I was just reading this article in the New York Times and was thinking to myself how glad I am that I don’t live in the USA. Can you imagine having to pay for your health care costs, even if you get cancer or heart disease, or just to find out what’s wrong with you when you’re ill?

For all the criticism levelled at the National Health Service, we are very lucky to have it. You don’t need to worry about health insurance, and the poorest of the poor can have medical treatment and won’t be denied it simply because they can’t afford it, which is what happens in the USA.

Even for the middle classes, it can be a very expensive business, and like the family featured in the NY Times article, some even have to file for bankruptcy as they can’t afford to repay the medical costs as well as their mortgage, living costs etc.

The USA is meant to be the ultimate in democracy. Ha, don’t make me laugh. It is a money-hungry, corporate-minded nation that is generous to the rich and hard on the middle and working classes, as well as the poor. So much for the great US constitution!