Thanks are in order!

[Gman Russell]

I feel I should thank everyone for their love and support during my family (and PC) crisis, and explain a little better what happened.

First, special thanks to Carol for rockin' out the support on AIM (Say a prayer!).

Second, special thanks go to Benkern for sticking up for me in the Diet. I sha'nt kill you in my next rebellion.

Edit: Thirdly, to Prodigy as well.


Well, it started with my Grandma passing out in her apartment, and then she allmost died at the ER. Scary, but she's ok now. Then my dad got really sick (his Thyroid shut down), and was out of work for a long time because he couldnt get up out of his chair. He's still suffering, but modern medicine is wonderfull. We allmost didn't make it with the bills, but we pulled through by tightening our belts so to speak and working overtime.

Then my Computer broke. But after a long and drawn out battle with the forces of evil (and with a complete reformatting), its back to normal.

And thats my story. Again, thanks for the kind words and thoughts everyone.

[Prodigy Almighty]

I do what I can.

[Jonas]

Well, it started with my Grandma passing out in her apartment, and then she allmost died at the ER. Scary, but she's ok now. Then my dad got really sick (his Thyroid shut down), and was out of work for a long time because he couldnt get up out of his chair. He's still suffering, but modern medicine is wonderfull. We allmost didn't make it with the bills, but we pulled through by tightening our belts so to speak and working overtime.

Didn't the state pay in your place?

[Hesam Jayatar]

Jonas,

Like most other countries in the developing world*, The US does not have universal healthcare. Instead, the United States invests all of its efforts and income into the top 2% of its population, to dole out in crumbs to the remainder of the people for entertainment purposes. This was decided back when the United States was a capitalist state, before the feds decided to paid out billions to the brokerage firms. Which means, the average American has to spend their own money just to stay healthy even with extortionate health insurance premiums.

(Incidentally, if it weren't for the fact that I would go to jail for it, I'd send people the medicine they need but can't afford in the states)


*except for Brunei, China, Cuba, India, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Korea, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand which all have universal health care.

[Andreas the Wise]

I was about to say "Hey, Australia has Medicare" but then noted you only said "developing countries." Australia's developed.

[Hesam Jayatar]

Huzzah for commonwealth pragmatism!

[Oroigawa Koreyasu]

Hence why I'm leaving the states 4 years for now to go to Sweden...

[Gman Russell]

Leave it to a Babkhan to simultaneously give pity and still be condescending.

[Hesam Jayatar]

Naturally, a virtue we hone carefully.