I don’t know about everyone else, but the health care debate has slightly overwhelmed me. I haven’t been paying attention and i don’t know the details. I do hear weird things about “death panels” and then people say it’s ridiculous that anyone would come up with that. I hear that the government gave up on what they really wanted and are already compromising. I hear that we have to do something because our current system is unsustainable. I hear the right saying nothing needs to change.
Understanding the health care debate became a lot simpler when i found The Back of A Napkin. He describes the whole thing in four simple posts, complete with pictures of napkins. I’m sure it’s oversimplified, but it definitely gave me what i was looking for – a better grasp of what the debate is about in our country.
Napkin 1: The health care equation
Napkin 2: It’s not about health care
Napkin 3: The plans on the table
Napkin 4: What’s it mean to me?
I have a fondness for napkins. We are constantly using them to write down bridge hands or illustrate points. And now i’ve learned about health care from them.