So I've been monitoring this whole "health care" debate with less than moderate interest. You see, I've been called a cynic on...several occasions. Whether it's some sprawling government beaurocracy or mammoth insurance companies, I believe it's the patients who are going to get screwed. But I can say one thing for certain: What you guys have south of the border does not work.

 

I discovered this article today, and I couldn't decide whether to laugh or cry. Here's an excerpt:

 

"With Washington bickering over how to reform the system and contain its spiraling costs, many Americans like Ritz simply head to Mexico to get care they can afford.

The total number making the trip is unclear. But a recent study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research estimated that nearly 1 million people from California alone seek medical, dental or prescription services in Mexico each year.

Some making the trek have little or no medical coverage. Others like Ritz are on fixed incomes and want to avoid so-called co-pays and deductibles charged by U.S. insurers on top of policies that routinely cost from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand each month."

I just don't know what to say about that. Going to Mexico for health care? Really? Mexico?

Of course, I can't help but think if you guys could muster up some courage and buy some of your health care moguls tickets on my favorite bus, you might be able to get a private system that works. But of course, decades of festering in public education institutions that are only fit for turning out mindless, obedient consumer drones has completely neutered you.