There are large controversies everywhere about why America isn't such a great place to live. I've always loved America. I don't believe we are greater than other countries or peoples, but here is another reason why I love my country.
My friend had her mom visiting from Ecuador when Covid hit last year. Her mom is a very high risk individual and Ecuador has been hit hard with first the earthquake and then Covid. She chose to stay here with her daughter until things got better. Then she started feeling ill and losing weight. She was taken in for testing at the hospital (which because of Covid, the daughter's family has been out of work and couldn't afford a hospital bill). They did some tests and found out that she was positive for Covid as well as stomach cancer. She was kept comfortably in the hospital while her Covid passed and then taken home. She has no insurance and no money. But the doctors come directly to her home for consultations and she has started receiving chemo treatments. On the flip side, her husband who is still in Ecuador has been waiting for 6 months to receive treatments for his throat cancer. They think that the economy is so bad right now that the doctors are pocketing their money and selling the treatments on the black market.
While everything may not be a Utopia in America, I am grateful for checks and balances that keep workers more honest and for programs that help those that are in need. I saw corruption with the Kenyan authorities when they needed bribes to let school supplies donated to schools into the country. I saw corruption in the police in Ecuador that required bribes or threats for jail time. I'm sure that there are some police here that are corrupt, but the checks and balances keep them to a minimum not to an every day thing for every day people.
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