the purpose of the sector, is to look after literally the most vulnerable people in our society. is it moral that care homes are an investment vehicle in the way in which they have become? it s very much a judgemental question that because morality isn t obvious. somebody has to pay for that care. somebody has to run it. now, in the world we live in, local authorities and central government typically cannot run an efficient nursing home system. the private sector does better and the profit that it makes from it is a reasonable return in most cases for the effort put in to get that efficiency. those providing care, including private equity companies, believe the biggest problem facing the care system has been a lack of government funding. it s a time of change for the whole care sector.
mandates? should the federal government should the biden administration come right on out and mandate that all americans get the vaccine? well, legally the administration can t do that. okay. mask regulations, public health law is a local function in our country. but certainly it s in excusable for health care workers to continue to expose patients and be exposed themselves by patients and refuse vaccination. i wholeheartedly support efforts to mandate vaccination within the health system, within the nursing home system. there has to be some really serious education efforts done in fire departments, emt, police departments, where there is really strong refusal to get vaccinated right now. and these are people who have vowed, serve and protect. how can you protect if you potentially are carrying