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Article #152: Health And The Economy

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We normally do not think that health is American" banners or political rhetoric
related to economics other than with about treaties, minimum wages and
regard to the costs of medical care. But outsourcing. The global economy is here
there is another more fundamental way to stay and that will mean the American
money impacts our wellbeing. If you standard of living will retract and the
could not pay your bills or had to worry developing world's will improve. Expect a
about where the next meal would come decline in the standard of living,
from, would you be thinking about health, falling wages and investment insecurity.
or survival? When we are trying to stay Government is not the solution, since it
alive moment-to-moment we don't think produces nothing but only takes.
about food choices, supplements, organic Government saps an economy, it does not
farming, animal welfare or environmental create it. The more that government is
issues. Those considerations are a hands off, the better the economic
"luxury" dependent upon economic vitality. A robust private sector
capability. But they are a luxury we economy (environmentally responsible), on
must have if we are to live a reflective the other hand, is not the enemy as it is
life and survive on planet Earth. Without so often portrayed, but is critical to
a robust economy, you can pretty much financial vitality.
forget about people being environmental, Capitalism is not in itself a demon since
health conscious, or even civil to one it merely provides the mechanism for
another. In starving nations, war is prosperity and with that the opportunity
endemic, disease rampant and the for a society to focus on matters of
environment is only a raw material to be health and altruism. It works well if
ravaged to hopefully live to the next ambition and hard work, not merely greed,
day. are its tools.
The emerging world economy will The inevitable decline of our standard of
ultimately place great economic stress on living is an inevitable and irreversible
the United States. It already has. trend for the foreseeable future. It
Thousands of jobs are being lost to should concern us not because we want to
overseas companies employing workers see American super abundance continue,
requiring a fraction of the wages but because those who are unaware and get
demanded here. People in America caught as casualties in this economic
increasingly try to maintain a standard downturn will suffer in so many ways.
of living through debt. This is great The world is no longer business as usual.
for all the banks popping up on almost Good health is not just about diets,
every street corner, but bad for the supplements, organic foods and aerobics.
people. Just in the past year there have It's also about being safe, like driving
been almost two million personal carefully, not standing on the top of a
bankruptcies declared. stepladder, wearing safety glasses when
To compete in the marketplace, companies chipping stone...and working hard,
must keep their costs down. If that keeping our financial house in order and
means shifting manufacturing elsewhere, supporting societal choices that do the
that's what will be done. India, China same.
and other Eastern rim countries are the Life is not surety, and neither is our
beneficiaries of this shift in economy. Nevertheless, hard work and
manufacturing and labor pool. While prudent management will never be replaced
American workers are clamoring for things and is as close to security as we can
to return to the way they were with high ever get. It, not entitlements and
wages and generous benefits, workers in guarantees, is what ultimately creates
developing countries are happy as can be the financial footing we need for good
having a job for five dollars a day. health and a sustainable, better and more
This trend will not go away with "buy peaceful world.






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