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General Discussion / Re: Healthcare
« on: March 20, 2010, 10:04:50 PM »What MI does is not the same for 49 other states. I do agree about college tuition though...I have second thoughts about going to college because even if I get a scholarship or two, it barely will be enough for us to payIn my opinion, (Don't start a flame war) I think Education is more important than healthcare. I mean look here, Americans are getting dumber by the minute and the educational standards here need some toughening up.Don't kill me for going off topic here, but I disagree with that notion. Michigan just tightened up standards for education as of the class of 2011 and beyond (my class, go figure), and apparently I'm now finding out that the class of 2014 and beyond is forced to take a language course. It's making life more miserable for a lot of students. I'm no different from a lot of other students in the notion that more work makes me less able to complete it... and it further piles up. What we need is not tougher education... but simply easier access to it. College tuition costs are going through the roof, and education is not very important to a lot of families who live in lower income areas. We need more funding for schools to be improved not only in the appearance (Lansing schools are horribly run down), but also how effective the methods of a lot of teachers are. Teachers who take input from their students, and stay before and after school to give assistance to students who have questions are in my opinion effective.
As for this healthcare issue, I do have somewhat of a stand. I am for it, because insurance should be available to all. It increases competition, which is healthy for the economy in the end.
But honestly, it all connects in the end. It's hard to not somehow involve education or the economy even in a discussion about healthcare.
