Umair Haque: How American Leadership Failed Or, What Happens When Governance Becomes Gossip

[Algernon Moncrieff]

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Now. It’s not just that I don’t ever see solutions to these problems proposed — “Hey, Anderson Cooper — here’s how we can fix our healthcare system. Did you know that in Switzerland, they also have exchanges — but they’re regulated against poor quality insurance, and everyone gets a subsidy to use them, less if you’re wealthy, more if you’re poor?” Ah, then America might go somewhere.

It’s not just that I don’t see these problems debated. “Listen, Anderson. I don’t think the Swiss solution is as good as the British one. The NHS delivers far better healthcare outcomes — more healthy years — for every dollar spent on it.” See how enlightening that might be?

The problem is deeper, more dangerous, and even more toxic.

I don’t see America’s problems even acknowledged at all. Ever. Not once a week, not once a month — not once a day. “Hey Anderson — do you think we could ignore these foolish tweets tonight, and talk about, say skyrocketing inequality, falling life expectancy, or corroded trust?”