Blitzer: “But congressman, are you saying that society should just let him die?”
Paul: “No.”
OK, so who pays?
The next morning, Perry, probably after being briefed by his handlers, told reporters: “I was a bit taken aback by that myself. We’re the party of life. We ought to be coming up with ways to save lives.”
But I didn’t hear any good ideas from Perry either. Again, who pays for the sick guy who has no money and no insurance?
“...many news organizations carried the story that Ron Paul’s former campaign manager, a libertarian, died at age 49 in 2008 from viral pneumonia, was uninsured and left $400,000 in medical bills for his mother and friends to pay.”
How does one leave debts to one’s mother and friends? Did they somehow obligate themselves to pay?
The point that neither Paul nor Perry made clear is that the crowd was mocking the liberal stupidity of the questioners rather than cheering anyone’s death.
All Republicans should practice this answer:
"It is not a 'Government or Nothing' problem. For the money the government wastes helping this ONE person, private charities could have helped THREE"