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A Different Point of View

7/16/2017

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Almost everyone has heard of Charlie Gard and his parents struggle to get him additional treatment. The English hospital and court system has been condemned by the world. I take a different view.

First, the facts. Charlie was born last year on August 4. Soon it became apparent that something was wrong. He was eventually diagnosed with a DNA disorder. He has had seizures that have diminished his mental function. He can no longer hear, move, open his eyes or even breathe on his own. Earlier this year the hospital asked for permission to turn off his ventilator. The case has been in the courts ever since.

On the surface it may seem that I am a heartless person. If he were over here, the cost of his care would have run into the millions. Health care funds are not unlimited. Rather than spend all that money on a hopeless case, it could be spent on dozens or even hundreds of people who can be saved.
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The basic problem is that we want to have our cake and eat it too. We want Rolls Royce care at a Ford price. It can’t be done.  
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Vanessa link
5/27/2022 02:06:48 pm

Thank you for sharinng this

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    Hi! My name is Dave. I'm in my 60s and live in Indiana. I'll write about whatever is on my mind but most posts will be political. I'm a centrist who thinks both sides are on the wrong path.

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At long last this idiotic shutdown is over. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and it doesn’t start up again.

The real story is that 800,000 government workers are back on the job and many millions of people are no longer inconvenienced.

Unfortunately, that is not the story we are hearing in the media. Their story is about how Speaker Pelosi beat President Trump. He got himself into this mess. She decided that all that mattered was winning. The harm done to the people involved was of no concern whatsoever. A good leader puts the good of the people over political gamesmanship,

it would be nice to think that both people have learned their lesson and will try to do what is best for the
country. I sure wouldn’t bet on it.
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