Thursday, July 30, 2009

Yes, the tired canard about "poor dying in street"

"Left to die in the street? This indelible image pops up in nearly every discussion I have on this topic with a Briton or a French person disapproving of America's refusal to do things the European way. So what if almost every nationalized-health gambit on the Continent is sunk in bankruptcy? Eventually the conversation will veer to include the notion that in America, the streets are paved with the impoverished dead.

"The myth that the poor are deprived of medical treatment in the U.S. is a cherished one in the current debate. When I tried to point out a week or two ago that in France (as in Britain and as on the planet generally) there are two levels of medical service — one for the rich, one for the poor...

Read the rest: http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=Mjg4OWE3OGNmNjgzZWU0ZTcwMTdjYjRlYmIxZjVhOWU=

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