Health care reform: See these short, funny videos about Norway’s solution

February 7, 2023 GlenAnderson Examples of Parallax Views, Health Care Reform, Humor and Satire, International Affairs (Click to see specific nations and regions), Outreach, Framing/Reframing (Also see Organizing & Activism) 0

As my blog’s category for “Health Care Reform” explains, the U.S. spends twice as much per person on health care as other rich nations, but we have far, far worse outcomes in actual health.  Other nations recognize that health care is a human right, so they provide nationwide coverage for everyone and — instead of capitalistic insurance companies, etc., — they have streamlined governmental systems that cost half of what health costs in the U.S.

 

Recently some friends shared a link to a short video ad that appeared on the 2021 Super Bowl TV coverage.  The comedian Will Ferrell was talking about how Norway provides health care in a much better way than the U.S. does.

HERE ARE THREE VERY SHORT — and FUNNY — VIDEOS about the different ways of providing health care:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4U5nit_WkY

After that Super Bowl ad had aired, Norway replied with this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi3JQa1ynDw

Another one from Adger University is even better:

University in Norway responds to Will Ferrell and GMs Super Bowl ad – Sorry (not sorry) – YouTube

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Since the late 1960s Glen Anderson has devoted his life to working as a volunteer for peace, nonviolence, social justice, and progressive political issues. He has worked through many existing organizations and started several. Over the years he has worked especially for such wide-ranging goals as making peace with Vietnam, eliminating nuclear weapons, converting from a military economy to a peacetime economy, abolishing the death penalty, promoting nonviolence at all levels throughout society, and helping people organize and strategize for grassroots movements to solve many kinds of problems. He writes, speaks, and conducts training workshops on a wide variety of topics. Since 1987 he has produced and hosted a one-hour cable TV interview program on many kinds of issues. Since 2017 he has blogged at https://parallaxperspectives.org He lives in Lacey near Olympia WA. You can reach him at (360) 491-9093 glen@parallaxperspectives.org