10,000 NYers may lose housing aid & St. Vincent's flagship hospital to close--aren't you glad we let capitalism run things?

10,000 NYers may lose housing aid & St. Vincent's flagship hospital to close--aren't you glad we let capitalism run things? First, there's this:

 

Thousands May Lose Rental Vouchers

By CARA BUCKLEY
Published: April 6, 2010

Because of a $45 million budget gap, the New York City Housing Authority may have to revoke rental-assistance vouchers from more than 10,000 low-income tenants, a drastic move that could cause families to lose their apartments.

via nytimes.com

Then, there's this:

St. Vincent’s Votes to Shut Hospital in Manhattan

By SHARON OTTERMAN
Published: April 6, 2010

The board of St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers voted on Tuesday night to close its flagship hospital in Greenwich Village, ending its long struggle to stay afloat despite millions of dollars of debt.

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“The decision to close St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan inpatient services was made only after the board, management and our advisers exhausted every possible alternative,” Alfred E. Smith IV, chairman of St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, said in a statement.

via nytimes.com

Combine this with the fact that my parents can't afford to keep my grandmother in an assisted living home anymore (she's moving back in with my mom and step-dad, who is currently fighting cancer, himself) and I've got to seriously wonder...

Why is it that we can bail banks and businesses out but when hospitals and poor people are threatened, the government doesn't do anything.

I LOVE* living on Bizarro World!!

 

 

 

*Please note that since we live on Bizarro World, the above reference to "loving" something means exactly the opposite, per the laws of physics on Bizarro World.

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