[BITList] USA

[CT's]

very succinctly put, hugh

I find it difficult to imagine, in this day and age, in the land of the 
free, home of the brave, how strong dislike, even contempt, for fellow 
citizens who are poorer off than the next guy is.
to republicans, concern, help and compassion for the poor, needy and aged is 
a sign of libertarian weakness. any government assistance to same is 
SOCIALISTIC - ugh!
"I'm alright, jack" is their view of the world.
the odd thing is, these republicans are generally not very well off 
themselves [see pix of the tea party mobs], but by associating themselves 
with the republican party feel superior by the association!
knowing full well millions have NO health insurance and no money to buy it, 
republican leader John Boehner said at yesterday's televised meeting that 
the USA has the best health system in the world!
although it is obviously not true, the system might be good enough if one 
can easily afford about $4000 per day.
so the cost of a couple of weeks in hospital will be about 36,000 UK pounds. 
how about intensive car at about UK pounds 6500 per day?
hell, at these costs I would EXPECT the best health care in the world. 
whether one would get it is a matter of conjecture.

ct

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From: "HUGH" <chakdara at btinternet.com>
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 2:50 AM
To: <bitlist at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com>
Subject: Re: [BITList] BBC - Mark Mardell's America: The real drama still 
tocome

> Colin, Mike (saves a stamp),
>
> In the USA, all the decisions are made by the very rich.  Entree to the
> legislature is only possible through the exercise of large sums. With few
> exceptions, these very rich are either (a) contemptuous of the poor, 
> having
> themselves come from there by fair means or foul, feeling sure that other
> people's poverty is caused by indolence and socialism, or (b) living in an
> inherited bubble of extreme wealth and poor geography that has addled what
> passes for their brains.  The very rich have power, and that is all they
> crave.  If all of them were placed on another planet with no means of
> communication with civilisations, they'd kill themselves off in a 
> generation
> in a search for power over each other - and good riddance.
>