The US has some of the greatest hospitals on the planet. Johns Hopkins, Sloan-Kettering, the Mayo Clinic, Columbia-Presbyterian and so on. Billionaire Oprah Winfrey is doing a television program on the Smithsonian Channel (owned by Viacom) called “The Color of Care.”
This program talks about how black people don’t get the good healthcare that white people have. Where to begin? Well first look at genetics. Black people suffer from Sickel Cell disorders, diabetes, heart disease and lung scarring. It’s just genetics. Second; lifestyle choices! Diet, exercise, smoking, substance abuse, sexual activity, and obesity. Much of this one can control. But one lady of color blamed obesity on racism!
Then there is the black on black violence. Black people shooting other black people! White people are not in Bridgeport, Detroit, or Baltimore poppin shots at young men of color.
In terms of healthcare poor people get Medicaid which is healthcare coverage for poor people. People with no insurance have no problem clogging our Emergency Rooms because someone has the sniffles. I have seen this countless times. Also cities have free health clinics in poor neighborhoods. When did you see a clinic in Riverdale, Forest Hills, or the Upper West Side? Not to mention there are mobile clinics for poor people who don’t see a doctor. Besides; you get what you pay for!
Over the years people with money help built hospitals. In Detroit there is a hospital with Henry Ford’s name on it. And its not because they loved the Model T. Casino owner Steve Wynn gave a millions to build a hospital in Utica, NY and Michael Bloomberg gave $500 million to Johns Hopkins Hospital for a wing! Oprah? Nothing. She’s too busy grooming girls for Harvey Weinstein.
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