Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Rocco and the International Doctor
ROCCO
All the big shots come down to South Philly. And I’ll tell you why: it’s real!
ID
That and the food. It reminds me of some neighborhoods in Paris.
ROCCO
Slumming, from the High University College of Med. Why you’re against Socialized Medicine.
ID
Wrong end of sick, my Italian friend. I did a residency in France. It’s not
a perfect bijou, a jewel–what is?–but it works.
ROCCO
Then why won’t we have it here?
ID
Because oligarchies won’t give over power without long, bruising, continuous fights.
And I’m not talking about the AMA. We’re making progress there,
ROCCO
All the big shots come down to South Philly. And I’ll tell you why: it’s real!
ID
That and the food. It reminds me of some neighborhoods in Paris.
ROCCO
Slumming, from the High University College of Med. Why you’re against Socialized Medicine.
ID
Wrong end of sick, my Italian friend. I did a residency in France. It’s not
a perfect bijou, a jewel–what is?–but it works.
ROCCO
Then why won’t we have it here?
ID
Because oligarchies won’t give over power without long, bruising, continuous fights.
And I’m not talking about the AMA. We’re making progress there,
Labels: oligarchy, socialized medicine
