You're dying of cancer? Sorry to hear that.

[seraphcelene]

So, I just read this article: More advanced cancer seen in uninsured Americans and I think, why is this news? Why is this, like, a surprise? Of course their cancer is more advanced when it's discovered because they don't get regular medical treatment or check-ups due to the whole I can't afford healthcare issue. wtf.

That article was followed up by this one where Bush touts U.S. aid to fight malaria. The article included this snippet from Bush's speech:

"The disease keeps sick workers home, schoolyards quiet, communities in mourning," Bush said about the disease which kills 100,000 people a year in Tanzania alone. "The suffering caused by malaria is needless and every death caused by malaria is unacceptable."

"It is unacceptable to people here in Africa, who see their families devastated and economies crippled. It is unacceptable to people in the United States, who believe every human life has value."

And I think, hmmmm, if the people of the United States believe so very much in the value of every human life then how come we don't have Universal Healthcare so that we can take care of the valuable lives dying of treatable CANCER in the U.S.?

Yeah, just wondering about that.

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[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Poor people don't vote so they don't count. Thought you knew that.

[seraphcelene]

That's right. I had forgotten. Silly me.

[diachrony.livejournal.com]

Africans don't vote in US elections either, so I'm still confused why we can give aid to Tanzania and yet be so determined to do nothing here at home?

And by "we" I mean Bush & co.

[seraphcelene]

It's a complete head scratcher that one. What I have realized is that the U.S. talks a really good game. We just got to get them to work on the follow through.