By Richard E Walrath

What do most companies do for their employees?

Health insurance is a good example.  For years, employees thought and were told that health insurance was in addition to their pay.  Then they were told it was part of their pay.  The next thing employees knew they were paying for part of their health insurance while their pay increases barely budged. And these were the lucky ones. 

The rest can’t afford to pay for health insurance while the lucky ones worry about losing it.

The 47 million people who don’t have any health care insurance think universal health care is a really good thing. 

Those who used to have health insurance but couldn’t afford to keep it any longer think it’s a good thing. 

Opponents to universal health care often bring up long waiting lines.  The Republicans wore that out several years ago. 

I wait around for my doctor about an hour every time I go, but I don’t have to wait in line–they have chairs to sit in.