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August 1, 2008
30,000 Left Starving in British Hospitals Last Year
Posted by Dave Blount at August 1, 2008 9:33 AM
It's said that during the Revolutionary War, more Americans died in British custody than on the battlefield, mainly because they were not fed. Inmates of Britain's socialized healthcare system suffer a similar fate:
At least 30,000 patients were left starving on NHS wards last year, despite ministers' pledges to make proper nutrition in hospitals a priority.
Last year, Health Minister Ivan Lewis admitted that some patients were given a single scoop of mash as a meal.
Others were 'tortured' with trays of food placed just beyond their reach while nurses said they were too busy to help them eat.
On the positive side, withholding meals until patients starve not only saves on food costs, but frees up beds and eliminates useless eaters who no longer pay taxes.
It's no coincidence that the same people who would use the Fairness Doctrine and gun control measures to destroy our Constitutional rights also want the government in charge of healthcare. It is an important step toward absolute power, as Britain's unfed patients can attest.
On a tip from mega.
