Social Security and Health Care: Can we really afford to offer health care to everyone? Isn’t the social security system weighing down our national budget?
Bible “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land…” – Exodus 20:12 “Some day there will be a king who rules with integrity, and national leaders who govern with justice.… Their eyes and ears will be open to the needs of the people.” —Isaiah 32:1-3 Value To guarantee the health of Social Security will not be easy. It will require our best bipartisan thinking and collaboration. The discussion about Social Security should raise fundamental moral questions about government and the common good, and be an opportunity to lift up our commitment to all our neighbors. But that hasn’t been the case so far. There is no trust more sacred to biblical faith than the injunction to care not only for our immediate families but also the larger family of all humanity. We are commanded to “Honor your father and your mother,” and care for those in need. The discussion about Social Security should raise fundamental moral questions about government and the common good, and be a
