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Comparing the US and British medical systems

vendredi 2 décembre 2022 à 07:17

Comparing the US and British medical systems: both horrible but in different ways.

The British medical system (the NHS) did not just grow with its current problems. It worked much better until the Tories started cutting its budget, through trickle-down politics based on worship of the Invisible Hand. It is clear how to fix them: give the NHS enough money to do its job.

The US medical system's problems did just grow, as the worshipers of the Invisible Hand let gouging private companies get whatever they wished for and blocked efforts to stop them. It is clear how to fix these problems: create a public national medical system and sweep away those greedy bastards. The usual term for this nowadays is "Medicare for all", though I think we should go further and set up a system of VA hospitals for all.