By Selwyn Duke

“Because!” This was a common childhood justification. A kid wouldn’t
be able to provide a good reason for his little agenda, but, well,
children want what they want. So he just might say, “Because!”    

One sign of having truly reached emotional adulthood is the ability
to accept life’s harsh realities, yet many positions people take today
amount to little more than a stamping-of-the-foot “Because!”

A good example concerns medical coverage and “pre-existing
conditions.” I’ve actually heard people say things such as, “Insurance
companies have their pre-existing-condition policies only because they
don’t want to pay for things.” Well, yes. And?

Now, what if I said the following to such a person: If paying for
someone’s pre-existing medical problem is such a moral imperative, why
don’t you foot the bill? The individual just might reply that he’s not
in that business.

Neither are insurance companies.

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