Paul Krugman The Medical-Industrial Complex

October 19, 2008 -- One of my heroes, Paul Krugman (winner of the 2008 Nobel prize in economics) writes in the New York Times on 7/9/7 regarding Michael Moore's Sicko and the Canadian healthcare system:

For more than 60 years, the medical-industrial complex and its political allies have used scare tactics to prevent America from following its conscience and making access to health care a right for all citizens...

Yes, Canadians wait longer than insured Americans for elective surgery. But overall, the average Canadian's access to health care is as good as that of the average insured American -- and much better than that of uninsured Americans, many of whom never receive needed care at all.

The only things standing in the way of universal health care are the fear-mongering and influence-buying of interest groups. If we can't overcome those forces here, there's not much hope for America's future.

Go Krugman!

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