Ted Rall for June 22, 2009
Transcript:
Obmaman: The somewhat Super Hero who partly mitigates disaster. Obamaman happens upon a woman in distress. Woman: I'm sick. I need a doctor! Barack Obama: And you shall have one! My "public option" offers you a 1-in-4 chance of securing healthcare insurance if you fail to secure private coverage. Quick: What's pie to 10 digits? Woman: I miss the simplicity of the old "f-you" system. Barack Obama: Filling out forms distracts from pain. It's a bureaucratic placebo!
The wife just last week was down in the bathroom. 911 call, paramedics, ambulance, sent the engine (LACty#11) back to the station. Just got the bills; $938 ambulance ride, $5600+ for a day-and-a-half at Huntington Memorial ER and room in the wonderful new wing. Glad it’s there, but we’re on the Don’t Get Sick health plan after four years out of work. Self-insured sux!