I read this and swore.

Medicare Lottery to Cover 50,000 People WASHINGTON - The Bush administration will give "50,000 lucky individuals" chosen in a lottery up to a 16-month jump on Medicare prescription drug coverage, paying for costly medications for cancer and other illnesses this year. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=3&u=/ap/20040625/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/medicare_lottery

How can the US government justify giving health care to people based on luck?

This is so unbelievably unethical. Really nothing else to say except I am really glad I'm not American.

Why doesnt america have a benifits scheem like Australia?

how much do you pay for medication, say basic penisilin?

How can the US government justify giving health care to people based on luck?

wow, that is possibly the most disgusting thing I've ever read. No hyperbole here, that is truly horrible.