tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post7935096404255989631..comments2024-02-06T07:55:24.303+00:00Comments on Pai: So, I hear there's a debate about the NHS..Sarangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post-83512624439378787262009-08-22T00:35:39.740+01:002009-08-22T00:35:39.740+01:00Tell me more about Roosevelt and the new deal..
(I...Tell me more about Roosevelt and the new deal..<br />(I haven't looked at US political history for ten years)Sarangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post-18396789506733722362009-08-20T21:30:14.045+01:002009-08-20T21:30:14.045+01:00Yeah, God knows how many of my friends and family ...Yeah, God knows how many of my friends and family would have been dead years ago under American-style health care. <br /><br />Before I was even born my Dad was in a motorcycle accident that nearly cost him his life, his treatment continues to this day. <br /><br />I can't understand the seemingly irrational fear the US has over state healthcare (or tax-funded initiatives in general). Probably jut old-fashioned fear of socialism, I guess. Sad, really.<br /><br />P.S. if you ever really want to win an argument about socialism working in America? Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal.James Ashelfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921809149099140714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post-63278635503979451072009-08-20T20:38:24.046+01:002009-08-20T20:38:24.046+01:00Hi FA, thanks for the clarification. I'll go ...Hi FA, thanks for the clarification. I'll go make an edit now.Sarangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post-79012128791894805712009-08-20T19:52:41.975+01:002009-08-20T19:52:41.975+01:00It used to be the case that people with Down Syndr...It used to be the case that people with Down Syndrome in the UK were refused transplants (especially heart transplants which are often needed by people with Down Syndrome), because they didn't consider their life expectancy and quality of life worth the treatment- aka people are prioritised for transplants and they weren't even allowed on the list. Disability rights campaigners spent a long time getting this changed and it only changed quite recently (in the 1990s I think). So the Down Syndrome comment isn't entirely crazy; it's just out of date.Feminist Avatarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03364456372396228106noreply@blogger.com