Well the Obama health care bill appears to have got through Congress and no doubt will be signed into law. So what? Now I am not an American but I do love going to America and have a huge amount of sympathy for the country but for the life of me I cannot understand what all the fuss is about regarding health care.
I know it is not I the constitution but surely a modern civilised nation should ensure that all its citizens have access to health care - yet 32 million Americans don't. I have no idea whether the Obhama health reform is the best way forward or not but you can't get away from the facts - 32 million people. When you add on the every increasing health care problems for people with chronic problems you have to ask why wasn't something done before. Not being American I can't say.
This brings us to our own much loved/maligned NHS. This is far from perfect and indeed is in need of major reform but the one thing you can say is that no one is left without health cover. Not the poorest or least deserving - they all have health cover. I just wonder if this isn't one of the defining features of a civilised country? Maybe maybe not.
Here endth the rant.
Simon Marchini LRPS
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