We have several
kinds of discrimination in America. Age discrimination, reverse
discrimination, and gender discrimination come to mind. As an older
American, I have faced age discrimination. Just before I turned 65,
my allergist for 5 years, informed me that she was dropping me as a
patient due to Medicare. If you are retired and age 65, try to get
private health insurance instead of Medicare. You can't. When I went
to an urgent care center at age 72 during non-business hours for my
doctor, they refused to see me because it was their corporate policy
to not treat patients age 70 and older (no explanation given). Now
with Coronavirus pandemic, Cruise ships are banning customers 70 and
older unless you have a note from your doctor within the 7 days prior
to your trip that you are “fit to travel”. Airlines are
considering doing the same thing. It is hard enough to get a timely
doctor's appointment and will get much worse if doctors are bombarded
by elderly travels for such notes. I doubt that Medicare would pay
for the costs either, since there would be no existing Medicare
“code” for it (without the right “code” submitted by doctors
to Medicare, Medicare won't pay for your treatment or drugs). So if
you are stopped from flying due to your age, will hotels and rent a
car companies refund your prepaid reservation money? Not necessarily
as many are not refundable.
Reverse
discrimination is pure discrimination and therefore totally
disgusting but employed everywhere. If you are the most qualified for
college admission or a promotion at work but are White or Asian, a
less qualified Black or Hispanic, may be chosen over you to meet
racial quotas at colleges and employers. That's not what Martin
Luther King fought for. He fought for “No Discrimination”. Today,
reverse discrimination has been expanded to gender. Less qualified
women will be admitted to colleges or promoted at work over more
qualified males to reach gender quotas. People need to “earn”
their admission to college and promotions at work.
No one should
be discriminated against due to skin color, gender, or age. All
discrimination should be illegal. Until it is, America is not living
up to its ideals.
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