This is when you know reform is needed:

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

The Economist praises the Swedish health care system over the American on issues of incentives.

Article linked here:

http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13899647

Also....an image worth keeping in mind for defenders of the broken system:



Now, there's something wrong with this picture. See if you can tell me what it is.....

X-posted from my own LJ.

Comments

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

Oh, so we've succeeded already. Good.

Why the clamoring for an overhaul, then?

[dwer.livejournal.com]

cute, but untrue. We have not succeeded already. But you know that, and you don't give a shit.

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

No, I do give a shit. I just don't see the value in blowing up a system that generally works when we can actually fix it.