Forest Fires, Earthquakes, The Titanic, And Healthcare
Henry David Thoreau wrote that "[a]ll perception of truth is the detection of an analogy." Let's use analogies to comprehend the seemingly incomprehensible: healthcare in the U.S. Below, the word "they" refers to power brokers in Washington, on both sides of the aisle and in the White House.
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They are concentrating on one vein on one leaf of one tree, while the whole forest is ablaze.
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They remain intensely focused on a tiny germ under a microscope while an earthquake is destroying the lab.
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They have precisely lined up all the deck chairs on their magnificent new "unsinkable" ship -- the Titanic.
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They are applying anti-acne cream to a patient with a brain tumor.
The truth in these analogies seems obvious to you and me, but apparently it escapes people who work within the Beltway.
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