Whatever it takes even if it takes forever

After reading this assignment it made me think and feel for both Canada and the families affected by poverty. It seems that injustice is what motivates Canada. Just as one parent pointed out in the reading, “it just isn’t fair”, and it’s not. Even though people like Canada try to make life a little fairer, and people like Canada do whatever it takes, it seems helping everyone would take forever. This truth is what causes the ethical/moral debate for Canada which is: how can a person decide who gets help and who doesn’t? “For me, the big question in America is: Are we going to try to make this country a true meritocracy? Or will we forever have a class of people in America who essentially won’t be able to compete, because the game is fixed against them?” (Pg 11 of reading) Unfortunately, I think it will be this way forever because the rich and successful people are the ones with power and authority and do whatever it takes to stay that way. The poor just don’t have the resources to stand a fighting chance, and it is for that reason that the two classes and separating farther and farther apart. There are many families that need help and never get it, and to me at least, the fairest way is to do things by a lottery. That way everyone has the same chance as everyone else. At Emeritus, which is my service learning site, I often see the consequences of having money vs. being poor in old age. Only the wealthy people who generally have a good support system can afford to live in a place like Emeritus. For them life expectancy and quality of living are both greatly and positively affected by their socioeconomic status. For the poor who can’t afford to live in a home, malnutrition and premature death are common as well as health disparities involved with a lack of quality care. So in terms of doing whatever it takes, it seems it will take forever, if ever, to change how life is, to how life should be.