I live in the greatest country in the world! Land of the free! (dial up warning, pics! Graphic!)

[riverbendviewgal]

63. you are so correct

I wintered in Florida 4 winters 2009 -2012. I met many people. I had conversations with many. I found most people who worked had no health care. The retired Americans were OK because they had medicare. I spoke with one nice fifty year old woman who worked in a museum. She had to give up her health insurance because it was raised to $900 a month. For me that is so unbelievable.

You see my 24 year old son and 53 year old husband were diagnosed two months apart with cancer. They were in perfect health until that year. They had every treatment possible. No denials from our government one payer health insurance. We pay for it through our taxes. There were no medical bills.

My son had the same treatment ted kennedy had. They both had the same kind of brain tumor.
And we all had psychotherapy, individual and as a family. They both were in palliative care in the hospital.

I got $2300 each from my government towards their funerals.

I met people from wealthy Florida gated communities who were birthers and hated Obama because he is black. I saw guns in many places and did not feel comfortable with them and the many confederate flags.

The last stay was getting very uncomfortable. I met only one person who lived there that thinks like us on DU.

My older son moved to England and I visited him last Fall for six weeks.There is a big difference from America . The Brits think more like Canadians.
My Canadian taxes are about 25%. I don't mind this. I got my peace of mind that I have good health care. priceless!