a thought on war and health care
In "Sicko," Michael Moore makes many good points about health care in the United States. He interviews many different people, who all have their own views on health care. One of these people was Tony Benn, a former member of the British Parliament. Moore spoke to him about the creation of the UK's National Health Service. The NHS was created in 1948, as the UK was coming out of the devastation of World War II. The NHS is paid for by tax dollars, and he used this logic to explain why the UK felt they could create this system:
"If we can find money to kill people, then we can find money to help people."
Give this some thought. In the United States, we've now spent billions of dollars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but we still can't figure out a way to take our health care out of the hands of for-profit private insurance companies.
"If we can find money to kill people, then we can find money to help people."
Give this some thought. In the United States, we've now spent billions of dollars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but we still can't figure out a way to take our health care out of the hands of for-profit private insurance companies.