Helping others is a moral obligation
This letter is in response to Tim Costin of Elk Grove who seems to think that all people are as fortunate as he is.
Do you realize that if you get sick in this country you can lose your job and your insurance? This is exactly what happened to us when my husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
When we tried to use our "freedom" to purchase insurance as you stated we should do, we were denied insurance because we both have pre-existing conditions.
Frankly I don't have the strength or energy to start my own nonprofit insurance company as you foolishly suggested. Any other brilliant ideas?
Maybe you should come down from your ivory tower and try to understand the reality of others.
You remind me of Marie Antoinette who when she was told there was no bread for her people to eat, she responded with "let them eat cake."
I also have a response for Greg Seblante Sr. of Palatine who feels that helping others is not a moral obligation. You missed the entire message that God sent his own son to deliver. Stop twisting the words of the Old Testament, open your heart, and you might actually find out what God really wants from you.
Anna Reck
Bartlett