Gobi - Policy 2

 Here in the US, the way we handle most societal issues is to wait until they become problems that can't be ignored, and then we react. In education, special education services aren't offered until a child is already struggling. Medical care isn't covered by insurance until someone is suffering. As Kathryn highlighted in her blog post, low-income parents aren't a priority for housing until they've already lost their children.  This culture that we have to "prove" need kind of brings us back to the beginning of the semester and our discussions about who is deserving. It highlights the overarching belief that people much earn their access to things like healthcare, stable housing, and even well-paying jobs. We live in a world where everything is a privilege, not a right - and we're paying for it.  The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into stark light the myriad ways our healthcare system is failing us. While societal reactions (or lack thereof) to CDC guidel...

For the past week, I find myself unable to tear myself away from the rolling news cycle surrounding the president, his COVID results, and the ensuing chaos. For me, it brings up arguments of Medicare for all, Universal Basic Income, and trying to implore the government to exist for the purpose of taking care of its people, rather than the system we have now where most people are exploited so top government officials can have everything they need and much, much more.  n The Deficit Myth , Kelton essentially makes the argument that there is enough money to go around, and the issue is priority. Taking this perspective to the real world, I still don't quite understand MMT (or economics on the whole), but I do know that many other countries similar to ours in wealth and resources have figured out things like universal healthcare.  Since last Friday, I have checked the news multiple times per day looking for updates on the White House COVID situation. All lies about the president's ...