Bring on the revolution.

When it comes to health care in America. I’d not want to have Alzheimer’s. Or be a veteran.  I’d be getting some pretty shoddy care. Unless it was delivered directly to me. By loved ones. Leaving it to the folks in a nursing home or in the Veterans Administration – well, good luck. You’ll need it. When politicians brag about the ‘high quality’ health care in America, they gloss over the truth. It’s costly. But worst of all, it can be downright horrific. The dementia-riddled are warehoused. Given little, if any, one-on-one mental and physical stimulation.  And veterans wait months to get doctor appointments or admission to veteran hospitals. Of course, if you are a somebody with pockets full of money, you might see the better side of the health care system. That’s why we need universal health care. With everyone being guaranteed prompt access to medical care. That’s not asking too much. Leaving it totally up to the private sector hasn’t worked. So it’s time for the government to step in. As governments have in other industrialized countries. Such as our Canadian neighbors to the north. But still, our politicians resist. Rather than do the right thing, they put up with terrible inefficiency. Seems to me that the most efficient system we have is Medicare, a government run program. Most people who qualify for Medicare like it. The service. The treatment. The cost. Makes me wonder why we don’t have Medicare for everyone. We all know why, don’t we?  The big-money moguls in the private health care sector rule the roost. And Congress will continue to acquiesce. Until we have a revolution. Yes, time for Americans to rise up and take to the streets. Demanding. Demanding.  Demanding single-payer universal health care.  –Jim Broede