Sunday, February 1, 2015
Zach Newton, Chapter 5, Question 2
These issues do indeed affect my life directly. The three cases that immediately stand out as applying to my life in the next 5 or so years and onward are college branding, student loans, and health care. The three colleges that I have applied to and want to go to are Iowa State University, Univeristy of Colorado Boulder, and University of Michigan. According to the study mentioned in the chapter, I would get paid, on average, significantly less after graduation from Iowa State (an easy school to get into) than I would after graduating from Michigan (who accepts around 33% of applicants). Student loans will also be an issue if I go to Michigan to get paid more because, of course, it costs more: $30,000 more as a matter of fact. Health care will also take affect upon graduating college or maybe even during college; I don't really know how it works. As a healthy individual, I would prefer to have healthcare just in case, but I would not like to pay for unhealthy individuals.
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ReplyDeleteCatherine Dustrude • Chapter 5 • Question 2
These issues directly affect our lives! These examples: health insurance, medical procedures, it's all a scam in one way or another. It's hard to believe that doctors would withhold procedures when there is a financial bonus if tests are not administered, etc. the doctors take an oath too, basically saying they won't be irrational, they'll help people in a sane manner... It's just like the captain who withheld food from passengers until there was a monetary reason for him to keep them alive. Yes, everyone is out to get money, but the insurance companies, trying to target specific groups of people... And the businesses not hiring a woman over a man because of society's stereotypes... That's just sad. SMH.