The Guardsman » otr http://theguardsman.com City College of San Francisco's Award Winning Newspaper Fri, 21 May 2010 19:56:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 On The Record: Students’ position on US Health Care http://theguardsman.com/on-the-record-students-position-on-us-health-care/ http://theguardsman.com/on-the-record-students-position-on-us-health-care/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:45:29 +0000 Jimmy Young, Guardsman Staff Photographer http://theguardsman.com/?p=3331 Students’ position on US Health Care

By Jimmy Young
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

David Houchins "When it comes to certain things like social security or health care, its about taking care. People's health is not something to profit from ... medicare runs with 3 percent overhead while private insurance runs with 20 percent overhead. Tell me which one is going to be more efficient? The medicare system is clearly proven to run with less overhead. Everyone go on the Internet, Google Bill Moyers and ex-CINGA executive Wendell Potter."

David Houchins "When it comes to certain things like social security or health care, its about taking care. People's health is not something to profit from ... medicare runs with 3 percent overhead while private insurance runs with 20 percent overhead. Tell me which one is going to be more efficient? The medicare system is clearly proven to run with less overhead. Everyone go on the Internet, Google Bill Moyers and ex-CINGA executive Wendell Potter."

Kate Paningbatan "My mom was telling me not to get sick."

Kate Paningbatan "My mom was telling me not to get sick."

Oscar Altamirano "It should be reformed towards helping others, helping each other, helping everybody out."

Oscar Altamirano "It should be reformed towards helping others, helping each other, helping everybody out."

Tatiana Aviles "Health is very important ... there should definitely be more opportunities — more for students maybe. I think they take a lot of money from us already on taxes and all this different stuff. And its kind of like: where's the money going? Can you guys, you know, provide anything?"

Tatiana Aviles "Health is very important ... there should definitely be more opportunities — more for students maybe. I think they take a lot of money from us already on taxes and all this different stuff. And its kind of like: where's the money going? Can you guys, you know, provide anything?"

Mary Kwok "I think people should be able to choose the health care they want, even though their income isn't very good. They shouldn't have the government decide what they should have. Its kind of like if I wanted to have certain immunization shots ... it's asking for permission: Do I make enough money to get the shot?"

Mary Kwok "I think people should be able to choose the health care they want, even though their income isn't very good. They shouldn't have the government decide what they should have. Its kind of like if I wanted to have certain immunization shots ... it's asking for permission: Do I make enough money to get the shot?"

Cynthia Montengro "Independent of insurance, I think we should get help when it comes to emergencies. Even though you have insurance, they charge you a lot, and I don't think that's fair."

Cynthia Montengro "Independent of insurance, I think we should get help when it comes to emergencies. Even though you have insurance, they charge you a lot, and I don't think that's fair."

Jean B. Corpuz "It should be more affordable ... my friends pay a lot, and they are still in school. And they don't have all the money to pay."

Jean B. Corpuz "It should be more affordable ... my friends pay a lot, and they are still in school. And they don't have all the money to pay."

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Biology Major

“Since it’s still the first two weeks of school and you don’t have to pay yet, it’s not really affecting me. Traffic is always bad for the first couple weeks. It should get better.”

Anthony Reid, 20
Architectural Design Major

“In the back of the reservoir, it used to come to a ledge and I used to jump it with my motorcycle. I miss it, but it’s better now that there’s less open space. People won’t spin doughnuts—it’s safer.”

Joan Tuohy, 39
Nursing Major

“My class is at 8am, so it’s probably not affecting me as much as it does other people that start at 9 or 9:30. I usually get a spot close to the street on the new upper level.”

Fred Silva, 38
Drug and Alcohol Certification

“It hasn’t really affected me. They’re doin’ what they have to do. People always complain about parking, so they have to do something about it.”

Alicia Chambers, 22
Nursing Major

“It’s made more parking, but it’s hard if you get here between 11 and noon. You have to plan to get come earlier or later.”

Marco Zamudio, 19
Undecided

“It hasn’t really affected me because I park off campus or I drive my motorcycle. It really hasn’t been an issue.”

Wendy Figeroa, 30
Nursing Major

“I come really early in the morning, at like 7am, just so I can park. There’s no one here that early, so it’s easy.”

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