Monday, July 6, 2009

Another Health Care Story

I just heard Bernie Sanders(communist-Vermont) say that it is imperative we(government) pass quality, comprehensive health care for everyone. The operative word being 'quality'. Just prior to his interview I read of a woman from Kingston, Ontario who had a malignant brain tumor removed. Problem is she had to have the medical procedure done at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona at a cost of $100,000.00. With the help of a second mortgage on her home and some very kindly friends she came up with the cash. The hospitals of Ontario had her on a 245 day wait. Here's the moral of the story and it comes from the Jack Benny Show of the early 1950's. A robber approaches Mr. Benny and says, "Your money or your life". After a long pause the robber exasperatingly asks again. Mr. Benny responds, "I'm thinking, I'm thinking". So what is it, folks? When it comes to quality health care is it your money or your life?

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