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Trekologer

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2. Party of personal responsibility right there

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2017, 09:23 AM

May 2017

"it just gets passed on to other folks"

We can't make you get insurance if you can afford it, because you might be paying for someone else's care who is sick. But we'll make it so you can't afford insurance and leave you to go to the ER and not pay, making other people pay for your health care.

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Republican lawmaker says cancer patients can go to the ER for health care [View all] CousinIT May 2017 OP

Hospitals are businesses greymattermom May 2017 #1

Party of personal responsibility right there Trekologer May 2017 #2

That's a great explanation! docgee May 2017 #5

I hope he and his experience their own cruelty to others malaise May 2017 #3

this "go to the ER" talking point they use needs debunking. drray23 May 2017 #4

Exactly. Why do these people think that it is free to go to the ER? MiniMe May 2017 #14

It never ceases to amaze MontanaMama May 2017 #6

All they care about is themselves... Docreed2003 May 2017 #10

Yes, MontanaMama May 2017 #12

What a dumbass Blue_Roses May 2017 #7

He's likely stupid enough to believe it. GeorgeGist May 2017 #8

You're not supposed to go to the emergency room unless you think you're dying. athena May 2017 #9

Whenever I hear one of these guys spout this crap - I always picture... lame54 May 2017 #11

What they really want to say, but can't: Blaukraut May 2017 #13