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Political Philosophy 1

Obamacare/Patient Care & Affordable Care Act

News Article Review

Merceda D. Gooding

June 10, 2012




Obamacare – (PPACA) Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act

The purpose of creating Obama Care (PPACA) is to serve the 50 million Americans who

presently can’t afford healthcare and that every American citizen (regardless of income status)

will have “equal” access of healthcare insurance. The invention of the healthcare policy, Obama

Care which is also called the “Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act” was originally created

by Mitt Romney while he served as the Governor of Massachusetts (Alex Seitz- Wald, 2012).

However Mitt Romney’s transition team is gaining personal profit gain benefits from the

“Obama Care” (PPACA) health insurance.

The former President candidate Mitt Romney used the same Obama Care healthcare

reform legislation as a platform to argue that President Obama is implementing a bad policy that

will affect and not benefit the American people. In addition, Congress and some Christian

conservatist citizens protests against Obama Care (healthcare insurance) and believe that the

legislation violates their constitutional rights. They also believe that Obama Care involves too

much government control and no religious freedom (Weber, K., 2012).

My philosophical analysis review from the articles I had read regarding to the healthcare

policy, I believe it personally benefits the citizens. Obama Care demonstrates Francis Bacon’s

philosophy as the “inventors” to a reformed healthcare legislation. The political aim of Bacon

(hedonist) teaching is to promote inventions, like “faith in technological progress” (White, H., p.

369). In addition, the arguments against Obama Care health care legislation reminds me of

Niccolo Machiavelli’s philosophy and belief that “immoral things achieve goals”… “justice rules

only where just men rule” (Strauss, L., p. 299). Furthermore, Luther and Calvin philosophies I

compare Obama Care to a divine intervention that can turn men lives back to God, “ It’s a




blessing to have and afford health care”. Health is a part of an individual’s well being and well

being promotes a positive healthy spiritual life style.

The natural law describes, “Sin obscures and darkens his comprehension of the law of

nature, so that the divine law is revealed to remove the evasions introduced by man’s fallen

nature” (Forrester, D.B., p. 346). If our leaders would correct their fallen nature and remember

to stop special interest, sinful desires and own wills that affects the lives of the American people.

Remember the Constitution is a “promissory note of justice” endowed by the Creator not the

government; allow the Obama Care legislation and leave it alone, “It saves lives”! Do this with

morality, integrity, obedience and discipline on the behalf of the American citizens cease

inequality, unfairness, tyranny and corruption.

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another,

do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise

evil against another in your heart.”( Zech.7: 9-10 esv)




References

(Forrester, D. B. & White, H.) Strauss, L. & Cropsey J. (1987) History of Political Philosophy

(1st Ed.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press

Weber, K. (2012). New Yorkers Join Religious Freedom Rally to Protest Obamacare. Retrieved

June 4, 2012 from http://www.christainpost.com/news

Wilson, A. (2012). Obama Care Just Bad Policy. Retrieved June 4, 2012. from

http://www.missourirercord.com

Wald, A. S. (2012) Salon. Retrieved June 4, 2012 from http://www.salon.com

Bible: Zechariah Chapter 7:9-10 ESV

http://www.christainpost.com/news

http://www.missourirercord.com/

http://www.salon.com/

http://www.christainpost.com/news

http://www.missourirercord.com/

http://www.salon.com/

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