"You could call that 'socialism.' Or you could call it 'family values.'"

By GottaLaff

Personal stories like this need to be spread around, especially at town hall meetings and on the Tee Vee Machine... but that's not going to happen, so it's up to us bloggers:

I was born and raised in America, but I've lived in Europe for the last twenty years. I''m thinking it might be time to come home, but whether I can or not depends on the answer to this question:

Does America take care of its children?

Our son has juvenile diabetes. He's had it for seven years, since he was two years old. During that time we've lived in three countries -- Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Italy -- and he has had excellent treatment in each country. [...]

I've calculated the cost of all that over seven years, and here's what it comes to: zero. [...]

[E]verybody is paying. I guess you could call that "socialism." Or you could call it "family values." But what difference does it make what you call it? [...]

I've seen the European system up close and I'm here to tell you, it works.

Please go read the rest here. It's terrific.

H/t: pprakash