#332: The walking health bomb
Many years ago we could not afford to eat out. However, we could afford a doctor, one who actually made house calls.
Now I am living in a rich and advanced country. I cannot afford health care, but I can afford to eat out. I struggle to pay for medical service, but I can easily pay for table service.
When we could not afford to eat out, we did not. Now I cannot afford to visit a doctor and so I don’t. It seems that because I cannot afford to fall ill, I stay healthy.
Because I don’t have a doctor who tells me what is wrong with me, I’m ignorant of my medical needs. And because I’m unaware that I have medical needs, I don’t buy medicines that I cannot afford.
I’m doing my share to keep health care costs down. So why do so many adverts try to make me feel guilty about it? You know, the ones that imply that I’m a walking health bomb?
I’m James McIntosh at nonsenseatwork.com
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Now I am living in a rich and advanced country. I cannot afford health care, but I can afford to eat out. I struggle to pay for medical service, but I can easily pay for table service.
When we could not afford to eat out, we did not. Now I cannot afford to visit a doctor and so I don’t. It seems that because I cannot afford to fall ill, I stay healthy.
Because I don’t have a doctor who tells me what is wrong with me, I’m ignorant of my medical needs. And because I’m unaware that I have medical needs, I don’t buy medicines that I cannot afford.
I’m doing my share to keep health care costs down. So why do so many adverts try to make me feel guilty about it? You know, the ones that imply that I’m a walking health bomb?
I’m James McIntosh at nonsenseatwork.com
Listen to the radio version of 'The walking health bomb'
(10 most recent radio files)
James can be heard on Public Radio: Monday - 7:19am and Saturday - 8:19am
88.9 FM WCVE, Richmond VA | 89.1 FM WCNV, Heathsville VA | 90.1 FM WMVE, Chase City VA
Copyright: 2009 James Henry McIntosh
1 Comments:
In a recent survey of countries to retire to, the US, South Africa, and the UK were listed near the bottom (excluding places like Nigeria/Pakistan, etal).
Primarily because they scored around "27" out of 100 in services offered, including healthcare.
The winner: Ecuador with a 76 rating in that category. Italy and France were even ahead of the US. In most countries today, you can have universal health care and still 'eat out'. Not here. Stange but I think true!
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