Ed Nordstrom at the Long John Silver's restaurant in Warsaw, Indiana

Ed Nordstrom at the Long John Silver's restaurant in Warsaw, Indiana
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Ed was in the service, in the Philippines during World War II. He was later an electrician at the Harvard Cyclotron in Cambridge (on Oxford Street). He has had many medical problems but hasn't had any difficulties being on Medicare. Some things are not paid for but by-and-large, he's happy. He has often thought that universal healthcare insurance should be provided by the government and that higher taxes were likely necessary. “If the government managed its budget better, there'd be money to pay for it,” he added. He also said that “People without healthcare insurance live under handicapped conditions. With insurance, a wage-earner can be free to concentrate on his family, his education, and think more clearly.” He was very happy I met with him and concluded, “I'm so surprised at the opportunity to talk.”