Wonder why he was so adamant to return to the US for treatment of his TB, instead of staying in Italy?
The media ignored the reasoning behind why Speaker acted in what they presented as recklessly risking the spread of a deadly disease. Surely, it would be preferable to undergo free, or at the very least, cheap treatment in a country with what the World Health Organization calls the second best health care system in the world, right behind France, than it would to be to chance being treated in number 37″”the US (which ranks below Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Morocco, Dominica and Costa Rica””all WHO examples of better health care). Instead he risked arrest to find his way to America, the home of what the media characterize as a capitalist rip-off.
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He says that the only place he could be treated is in Denver. Of course, we all know how honest and trustworthy this guy is.
The logic of this blog entry is amazing. An American lawyer prefers a clinic in Denver instead of the one in Rome; therefore, the Italian health care is bad. One person’s perception is evidence.
By the same logic, Mexican alternative clinics that sell woo must be great because someone chooses them?
I am sure Andrew Speaker had a lot of time to research Italian health care. And by the way, just because Italian health care is free or cheap to tax-paying Italians doesn’t mean that it is free to Americans. In fact, it could easily cost more for an insured American that the care in the US. Ever thought of that?
This is probably the stupidest blog entry I’ve ever seen on this blog.
Diora,
It’s great that you have a space to vent and all, but it would probably be better to a) tone down the rhetoric and b) actually read the article before posting. Do what you want, but that’s pretty sound advice.
Of course, it’s possible that perception is lagging behind reality. I think even with recent evidence of the failings of certain aspects of U.S. health care, the general public still has a rather tremendous faith in the system.
ps. I enjoy reading your blog. Thanks.
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