http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/rallying-for-health-care-form-religiously/ Rabbi David Saperstein is among the speakers at an interfaith prayer rally for health care reform. en-us efingerhut@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-06-26T;00:30:00-05:00 khazanovich@cox.net I like the idea of having affordable, heck, free, healthcare for everyone. But it is important to recognize, and clearly state, that to date there is no country in the world that has good medicine (with care standards approaching those in the US) that is working well. Canada? Let’s talk about not being able to see a specialist for months, or not being able to get to a family doctor, because there is not enough of them practicing, Russia? Where they can’t get even the common medications for people without a rich uncle (like the US Gov’t) donating it, or where they reuse needles for injections? Sure, I think that our system is not perfect, and should change. So let’s talk about specifics, looking at a specific country as a model. And then let’s analyze its system and how it would be applicable to us, and which changes, good and bad, we can expect to see after this system takes hold. Talking about “universal affordable health care” without specifics is pure demagoguery, which has gotten many unscrupulous politicians where they are today. I like the idea of having affordable, heck, free, healthcare for everyone. But it is important to recognize, and clearly state, that to date there is no country in the world that has good medicine (with care standards approaching those in the US) that is working well. Canada? Let’s talk about not being able to see a specialist for months, or not being able to get to a family doctor, because there is not enough of them practicing, Russia? Where they can’t get even the common medications for people without a rich uncle (like the US Gov’t) donating it, or where they reuse needles for injections? Sure, I think that our system is not perfect, and should change. So let’s talk about specifics, looking at a specific country as a model. And then let’s analyze its system and how it would be applicable to us, and which changes, good and bad, we can expect to see after this system takes hold. Talking about “universal affordable health care” without specifics is pure demagoguery, which has gotten many unscrupulous politicians where they are today.

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