Reply #12: Everyone does not get treatment...

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I know a diabetic co-worker who cannot afford to pay for his blood strips needed to monitor his sugar levels, and can no longer afford the pump supplies needed to deliver his insulan. he goes somedays without insulan, and I found him in his apartment in a coma.

Not what I would call getting "treatment"!

Everytime I hear this argument, I think about what he tells me. He hates sticking those needles in himself just to stay healthy, but he can't even afford to do that! And people like you have to add insult to injury by saying, everyone gets treatment. Try walking in my shoes for just one day and meet my co-workers, you'll be singing a different tune.

You won't give a fuck about the money grubbing providers, just the people who are routinely turned way because they did not have the right card or send in the correct little form to the insurance company every single month.

I really don't know why we are in disagreement. We both support single-payer. But think about this, would Social Security work if it was not tied to employment?

It seems to work fine just the way it is, and if you become disabled...Social Security will help to support you once you have paid in the minimum amount of credits. I want a single-payer system, not a single giver system. And I suspect you feel the same way!