care we do if we are insured, and even if uninsured, how there is a safety net. Now, as to the problem of how much health care costs and how we reform health care ... it is another story altogether.” IfsThinkingKindStoriesProblemCareAmericaCostSafetyBlessedAccessReformHealth CareSafety NetHealth Care Costs Author:Abraham Verghese
“I know that when I look at today’s Mexicans and Central Americans, they seem to me fundamentally the same as my grandparents seeking a better life in America. On the other side, however, open immigration can’t coexist with a strong social safety net; if you’re going to assure health care and a decent income to everyone, you can’t make that offer global. So Democrats have mixed feelings about immigration; in fact, it’s an agonizing issue.” IfsKnowsLooksFactsFeelingsSeemsCareTodayAmericaStrongSocialSidesIssuesOffersSafetyDemocratSeekingImmigrationIncomeHealth CareDecentGrandparentBetter LifeCoexistSafety NetAgonizingMixed Feelings Author:Paul Krugman
“The pupil's imagination is 'schooled' to accept service in place of value. Medical treatment is mistaken for health care, social work for the improvement of community life, police protection for safety, military poise for national security, the rat race for productive work.” CareValuesSocialCommunityImaginationRaceAcceptingSecurityMilitaryPoliceSafetyProtectionMedicalImprovementHealth CareProductiveTreatmentMistakenRatsNational SecuritySocial WorkPupilsSchooledPoiseRat RaceMedical TreatmentProductive WorkPolice Protection Book:The Dawn of Epimethean Man, and Other Essays Source: The Dawn of Epimethean Man, and Other Essays
“It’s innate in me to be a Democrat — a true Southern populist kind of Democrat. There’s not a lot of those anymore. I’m not saying I’m right or wrong. That’s just the way I feel. The issues that matter to me are the social safety nets for people, health care, middle-class concerns. We need to take care of the middle class and the poor in our country. The chasm is getting larger between haves and have-nots, and that’s something we need to close down a little bit.” PeopleWayNeedsFeelsKindLittlesCountryMatterCareSocialBitsPoorClassIssuesMiddleLittle BitConcernSafetyDemocratTake CareOur CountryHealth CareMiddle ClassSouthernInnatePopulistChasmsSafety NetHaves And Have Nots Author:Tim McGraw
“Everything that we believe in and count on is really in question right now. Our safety net, public education, housing, health care, so many things that are fundamental to a healthy democracy, are under attack. So I think, in general we've got a lot of work to do.” ThinkingBelieveCareDemocracyHealthyRight NowSafetyFundamentalsHealth CareHousingPublic EducationSafety Net Author:Ai-jen Poo
“I think that we need to be more aware of how we are all interconnected, and how we actually need to invest in safety nets and in education, and that we need to come to the realization that health care is a human right and try to provide that for people.” PeopleThinkingTryingCareSafetyRealizationHealth CareSafety Net Author:Jesmyn Ward
“Swedes are such a civilised, perfect society - at least on the surface. There's a great safety net, a huge middle class, free education, free health care. People are very polite, they wait their turn. They're not too loud, they're not too quiet, but sometimes it's a little too perfect.” PeopleLittlesSometimesCareTurnsWaitingPerfectClassMiddleHugeQuietSafetySurfaceHealth CareLoudMiddle ClassPoliteSafety NetCivilisedFree EducationPerfect SocietyGreat Safety Author:Alexander Skarsgard
“Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget for the next fiscal year.” IfsYearsCareNextStrongPresidentShareHealthFairsSafetyWorkersHealth CareBudgetsIndispensablePresident BushAdvocacyFair Share Author:Arlen Specter
“The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.” PeopleGovernmentHappinessPoliticalPurposeNationsInterestSafetyHealth CareGovernorsElection DayPurpose Of Government Author:Thomas Jefferson
“Now our job, our duty, our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of our citizens cannot be complete unless we guarantee health care security for our citizens.” CareJobsResponsibilitySecurityDutyCitizensSafetyHealth CareGuaranteesHealthcareSafety And Security Author:Tom Vilsack
“The issues that matter to me are the social safety nets for people, health care, middle-class concerns. We need to take care of the middle class and the poor in our country.” PeopleNeedsCountryMatterCareSocialPoorClassIssuesMiddleConcernSafetyTake CareOur CountryHealth CareMiddle ClassSafety NetHaves And Have Nots Author:Tim McGraw
“Illegal immigration is not just a matter of interest in states along our border with Mexico. It is having an effect on local economies, schools, health care delivery, and public safety all across the country.” CountryMatterStatesCareSchoolInterestEconomyEffectsSafetyImmigrationLocalsHealth CareBordersIllegalMexicoDeliveryIllegal ImmigrationPublic Safety Author:Roger Wicker
“It seems to me the mark of a civilized society that certain privileges should be taken for granted such as education, health care and the safety to walk the streets.” ShouldSeemsCareCertainWalksTakenStreetsCivilizationMarkSafetyPrivilegeGrantedHealth CareCivilizedTaken For GrantedCivilized Society Author:Alan Bennett
“You know, there are people making a lot of money in this country who can actually afford their own health care. We are in a situation where we got a safety net in place in this country for people who frankly don't need one. We got to focus on making sure we got a safety net for those who actually need it.” PeopleKnowsNeedsCountryCareSituationFocusSafetyHealth CareLots Of MoneySafety Net Author:Eric Cantor