Yesterday Governor Peter Shumlin signed the bill creating the health insurance system saying that health care is "a right and not a privilege". What a novel concept -- equality under the law with everyone having the same right to health care! Now they have four years to set up the program and get it running (assuming they can get a federal waiver by then).
All I want to know is how can the people of Vermont be so imminently sensible while the rest of the country is still so screwed up.
I heart vermont
ReplyDeleteI grew up about 50 miles from the New York-Vermont state line. All I can say is that when you get within a mile or two of the border, it's like you're approaching a foreign country. The town squares, the simple white churches, the absolutely gorgeous autumn foliage - it's unlike any place else I've been in the United States, and I've lived in four states and visited 40.
ReplyDeleteThe pace of life is different, too, especially the western part of the state, where there are no interstate highways.
You should pay a visit to Vermont some day, Ted. I can tell you this: I sure ain't Texas!
Nice article, but sorry, Hawaii has had single payer for a long time. Lived there, got a driver's license and was surprised to find that health care coverage was included with residency...
ReplyDeletecheers!