"Nobody dies because they don't have health care insurance."

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24. I never waited tables, either, but I did work as a unit clerk in an ER

and on other hospital services (medical, surgical, OB/Gyn) as a vacation relief clerk for three summers when I was in college. I went on to do a master's degree in hospital administration and spent most of my professional life as an administrator at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles in the 70's and 80's.

Yes, hospital ER's will stabilize someone and then ship them out. Absolutely.

Yes, generous tipping is something I always do. Although, we were in France recently and I thought it was wonderful that tipping was not expected
because it's already included in the price you pay. And it did not make a bit of difference in the level of service we had (which is something Republicans and
right wingers are so happy to speculate that if it weren't for tipping, wait staff wouldn't care and wouldn't give good service). It's their job, dumb fu*ks. People like to keep their jobs! What a quaint idea. Honestly, I don't know how Republicans can be so stupid sometimes. Well, I take it back. Most of them aren't inclined to think for themselves--want someone else to do it for them--and thus end up spewing bullshit about so many things.