Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Cartoon #4
I read a cartoon by Joe Heller posted in the Green Bay Press-Gazette on 12/19/2009. It was about poverty/healthcare reform. It showed a couple, the guy looking at a movie poster for Avatar, and the woman looking at a homeless family freezing and holding up signs. The woman says "What were you saying about wanting to see skinny, blue people fighting for their lives?" I thought this commented on two things: lack of health care/homelessness and how most people are too absorbed in their own lives to notice those things around them. I agree with this cartoon in that I think we need a system to help people who are jobless and homeless. I also think that a system would be put in place faster if more ordinary citizens really supported it. Most people think it's a nice idea, but when it comes down to it, who really wants to give up giving presents to pay for the wellfare of some homeless stranger?
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I agree.people don't always think about the reasons why there are so many homeless people.they just think its their own fault so they dont see the point in helping them because they should help themselves.but really, there are many circumstances where it isnt their fault at all and they are just looking for compassion in their time of need so they can get back on tehir feet. it is exactly like the healthcare issue. people don't want to pay for other people's misfortune and lack of money. by nature, all humans are selfish. we would have a system if people were willing to pay for it, but sadly, they're not. if people looked deeper into things they'd probably be more compassionate and we'd have alot less problems and more sufficiency when it comes to programs, etc.
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