No. The simple answer is Money or maybe, the pharmaceutical medical industrial
complex. One thing I did learn is that Sanders' plan allows for a private
medical system To exist alongside the public system. Doctors may opt out of
the public system. So already, we will have a two strata system, one for the
rich and one for everyone else. And you haven't heard plans about increasing
opportunities for medical education so that we can have more doctors to treat
everyone quickly and efficiently, have you?
Miriam
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one of the best when it comes to storm preparedness was RE: [blind-democracy]
‘We can say our revolution is so great and humane’
Roger writes: "why is no one proposing the Cuban model for a health care system
in the United States?"
The simple answer is the word, "Cuba". Since that fateful day when our good
old buddy Fulgencio Batista fled, to save his ratty ass, along with his ill
gotten money and his loyal ass kissers, not since the New Peoples Government of
Cuba nationalized so many of the oppressive private corporations, sending the "
elite" fleeing to Miami...with their own ill gotten wealth, not since one of
history's most successful people's revolutions, has the American Empire had so
much as a single positive word to say about Cuba. In the Empire's democratic
way, several illegal efforts were launched to sneak into the new nation and
"eliminate"the Castro
brothers and their leadership. These efforts failed. Thus began an
all out propaganda blitz,
assuring Americans that the Castro government would soon be over thrown by the
Cuban people. Although some Patriotic American Corporations found ways of
trading with Cuba, despite laws prohibiting such trade, the majority of
Americans were inundated daily with anti Cuban propaganda, and learned to both
fear and hate a People they had never known.
When will the real American People wake up and reject those Corporate Masters
who are profiting from Human Suffering? The idea that the Castro brothers hold
the Cuban People hostage is laughable. After the corrupt, American supported,
Mafia run government of Fulgencio Batista proved that the Cuban People were far
more capable of determining their own future, they have shown the great
American Empire to be turning into a toothless old Dragon.
Carl Jarvis
On 9/13/17, Roger Loran Bailey <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The U.S. could learn a lot of things from Cuba. How about this one.
Cuba has state of the art medical care. It has one of the highest
doctor to patient ratios in the world. Whenever someone has a medical
problem they see a doctor and no one ever receives a bill for medical care.
Furthermore, Cuba sends volunteer doctors all over the world to supply
medical care where it is needed with no strings attached. Now, why is
no one proposing the Cuban model for a health care system in the
United States?
On 9/13/2017 1:09 AM, Bob Hachey wrote:
Hi Roger and all,
Speaking of Cuba,
I just now heard a very interesting report on Democracy Now regarding
how well Cuba prepares its citizens for floods and hurricanes. They
actually teach this stuff beginning in elementary school which makes
sense given how vulnerable the island nation is to bad weather.They
keep trakc of who lives where, they have well-developed evacuation
plans and they even track the most vulnerable such as elderly,
pregnant women and folks with physical disabilities. Cuba took a
direct hit from Irma and ten people died. That's actually a high
number given Cuba's history during such disasters.
On the other side of the coin we find Puerto Rico which took a much
lighter hit from Irma and the whole danmed island lost power. Seems
that Puerto Rico uses mostly oil for power, way more than we in the
US and it also seems like the power company there is inefficient and corrupt.
While I’m not a fan of some of what goes on in Cuba, we could surely
learn from them when it comes to preparedness and their willingness
and ability for a very small nation to send lots of doctors and other
assistance to regions hit by disasters.
Bob Hachey
