I attended an English class on Monday evening. The teacher asked us to discuss a topic about a young American man who shot a healthcare company’s CEO in New York.

In my opinion, I think this young man is not wise. His actions involve two major issues. First, he is a data engineer with the potential to earn a lot of money in the future, but he killed the CEO of a healthcare company, which only ruined his own life. Second, even though the healthcare company refused many people’s insurance claims, causing significant losses, his actions did not change this fact and only sacrificed himself.

Then, the teacher asked us to compare the healthcare policies between Taiwan and the United States. My classmates shared their opinions on this matter. Personally, I believe that Taiwan’s government-subsidized healthcare system is beneficial to society. Disadvantaged or economically struggling people might not have enough money to pay for private health insurance. In the United States, many people cannot afford health insurance fees, but in Taiwan, the government subsidizes health insurance fees for underprivileged groups. Although some people might misuse the healthcare system to see a doctor even when they don’t really need medical services, it is still a good system overall.

我參加了星期一晚上的英語課。老師要求我們討論一個主題，內容是關於一位美國年輕人在紐約槍殺了一位醫療保健公司的執行長。

在我看來，我認為這個年輕人並不聰明。他的行為牽涉到兩個問題。首先，他是一位數據工程師，未來有賺大錢的潛力，但他卻殺害了這家醫療保健公司的執行長，這只會毀了他自己的人生。其次，即使這家醫療保健公司不接受許多人的保險理賠，導致許多人蒙受損失，但他的行為並沒有改變這個事實，只是犧牲了他自己。

接著，老師要我們比較台灣和美國的醫療政策。班上的同學分享了他們對這件事情的看法。就我個人而言，我認為由政府補助的台灣健保對社會是一件好事。弱勢或經濟困難的人可能沒有足夠的錢支付私人公司的健康保險費用。在美國，很多人負擔不起健康保險費用，但在台灣，政府會補助弱勢族群的健康保險費。雖然有些人可能會濫用健保去看病，即使他們並不需要醫療服務。