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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Boomer with Attitude / News An American in Paris & national health care
Posted By John Grooms on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Yesterday we noted an embarrassing mistake by the Investor’s Business Daily. They criticized the British health care system by opining that scientist Stephen Hawking “wouldn’t have a chance in the UK, where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless.” — the kicker being that Hawking is British and says his treatments, courtesy of the NHS, have been wonderful and, in fact, saved his life.
Today, there’s a great, true story from an American living in Paris who offers an illuminating look at the reality of “government-run medicine” in a “socialist hell hole.” Jane B. posted her story on the Talking Points Memo web site. Her post is well worth reading in its entirety. The short version is that Jane was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and she’s writing not long after having received confirmation from France’s evil “death panel” that, although she is an American citizen, 100 percent of her treatment for breast cancer will be covered. Let me say that again: Although she is an American citizen, 100 percent of her treatment for breast cancer will be covered by the French government. That, dear readers, is the reality of a well-run national health care system. Did I say Jane B.’s story is “illuminating”? Hell, for Americans who are used to fighting their insurance companies for every little thing, her story is the equivalent of looking into the workings of a parallel universe. The truth, though, is that Jane B.’s health care experience, with some variations, is the kind of thing people in, oh, say, every other modern country on earth, take for granted. For real. Think about it. While you and I are being screwed every which way from Sunday by health insurers, others around the world don't have to sweat it, thanks to the evils of "socialism." Bottom line: The scare tactics and bogeyman fantasies you’re hearing from the deluded stooges of the insurance industry who are currently yelling their lungs out at town hall meetings are — not to put too fine a point on it — bullshit, plain and simple.
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