The Health Reform Plan is supposed to put into place, immediately, a high-risk pool for those, like me, with pre-existing conditions that no honest Capitalists would ever, ever insure. I don't blame them. In my Greed-is-Good-for-You-and-Me days, I wouldn't have insured any part of me either. Only a Socialist would even suggest something so potentially unprofitable.
My sincere hope is that Walmart will continue to expand its in-produce-aisle clinics. There you can at least be seen by a pleasant 80-year old greeter and get Aloe leaves for cuts and burns; cauterization by Cuisinart over-heating toaster ovens for amputations; and leeches for everything else. You do have to buy your own saw, but they are handy in the hardware section.
I can't blame Congress. Congressman and Senators don't pay for health care, it just shows up at the door as a newspaper used to. They probably figure that anyone who contributes to a campaign gets the same treatment.
When Walmart adds a $100 Thallium stress test, with a free balloon (as in angioplasty), I'll cheerfully put my gurney in that checkout line.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
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This should be read by others than me! I don't think the last sentence helps the blog, but it is funny. The rest of it is hilarious. I love the paragraph that Congressmen health care shows up at the door, and oh, for free.....you didn't mention that. At least I think so.
ReplyDeleteYou are right about the last bit, but I was so annoyed with "Bones" I just had to add it. "Chuck" was worse last night, but at least the ads with the support cast in character were actual ads.
ReplyDeleteSo I edited out the last line and no one will know what we are commenting about.
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