- Compulsory health insurance and no end to inflated medical costs: I know many of you reading this are thrilled with the passage of the universal health care bill. There are several aspects of it I love, too. To name two, we should’ve been protected from that “pre-existing condition” bullshit thirty years ago, and anything that makes Medicare work better is going to help out some people I care about. But there are two enormous problems with this bill. First, it should’ve been funded by tax dollars, not compulsory consumption of a ... READ MORE
Entries from March 2010
- On changing the name to What Privilege: A few months ago, we had a discussion about whether the original name of this website, Blind Privilege, was ableist. As is typical when someone raises a question like this, there were several people who agreed with changing the name and several who thought it wasn’t necessary. And a few who thought it was ridiculous to even consider changing it. This prompted me to do a lot of reading and research online. There are a number of worthwhile opinions ... READ MORE
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