Martha & Sons (including Addison) in Chicago, Illinois

Martha & Sons (including Addison) in Chicago, Illinois
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Addison, on the right, is Martha’s older son. He’s a college student who, with evident pride, told me that in the past election he had just voted for the first time. As he embarks on study abroad in Italy this coming fall, he is, despite his glowing patriotism, embarrassed that healthcare for all, as he has learned is the case in Italy, doesn’t exist here in America.

Martha in Chicago, Illinois

Martha in Chicago, Illinois
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Martha finds it shameful that America can’t provide basic healthcare for its citizens, like any other developed country does. “Civilized nations care for those in need,” she said. She especially noted that the connection of healthcare insurance to employment status was a big problem. “It doesn’t make sense. If you get sick, you have a greater chance of being unemployed.”

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