The problem is that it is not possible to pay for the best possible care for all people.
Of course it is. We don't make our military go around with inferior technology.
...Okay. We didn't until the current administration. And we correctly think of that as embarrassing. I'm American, and I think it's embarrassing if a fellow citizen dies because of a lack of ability to pay for open heart surgery. I think it's embarrassing when a fellow citizen has cavities because our health care system is broken. The problem isn't resources, it's distribution. Every other civilized country on Earth manages this, and some even seem to do it well. "Embarrassing" is a very good word for our inability to do so.
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Date: 2007-03-14 08:25 pm (UTC)Of course it is. We don't make our military go around with inferior technology.
...Okay. We didn't until the current administration. And we correctly think of that as embarrassing. I'm American, and I think it's embarrassing if a fellow citizen dies because of a lack of ability to pay for open heart surgery. I think it's embarrassing when a fellow citizen has cavities because our health care system is broken. The problem isn't resources, it's distribution. Every other civilized country on Earth manages this, and some even seem to do it well. "Embarrassing" is a very good word for our inability to do so.