Healthcare

Four days ago was the seventh anniversary of 9/11. It was nice to hear the two candidates being interviewed at Columbia University by Judy Woodroof and the Times Manager (I do not know his name). As a non USA citizen I am very impressed by the two candidates. America, you can be proud, regardless who will win in November. If you are like me, when the candidates show each other respect and are not "attacking" each other with silly provocative statements. I like to hear both sides of an issue and then make up my mind. This means that both candidates do not have my vote on every issue.

Before I start telling you about the health care issue, I must say something about Governor Palin. Yesterday she was interviewed for the first time on the national arena by ABC Charlie Gibson. I have in early age learned that one should not argue the obvious. She does not have the foreign politics know how and experience, particularly not like Senator Biden. That is a fact. On the other hand it is also a fact that Senator Obama cannot measure up to Senator McCain in the same area. Governor Palin did well and that she did not know, what the Bush doctrine was, is acceptable. David Gergen from CNN thought so as well. Obama did not think about the Russian veto rights in UN. President Bush, eight years ago did not know the name of the Indian prime minister. When they come to power they are quick studies and will learn all those little details. How Governor Palin handle the questions were far more important and she did great in this respect. In reference to foreign countries and world geography, America does not teach its children geography in the schools, what so ever. When we lived in New Orleans, I bought a world defence map (from Denver) and put it up on one side in our kitchen as wallpaper. It covered the whole wall. Our five kids had to look at the map, breakfast-lunch and dinner every day and see the world. They had to answer questions every day about the world. After being asked for the fourth time –where is Korea, our little four year old girl could point it out. The world is getting smaller and smaller, so I believe that American schools should bring back geography as a subject. At any rate, improve teaching the subject.

During the primary, a lot of black people voted for Senator Obama just because he is black, why should it not be the same with women? Why do the Obama supporters believe that women should think about the issues and therefore they will not vote for McCain. This is racial to think that blacks do not care about issues, but women do.

In any case, today I was going to write about the health care issue. My own thoughts about this issue, is that I like Senator Clinton´s idea best. Everyone should have the right to health care in America at a cost which is acceptable to everyone. In Sweden we pay 50 dollars for each doctor visit.
After six visits we do not need to pay any more per year. Medicine cost us maximum 300 dollars per year. This is great, but what about the things which Senator Clinton and Michael Moore never mention.
You must create a tremendous bureaucracy to handle it (which will only cost money for the tax payer) –costs will skyrocket (opm =other peoples money), which means taxes will go up. Both England and Sweden are discussing how to keep the runaway costs down today within the health industry. In Sweden hospitals and nursing homes have now become private again because of the tremendous cost increase. In Sweden you should never get sick during the holidays or during the summer.You will have to wait for operations, some time as much as a year. Hospital care will disappear after the operations because of cost. Still I believe we have an obligation to our fellow human beings that everybody has the right to health care. One more thing is that you will bring down all malpractice suits in USA which is very good. If you take into consideration all the things I mentioned, maybe congress and the new president can come up with something better. During my stay in New Orleans my company Scandex Steel Corporation (a small company) paid 100 percent eye-teeth and health benefits to all the personnel and their families. My employees did not pay a single penny in health care. In return they gave me their loyalty and trust.

In other words health care is not a one way solution, the politicians have to think about all aspects of this issue.