tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302058077294515606.post1176903609673583579..comments2023-05-21T08:15:38.932-04:00Comments on Benjamin Peck's Writings, 2008-2011: WHAT IS SO DIFFICULT ABOUT GETTING HEALTH CARE RIGHT IN THIS COUNTRY?Benjamin Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060411573921973698noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302058077294515606.post-82390955719494247502009-07-28T21:59:30.733-04:002009-07-28T21:59:30.733-04:00"Americans dislike spending money on others a..."Americans dislike spending money on others as much as they like making it for themselves."<br />(I enjoyed that line)<br /> <br />Universal healthcare seems like such an uphill battle because improved care for the poor will likely result in lessened care for the rich. Universal care won't lead to more doctors, so all of the sudden there will be a room full of poor people waiting to see a doctor who used to only see a handful of rich.<br /><br />getting into a position of power takes money.. so money will be behind those in power, and those in power probably don't want universal care<br /><br />uphill battle<br /><br />CyrusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com