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In reply to the discussion: Mitt Romney. The Most Vile Lie of All. [View all]King_Klonopin
(1,382 posts)What I find truly amazing
is that Mitty thinks it perfectly acceptable for hospitals to
pay the bill for providing "free care" (there's no such thing, BTW)
for the unfortunate, uninsured person who needs help. He sees
absolutely nothing wrong in this scenario.
For him, it is a far better alternative than using tax dollars
to provide universal health care insurance for all Americans,
or driving up HIS taxes a couple hundred dollars in order to care
for those lazy, deadbeat 47% who feel "entitled" to a longer life.
Uninsured people can't afford medication for high blood pressure,
insulin for diabetes, inhalers for COPD, etc., or to pay the full cost of
medications out-of-pocket. (one of my medications would cost
$270/month out-of-pocket!) Before they seek medical treatment,
the uninsured typically wait until they become so severely sick that
they must go to the local ER, which -- unlike Mitt -- is morally and
legally obligated to treat the sick.
It doesn't take a genius to surmise that these conditions will
result in a shorter life span for those without insurance and an
untenable financial burden for those who provide "free care".
-- BUT it takes a self-centered, cold-hearted, slimy fuckhead to
deny that these conditions exist and to pretend that all is well.
It also helps reduce the surplus population.
King Klonopin RN