George R. R. Martin on Health Care

George R. R. Martin weighs in on the health care debate, providing some perspective on the horrific situation faced by freelance artists in America. Hundreds of comments to his blog ensued.

In a follow-up post he notes: “I find it telling that virtually ALL the posters from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, and other countries that have a single payer national health care service LIKE their national health plan, and would NOT trade it for the American model. Meanwhile, here in the US, we are clearly split right down the middle … Now I ask you: if there are two restaurants, one where 99% of the customers are satisfied and happy, and one where half the customers are happy and the other half profoundly unhappy with the food and service, which would you rather eat at?”