Looking after the elderly 14 Hrs Ago In this June 1 file photo, an elderly man is helped along the Brian Lara Promenade, Port of Spain. - The politicisation of health care systems is living proof of the paucity of fresh ideas in politics that is driving people away from reason and into the hands of demigods. The extremely disappointing response of our opposition to the incumbent government’s attempt to deal with a pandemic, unknown in scale to most of us alive, mirrors similar cringe-making goings-on in other countries. Obamacare became the bogeyman of US politics. Doctors I spoke to seemed more focused on the additional workload and extra costs to them, ie, less profit, and, again, money was the issue for most conservatives who objected to increased insurance premiums and the tax increases the Affordable Care Act required. Only some cared that it may have negative effects on the quality of care.