It’s juvenile to call it “socialist medicine.” Why don’t I call the conservative way “capitalist medicine.” What I love about capitalist medicine is how efficient it is. Check out this graphic:
http://healthyarguments.com/stats/pct-spending-vs-age.gif
Get it straight: capitalist medicine is inefficient. Double-check that graphic if you’re confused.
We spend the most out of any developed country and yet we don’t see the benefits. Why is that? More free market isn’t the answer.
I understand the purpose of calling it socialist medicine. It’s to evoke long lines and rations. It’s to conjure up images of government inefficiency (like waiting at the DMV or Post Office).
That’s clever. But what about the inefficiency of capitalist medicine?
How about the long lines you will face 20 years from now when you’re in court trying to fight your insurance company for coverage. Or what about rationing of decent nursing homes for your parents because they simply aren’t affordable in this country. Why are hospitals so crowded in America? It’s because capitalist medicine is taking us for a ride.
FACT: capitalist medicine is inefficient.
FACT: socialist medicine is not.
If you’re confused, re-read.
