That’s a popular misconception. People are cured all the time. I was cured of pyloric stenosis way back in the 50’s. Many cancers are cured. Organ transplants cure a range of problems, from kidneys to eyes. Some folks are even being cured of HIV these days.

Nice graphics.
Shame that ideology gets folks to trash science and technology using devices we wouldn’t have without said science.
Ever seen polio? Somebody with tetanus?
Babies die from measles?
I have. And firsthand, not from any lying media.
Bacteria and viruses exist, and kill if left alone

I was not a Reds fan. Tony P was the guy in the lineup I most hated to see come up to bat late in the game with runners on. If we were picking teams, I’d choose him to hit in a clutch situation over anybody.

I’m waiting for a ‘socialist’ system that isn’t dependent on 200 year old tropes of salvation via government owning all the means of production.

In today’s America the mismatch occurs because we believe that insurance is a ‘service’ that we buy, but the company sees it as a ‘product’ that they sell. Like all products sold, costs are minimized to maximize profits.
They’re not wrong, it is we that have been. Universal access fixes it.

Beavers!

Early Beatles lyrics can evoke the same reaction in me, and I’m always a bit slapped at what they wrote. Such nice boys, too!

I echo that emotion. Thanks Doc!