Should reconsider that. Let charity do it, not government.
I think it was reasonable for gov to get into the charity business during the great depression, since charity dried up.
However, when the depression was over, the gov never got out of that business. Now only bigger and more programs to boot.
Consider 2016 spending where, of a 3.6T budget, 2.3T spent on social programs.
Had the gov not been spending that money, we could've actually afforded something like Iraq/Afghanistan.
Now, since we're handing out candy left and right, we can't afford to do what a gov should do when we need it.
The ‘safety net’ is the EXISTING billions that US taxpayers have had stolen from them over the past several decades. Here’s how it works:
Undocumenteds and other career freeloaders use the ER as their family doctor.
In many cases, govt. assistance is ALREADY available to them . They are either TOO lazy or TOO stupid to apply for it.
Consequently the hospital cant collect on the charges so the accounts go over to collection agencies who DO make application for fed assistance to pay for med attention that was given to these losers. Of course the hospital gets only pennies on the dollar in payment for the delinquent charges.
So:
Taxpayers pay a premium for their OWN health plans (increasing all the time)
Taxpayers pay a deductible on their policies, when they make a claim
Taxpayers pay for office visits up front every time they see a doctor
Taxpayers are continually stiffed by the fed with more and higher taxes, so losers who wont work and other career freeloaders can have FREE health care
Hospitals make up their loss on delinquent accounts, by padding the bill for all patients who DO have insurance
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Mr. Taxpayer just paid F I V E times, and doctor has not touched him yet!!!!!
AND...we still have these fn Liberal morons running for office by promising their supporters to wring MORE money out of American taxpayers who are those greedy, rich and uncaring Conservatives!!
bkmk
Bump.....