No healthcare reform can be considered complete without getting this under control. The cost of teen pregnancy to our society is astronomical, not only because of the direct healthcare costs, but also because most teens are ill-equipped to be parents. Unless you know a teen that got pregnant, I can assure you that you have no idea how dreadful the average teen is at parenting a child. Working for an OB/GYN group has enlightened me to that unfortunate reality.
If the teen got pregnant, the chances are very good that she does not have good boundaries in her life and is not emotionally solid. Those are traits that are passed on to children in nearly all cases. Because nearly all physical illness begins as an emotional issue, I think you can see a major reason why healthcare costs are rising so fast.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Look at the bright side, Deron. This is the generation whose payroll taxes will furnish revenue required for your Medicare expenses. The more there are of them, the more payroll taxes they will pay.
That is certainly true, but it is likely that they will drain more from Medicare than they pay in because they are at greater risk for depression, obesity, etc. etc. I guess I'll just have to let the generations after me worry about that.
Of course, all of this assumes that Medicare will still exist in 2036.
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