The Waiting Is (Not) the Hardest Part

I've never understood why wait times in doctor's offices is one of the Right's leading arguments against healthcare reform that included a public option.  Who gives a shit?  First of all, we bitch and moan whenever we have to wait more than ten seconds for anything anyway.  I do it, you do it, we all do it.

But if someone who can't afford healthcare can go to a doctor's office and receive medical treatment (in some cases, life-saving treatment), I don't think a longer wait time is something he or she would really use as a reason to turn away said healthcare.  Since they're human they'd still bitch and moan, but in the end I think they'd be pretty happy about having access to a doctor without the fear of financial ruin.

I can afford to buy a pizza and expect it to be here within thirty minutes.  And if I was super-rich, I could probably find a way to get it here in 15.  But if I couldn't afford a pizza and they said I could have one for free but I'd hafta wait an hour, I don't think I'd say "oh, fuck that!" and instead choose to starve to death.

But hey.  That's just me.

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