“There is something absurd in a system that asks a women who is 108 years old to wait another year and a half for a hearing aid. In essence they are denying her the hearing aid. Certainly they are aware that her ability to wait that long is highly doubtful. No socialized system of health care has been able to get around the rationing issue. When consumption of healthcare is not directly paid by the consumer, the demand for healthcare will always exceed the supply. And every nationalized system tries to ration in one way or another.” [editor’s note: This incident occurring in Britain makes the case against their options quite eloquently - SAT] (07/31/07)