France's Healthcare Crisis: 99-Year-Old on Stretcher, €14 Billion for Bombs
Aline Percher's grandmother, Claire, suffered for two-and-a-half days in a hospital corridor in Rouen, France, waiting for a bed. This horrifying reality in a developed nation like France raises a simple question: Where is the money? France, a key player in the European Union, approved sending €14 billion in military aid to Ukraine just this year, not counting their own robust defense budget. (
Reuters, June 2024 ) One might observe that the speedy allocation of billions for weaponry bypasses the bureaucratic paralysis that leaves the elderly, like Claire, literally stranded. It appears that while healthcare systems buckle under the weight of underfunding, the coffers remain wide open for 'defense' spending. Perhaps if Claire had been a missile system, she would have been fast-tracked to
a ward bed, or better yet, a private room.