From the land of socialist healthcare, England, comes the story of a man with a nail in his finger. After going to the E.R. and waiting for 20 hours, he pays out of pocket to get his GP to do it for him.
With the nail embedded in the middle finger of his left hand Mr Milne, 54, went to the hospital's A &E department, arriving at about 2.30pm and was seen by a doctor at 3.40pm.He said he was then sent to Ward 39 at around 5.30pm, examined and X-rayed.
He said he was then told that he would need to be operated on by a plastic surgeon who would not be able to do it until later that night.
When the doctor made his last round at about 7pm, Mr Milne claims he was told that he would not be operated on until 9am the following morning.
After spending the night in a hospital bed, he said he was seen by a consultant who told him that there would be a further delay until lunchtime. At 12.30pm, he was told that it would be a further few hours.
It seems that all the stories we hear are true about the great nationalized healthcare that John Kerry envisions. Long lines, inferior service, and all that.
The trouble with nationalized healthcare isn't so much that the government is involved, but that no one else is. When there's a lack of incentive to improve, because of a lack of free market pressures, you have crappy service.
Well if Lurch gets elected be prepared to have discussion on the merits of socialism.
