Now that I've taken a close look at this, it makes perfect sense, don't you agree? Ha!
What would possess anyone to believe that government (ours -- or anyone's) can provide health care at a level equal to/surpassing the level of care that is provided by the American private sector? Anyone? (crickets chirping)
Witness the myriad stories around the internet documenting the ineptitudes of Canadian, British, or [insert name of country here] government sponsored health care -- and the governments' cost saving measures (e.g., delays for diagnosis/treatment that virtually guarantee the death of seriously ill patients before they can obtain so much as an appointment. Cost savings, right?). Do we really want bureaucrats deciding who gets treatment -- and on what timetable? Wouldn't you prefer a DOCTOR to make those recommendations?
It is an absurdity to blindly push forward and propose that WE can do it right when citizens of those other countries further along the socialized medicine curve are sounding a clarion warning to those who would follow (i.e., us -- U.S.)? (Granted, they probably have a selfish motive in wanting to preserve their last best hope - American medicine. How un-enlightened of them.)
Did any of those other countries introduce socialized medicine with the promise "we'll choose who gets treatment and who doesn't" or "the US is nice this time of year...take a vacation and get the treatment you require along the way"? No, their citizens likely signed on for a trip to Pleasure Island with the clear-eyed innocence of Pinocchio -- only to find that, in the end, they are now sprouting donkey-ears.
This is a gamble we can't win -- let your elected representatives and senators know that America can't afford the bill for such an undertaking, nor can we afford the cost to humanity in losing the shining beacon of American ingenuity and advancement in medicine that would surely follow.
Sign the petition below and pass it on -- for yourself, for your family.
Be Strong. Stay Safe. Semper Fi.
"Who is John Galt?" Ayn Rand, 1957
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...and private investments for difficult med-tech and pharma inventions will quietly go elsewhere. Only advancements will be made by colleges and govt funded debacles. I'm glad Prevacid was developed in the 90's -- saved my life.
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