Viet-Justice

The Bush administration has proposed new rules allowing doctors to refuse to perform work and get paychecks for being total Gen X slackers.

Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said that health care professionals should not face retaliation from employers or from medical societies because they object to abortion.

“Freedom of conscience is not to be surrendered upon issuance of a medical degree,” said Leavitt.

It is obvious that Mr. Leavitt has never had a job before. Freedom of conscience need not be surrendered upon the issuance of any degree. Unfortunately he does not understand the fact that when you enter into an employment agreement your freedoms end. You have a contractual agreement that says you will do whatever your employer says. If you do not like the job then find another employer. This new policy says it is perfectly OK for any worker who does not want to do a specific task to go on boycott. This is unacceptable to any normal employer who is attempting to run a business and turn a profit. If it is good enough for doctors than it is certainly good enough for auto mechanics, teachers, and any other occupation.

What is even more dangerous than a poor policy is the fact that our government is encouraging anti-capitalistic policies. It is no wonder that our president is friends with the communist Vladimir Putin. Americans need to understand that getting a job and bringing home a paycheck is essential to their survival. Refusing to go to work will result in getting fired. If you feel that your employer is going to ask something of you such as performing an abortion, working weekends, or putting in more than 50 hours a week then you need to find another job or move to France. This is where Asians and other immigrants hold the advantage. We are willing to do what ever it takes to get the job done without questioning the moral implications of it. Until Americans learn how to go to work without bringing their own personal morality or opinions into it they will forever take a backseat to immigrants who understand the true value of attaining success.