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Obamacare/Patient Care & Affordable Care Act News Article Review Merceda D. Gooding June 10, 2012

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Obamacare (PPACA) Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act The purpose of creating Obama Care (PPACA) is to serve the 50 million Americans who presently cant 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 Romneys 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 Bacons 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 Machiavellis 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, Its a

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blessing to have and afford health care. Health is a part of an individuals 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 mans 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)

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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