Friday, November 20, 2009

Free the Entrepreneurs

Despite the economic recession, the United States is know for its wealth and prosperity. This wealth was built on centuries of the entrepreneurial spirit. These entrepreneurs took on risk for the purpose of bettering their lives and expressing their ideas. Henry Ford, Bill Gates, and John D. Rockefellar are just a few of America's great entrepreneurs.

Today, their are many people who have similar aspirations. For many who are stuck in corporate monotony, there are dreams of breaking free and unleashing their ideas on the world. However, there is a looming obstacle in the way known as the American healthcare system. The fear of leaving the comfort of corporate benefits for obscenely high premiums for a family of four is understandable. Adding healthcare cost to a mortgage, car payments, bills, etc. is more than enough to persuade even the most talented people into curtailing their desire for freedom.

Family is everything. Many would be entrepreneurs simply cannot risk the well being of their family, despite their confidence in their ideas. The current healthcare system not only hurts individuals, but stifles innovation and progression. Our system needs reform, for the health of our people and the liberation of their ideas.

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