On Tue, 28 May 2019 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Monday, May 27, 2019 at 4:11:44 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Mon, 27 May 2019 13:00:25 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Monday, May 27, 2019 at 9:48:30 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >> On Monday, May 27, 2019 at 2:54:19 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
>> >> > On Monday, May 27, 2019 at 12:03:03 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >> > > On Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 8:03:17 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>> >> > > > "dsi1" wrote in message
>> >> > > > ...
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > On Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 10:35:35 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>> >> > > > > ===
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > Unless you live in UK
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > In America, money is the first consideration above all else. I suppose
>> >> > > > that's ok but these days, it's getting ridiculous. The new world is no
>> >> > > > county for old men.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > ==
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > To be honest, for the sick and ill, it sounds very worrying
>> >> > >
>> >> > > No, for the poor it's worrying. Anybody who has money does just fine.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Cindy Hamilton
>> >> >
>> >> > This would be true if one believes that the only people that matter are the ones with money.
>> >>
>> >> You think it's not true? I never said it was desirable, but it's a sad
>> >> fact in the U.S. that people without money are screwed.
>> >>
>> >> Cindy Hamilton
>> >
>> >You can count on that - I don't believe that it's true. American will never be great again if Americans don't care about other Americans.
>>
>> Did they ever? The US is the country of Me, Myself and I.
>
>Sure they did. Right up until, oh, the 1960s or 1970s.
>
>Private charity was imperfect, but people were fairly generous.
>Neighborliness went a long way--if your neighbor was suffering
>you might send over a casserole or help him find a job.

Oh, the good old days.

>When medical technology was relatively primitive, it was not
>so difficult to afford treatment. Now, when treatment can cost
>hundreds of thousands of dollars, not so much.

Most treatment isn't that expensive.