Opinion: McCain doesn’t offer anything to people with disabilities
September 21st, 2008Harold Pollack, writing on the Huffington Post, says John McCain’s verbal support for the disability community has not been translated into action that would help the many Americans who live under a “constant overhang of financial worry” because they care for family members with disabilities or special healthcare needs.
Recent research shows that illness and medical expenses often drive people into financial hardship including foreclosures and bankruptcies, he says.
Senator McCain supports the disability community rhetorically. Yet he votes differently on key matters that require public resources.
… America spends $2.1 trillion on health care. Families still lose their homes when someone gets sick. Millions are contacted by collection agencies over medical bills. Others send their kids to schools that lack the proper resources to implement legally-mandated services and accommodations. Senator Obama is trying to fix these problems. I don’t see what Senator McCain has proposed that would help.
Harold Pollack is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration and faculty chair of the Center for Health Administration Studies.
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:49 am
Thank you so much for noticing my work. I believe it is incredibly important for persons with disabilities, their caregivers, and their loved ones to be active this year and to investigate the stark contrast between the candidates.
– Harold Pollack
September 21st, 2008 at 8:40 am
Exactly. Talk is cheap. Health care, social services and education are not (except as compared to investment banking, bridges to nowhere or war.)