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Robert Kerr
Voting Representative Denmark
I support Democrats Abroad because I believe the Democratic Party is the party in the United States that best represents my values and commitment to social justice and equal rights and respect for all.
Retired Foreign Service Officer, having served in 19 countries in nine geographic regions of the world. Passions are advocacy for democracy and democratic values and multi-culturalism. Personal passions include sports and bridge
LATEST BY Robert Kerr
A genuine experience from Austria #DAresists #Medicare4all
Here´s a little anecdote of mine: While I was a student in Austria, one night my left ear popped as if I were in an airplane. I couldn´t hear much ...
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A comparative story from Australia #DAresists #Medicare4all
Hi there, I’m a NC voter living in Australia and working for Bupa, a UK-based health insurer and care partner. Long before I had up-close experience with a functioning healthcare ...
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An emergency experience in Hong Kong #DAresists #Medicare4all
About a year and a half ago, my then-boyfriend (now husband) was out for a bachelor party in Lan Kwai Fong, one of Hong Kong's nightlife districts. As he walked ...
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Perspective of an American doctor working in India #DAresists #Medicare4all
As a doctor/medical physician in India, one developing country slowly rising out of the economic pit into a possible new economic super power, still has healthcare for all. There are ...
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Great experience for husband and wife living in Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all
My husband, then 65, needed a knee replacement. He was able to get it after a 5-month wait. After a group information session--which included one old patient maybe in his ...
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Perspective of a young American living in Brazil #DAresists #Medicare4all
young, independent, and empowered Universal healthcare is a fundamental right to all human beings. Recently graduating from college and no longer on my parents healthcare plan, i moved to Brazil ...
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American brother died because of lack of health care -- from UK #DAresists #Medicare4all
I support universal health care for all my large extended family in Indiana, California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Illinois and Maine. My brother in Indiana died prematurely of Lyme disease and a ...
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40 years of great coverage from an American living in UK #DAresists #Medicare4all
I have been domicile in the UK since 1978 and during that time I have received excellent health care on the NHS. This has included the birth of a son, ...
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An American in France comparing her situation with her sister in the USA #DAresists #Medicare4all
It's actually my sisters story. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. She had a work comp accident in California, that was made worse in Las Vegas. We moved to Vegas ...
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Advocacy from the UK #DAresists #Medicare4all
I live in the UK where everyone has access to quality healthcare, regardless of income. From where I stand, the US health care situation looks appalling. Last summer, a disabled ...
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Experience of a recently returned American from Spain #DAresists #Medicare4all
I have returned to the US so please note that. While living in Spain I had to buy my own private insurance because I retained my US citizenship and was ...
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#DAresists #Medicare4all
Dear Democrats Abroad: As a dual citizen living in Canada (GTA area(, I am attaching a copy of my Issues/Solutions about U.S. Healthcare. This has already been forwarded to 24 ...
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Great health care in the Netherlands #DAresists #Medicare4all
I have lived in the Netherlands for 45 years and have experienced the benifits of a universal health care system most of my adult life. It has changed many times ...
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Several experiences from many years in France #DAresists #Medicare4all
Aside from the usual and thankfully banal problems of bearing and raising three children, I can report on fairly major issues. NB: I also have a “mutuelle”—a collective non-profit complementary ...
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Perspective of a Dr. from California and Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all
I live in Canada and vote in California. I have worked as a family physician in both countries and the health system works better in Canada. People worry about their ...
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A Worldwide Perspective #DAresists #Medicare4all
Politicians who argue either the pros or cons of the health care issue, invariably up the English system. I am an American who has been working abroad for 45 years ...
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Strong endorsement based on experience in Germany #DAresists #Medicare4all
As a freelance professional who has lived, worked and paid taxes in Germany for forty years I cannot understand why many U.S. Americans do not appreciate the advantages of universal ...
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Perspectives from a lifetime of coverage in Algeria and France #DAresists #Medicare4all
I have been under universal health care coverage for nearly all my professional career, first in Algeria, and now in France. I have had some harrowing experiences on the health ...
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Advocacy from years of experience in Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all
As an American who has lived my whole life in 🇨🇦 and having first hand experience with universal health care as the sole way to deliver quality health care I ...
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Advocacy from years of experience in Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all
As an American who has lived my whole life in 🇨🇦 and having first hand experience with universal health care as the sole way to deliver quality health care I ...
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