The $1 bank robbery, or how to get free health care in the USA

Submitted by Matthew on 24 June, 2011 - 12:41

A short article in the Guardian this week summed up the inequalities, injustices and downright craziness of capitalism and the free market.

It told the story of fifty-nine year old James Verone, an unemployed man in North Carolina who lost his job as a Coca Cola delivery driver after seventeen years and with it his health insurance. Suffering from arthritis and a slipped disc, he took matters into his own hands.

Verone's solution to his predicament was to walk into a bank in Gaston, North Carolina, hand the cashier a note reading "This is a bank robbery, please only give me one dollar." before retiring to a chair in the corner and waiting for the police to arrive.

Now incarcerated in the county jail awaiting trial, Verone has been seen by nurses and has an appointment to see a doctor.

Comments

Submitted by guenter on Fri, 30/03/2012 - 20:24

life itself always wrote the most satirical stories

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