LETTER: Eaton’s uninformed NHI piece is par for the course
Columnist’s hatchet column was a disservice to readers — and it wasn’t even funny
Business Day is one of the few quality sources of content around, but Tom Eaton’s alarmist hatchet column on National Health Insurance (NHI) was a disservice to your readers (“NHI is far worse than Jacob Zuma’s craziest idea (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2019-08-13-tom-eaton-nhi-is-far-worse-than-jacob-zumas-craziest-idea/)”, August 13).
The analogy between the proposed nuclear deal under Jacob Zuma and NHI is lazy at best and dangerous at worst. The nuclear deal, which was corrupt in its very genesis and the probable product of an elaborate bribe, is likened to a genuine attempt to provide quality universal health care to all. Of course, there are problems with it that others have pointed out far better — including on your pages. ..
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