Showing posts with label socialized. Show all posts
Showing posts with label socialized. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Natasha and Socialized Medicine

I will be the first to admit that the death of Natasha Richardson after a skiing accident in Canada was, indeed, tragic.
As tragic as this death may be, it is my hope that it will serve as a warning to my fellow Americans of the shortcomings of universal healthcare, which is about tightfisted as the government clerks rationing care.

"Think about the folks at the Department of Motor Vehicles making your healthcare decisions for you while you wait in line.

Under government healthcare, faceless bureaucrats do not care if you live or die, as long as everyone receives equal treatment.

Natasha Richardson received the same kind of treatment anyone in Quebec would have received, and now she’s dead at the age of 45 because Quebec didn’t have something as basic as a medical helicopter system."

Will we be able to count on the mainstream media to investigate such possible inadequacies in the Canadian health care system? Wouldn't such debate be apropos given the Obama administration's commitment to implementing Universal Health Care, a system remarkably similar to Canada's?