Hawking responds to Investor's Business Journal editorial on U.S. / British Healthcare Systems

Stephen Hawking speaking to a reporter about his response to a recent Investor's Business Journal editorial. The article can be found here: http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=333933006516877

It has been edited. Originally it included this paragraph, implying that the British Heath Service would have not helped Hawking because of his disability.

"People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn't have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless."

Hawking of course is British.

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• Heath
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• Stephen
• Steven
• Hawking
• Investor's
• Business
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• FAIL

[thisreddot]

now... this is a very good argument apart from the fact that stephen hawking is british... and that he said he owes his life to the NHS.

[DameDiabolique]

Epic Win for Health Reformers and Epic Fail for the Conservatives

[wildman657]

Was I just Trolled?! I understand that Stephen Hawking would disagree, but not like that! :P

[BeingNobody1956]

take into account that the people making these statements have the combined intelligence quotient of a vanilla creme wafer. not worth worrying about.

[jacksawild]

Do they really think they can talk about our system like this and get away with it? They are in for humiliation after humiliation from very annoyed British people, I don't think they are ready for our kind of debate; they've spent too long concentrating on bullshit to be able to cope with reasonably intelligent speakers. Let us go forth to the colonies and tell them why they are morons. Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.... for God, st George and for the Queen.

[IsisStarlights]

Epic Win. Plain and simple.

[AdrianHorn]

Of course, his actual response was "I wouldn't be here today if it were not for the NHS. But I'm sure this is what he was thinking ;)

[JamieA44]

Very cool lol x

[stanleykneecap]

LOL, yeh that's what he should've said.