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"People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn't have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless."
Figures a rag geared toward investor's and business ... read corporate america, would be so irresponsible:
Here's an article directly from the UK ...
The Spectator (http://www.spectator.co.uk/alexmassie/5255761/stephen-hawking-has-not-yet-been-murdered-by-the-nhs.thtml - broken link)
Quote:
Fundamentally, however, the difference between the systems is psychological. In Britain you worry what will happen when you fall ill; many Americans worry about what will happen if you fall ill. Will your insurance cover you? Often, yes it will and the best American care probably is better than the best British care, but there's a greater psychological security to the British system. That's probably worth something too. In other words, many Americans find themselves fretting about healthcare even when they're perfectly healthy. That's a psychological burden people in this country (and many others), don't have to worry about.
I've often expressed my desire that stupidity should be painful. I've come to realize that it is. It's just that it is the wrong people who feel the pain.
Lol, other than Stephen Hawking being British, born 6 years after the formation of the NHS, and treated, from the time his symptoms developed in college (back when he was just another undergraduate and not someone famous), under the NHS?
Lol, other than Stephen Hawking being British, born 6 years after the formation of the NHS, and treated, from the time his symptoms developed in college (back when he was just another undergraduate and not someone famous), under the NHS?
Ha! Yeah, besides that insignificant bit of information...
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