Having had a full look inside today, from both ends, Pops reports a clean bill of health. This is powerful good news as the big C stays three years now at bay. He had been uptight about going in, having put The Look off for too long. But today’s look sees nothing but throat and guts and that’s what we want. It’s worth noting that this fine man is a living example of how well socialized medicine – Medicare – works in this country. His biggest expense in the whole ordeal of beating cancer was parking. Single payer, the US Government, health care has added many fine years to my father’s life, and all without bankrupting him. This is yet again a bit of the wiggle room in the rational thought that guides our capitalist society, along with nationalizing banks, car companies, etc….. And all the while we of the richest country do get quite sick and all too often that means we get poor and die. Here’s an interesting article about a study who’s results “belie the notion held by many American politicians that health care in this country is the best in the world. That may be true at a handful of pre-eminent medical centers, but it is hardly true for the care provided to a huge portion of the population.”

Tags: healthcare, Politics, Pops

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