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Originally Posted by SStockDart
Lew, my whole point about going to the emergency room was intended to refer to a family of 20 some, and no one has a documented job. How do they pay for medical treatment? They don't....... how is that fair???? I am totally disabled with cancer from agent orange, so this example is not me, but someone near to my family.
She is a nurse at urgent care and he is a private home builder. They gross between $200 and 220,000. Obamacare cost is around $1,600 per month. They pay in an estimated $36,000 in fed taxes, plus all the local taxes. They pay into Social Security. They both work their asses of to provide for and raise their family with braces and educational costs.
So, how is this fair? One family of 20 some, has no one working, free housing, free food, cash to buy drugs and cars, and pays or does absolutely nothing for health care, or attempts to improve social standing. While the other family works hard to pay their way and set good examples.
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We've all heard the horror stories, Gary. (See my reply to Randy Wells above)
Wouldn't it be great if there was a program that made affordable health care available to everyone, regardless of wealth or social status? A program that wouldn't disadvantage those with pre-existing conditions or force others to have to file for bankruptcy in order to keep a family member alive? It's not that hard to understand why health care is so expensive here in the US, versus the other industrialized nations who pay a lot less for medical care. You just need to be realistic. Imagine if that family of 20 your friends told you about had a way to see a doctor when one of them fell ill, instead of crowding the ER? Imagine how a "Health Maintenance Program" would make them (and all of us) less of a strain on the System? The Emergency Room isn't supposed to be anyone's "primary care", but without insurance that's where people are forced to go.
This is not a Black or White thing. This is not a Red or Blue thing. This is a HUMAN thing, looking out for those of us who are less fortunate then others. You keep calling it an epithet, "Obamacare", because that's what fashionable now. Still doesn't solve our problem.
Hope you stay well. Thank you for your Service to our Nation.