Marco sez, “I wrote this piece, appearing on McSweeney’s today, from the POV of the greatest doctor in the Mushroom Kingdom, Dr. Mario.
He’s got a lot of ideas on the universal health care crisis, which closely resembles our own.”
A government-run plan sounds
a lot like what Bowser wantsThe king of all Koopas would love to take over every hospital in Mushroom Kingdom, to use them to extract Peach’s DNA or create a horrific suit that looks like me to trick the princess. But government-funded doesn’t mean government-run. I propose that we set up an oversight committee that would reside on Star World, a place linked to all of our lands. Its doings would be filmed by one of those Lakitu creatures, the sometimes-benevolent Koopas that fly in clouds. This committee would keep watch over the providers. It would see that free Megavitamins were distributed. Finally, it would research new health innovations, such as the powers of the rare Super Mushrooms.
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Hopefully, I have presented enough facts to explode these common myths. Time is running out, and we’re far from a checkpoint. Every major video-game franchise except the Mushroom Kingdom has a system that guarantees health care to its citizens. It should be a major concern that strength in Super Mario Galaxy is gained through the collection of gold coins. We must have free Megavitamins, easier access to refills, and less-time-consuming ways to defeat the viruses. If we stay healthy, we can go on more adventures. And since staying healthy is the ultimate benefit of universal health care, I’ll gladly give more of my tax money to the government. No cheat codes necessary.
DR. MARIO
WEIGHS IN ON
UNIVERSAL
HEALTH
CARE
(Thanks, Marco!)