Packed Hospitals and Baseball Stadiums

Straight from work, I went to the hospital yesterday to visit with Grandma. She was literally in the hallway of the ER for almost two full days before they finally put her in some overflow room and then finally got her into a room last night. I'm sure that won't affect how much they charge her, right? Hallway stays and room stays have the same nightly rate, I'm sure. This entire medical system we have here in America is one big fucking joke. I must say, however, my dear grandfather was from one of those last generations who worked for a company that offered actual benefits to a person for remaining loyal to the company. Not only that, but the company eventually sold overseas and left the country, and all the pensions and shit got left in the dirt. Years later, that same company got bought out by a larger company—or something along those lines—came back to the States, tracked down all the people who were still alive, and re-established their pensions. For note-takers, this was…