Issue idea I had just today. I think it needs more humor though
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Switchin' Prescriptions
The Issue: Two people died today after a pharmacist misread a doctor's prescription and gave the patients a similarly named medicine, which they were allergic to.
Validity: Good healthcare, PRIVATE pharma, less than average intelligence, cursive
Option 1: "Amazing!" exclaims your Health Minister. "That's the best news I've ever- wait, two people died, not lived? Oh, boy. Let me read..." He squints at a newspaper, not realizing your secretary verbally gave you the news. "It said the pharmacist couldn't understand the prescription? Well, his glory days are over. Replace that old geezer with someone with working eyeballs." He chuckles nervously.
Result: anyone who can't read 4pt text from 5 meters away is deemed useless
Option 2: "It says the doctor wrote the prescription in cursive, which nobody could understand!" vents your Education Minister, signing documents right on your desk. "Look at me! Since that change, I've had to respond to angry letters from teachers left and right who say that children and even their parents have practically become illiterate with this loopy script! Just revert the change; people won't miss it anyways."
Result: fancy invitation cards look like theses
Option 3: "Aren't we missing the obvious?" says your Employment Minister. "The original prescription was a drug called Anidovin, which is a laxative. But the drug the patients were given was Amidovim, which is actually an antidiarrheal! And look - this generic drug called Maxbarine has a variant called Maxvarine which does the same thing but is priced ten times higher! These pharma companies are intentionally misleading customers with these names to make a quick buck. We need to regulate- nay, we need to seize control of these companies so that @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ get the healthcare they deserve!"
Result: people with colds take Australixariviolecandlemine
