Pathetic Reflections

It has been widely reported that Henry La Croix had an accident three days into his intended bike ride from The Arctic to Argentina that prevented him from continuing. La Croix's plan was to raise money for Alzheimer's research. One may respect La Croix for his altruism but nevertheless it is a pathetic reflection on capitalist society where one would feel compelled to take such action because of lack of action by governments who should be tackling the problem adequately. In a socialist society such action by individuals would not be necessary. John Ayers.