The presidential race is heating up in Iowa, especially among Republicans, who will hold their first-in-the-nation caucuses here in January. It’s gotten me thinking about my presidential platform. I say this in complete jest, of course, because I, like most Americans, have the good sense not to run for office. But, then again, you've gotta bless those who do it out of a calling to public service. And, based on my spiritual beliefs, I’ve also got to bless those who do it to stay out of jail.
IMHO, honorably discharged servicemen should receive lifetime basic health care--a simple administrative step would be making them Medicare eligible the day of discharge.
The U.K. is in its fourth generation of "universal health care" and the gradual disassembly of that system has accelerated and now reached crisis proportions, with months-long delays and complete unavailability of many treatments and services we take for granted here. Gotta' be careful what you wish for--modern medicine is complicated, as are many personal services, and often beyond the ability of a bureaucracy to fund and manage.
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IMHO, honorably discharged servicemen should receive lifetime basic health care--a simple administrative step would be making them Medicare eligible the day of discharge.
The U.K. is in its fourth generation of "universal health care" and the gradual disassembly of that system has accelerated and now reached crisis proportions, with months-long delays and complete unavailability of many treatments and services we take for granted here. Gotta' be careful what you wish for--modern medicine is complicated, as are many personal services, and often beyond the ability of a bureaucracy to fund and manage.