” the conservative position is to NOT TAX EVERYONE for whomever the government determines needs help “
Except the mentally ill do need help. They can be dangerous to themselves and others.
This isn’t about Obamaphones or lotto tickets.
The fact that you’re trying to lump a serious medical emergency in with the graft of welfare cheats is pretty telling.
Unless of course you support that same position for all public services such as the fire and police depts or even jails.
If it’s a medical emergency and it can pass the necessary high standards that need to be in place for “imprisoning” someone ... then get the “medical determination” and get a court of law to order it! But in the financial aspect, the government still can’t be picking up the tab, as that’s exactly what conservatives say can’t keep on happening. And note ... I’ve already answered the aspect on the conservative position on “asking for help” (take a look at that).
When we talk about “welfare” here on Free Republic, we’re not just talking about “welfare cheats” but we’re talking about the fact that people are getting this in the first place. It’s the very foundation of the program itself. And that’s what I’m talking about, so it does relate to “welfare” (as in the program itself) and not to “welfare cheats”.
AND ... in relation to a “medical emergency” there are two aspects ... one aspect is whether it is a medical emergency or not. If it was, he would not be released. Since he is being released, it’s not being diagnosed as a medical emergency.
The second aspect is the government system of paying for it. Now, Obamacare is a disaster of a system for getting people’s medical care paid for, who weren’t able to get it before. Before that, there were complaints about people not having medical care, so others came to the party saying that we had to mandate a government system so that people who need medical care can get it.
And here we’re talking about someone you’re describing as needing help because of a medical emergency and that the government needs to step in and cover it. It’s the same argument that the liberals had when they were talking about the government stepping in for all those who were UNABLE to get their medical needs taken care of.
This is simply the same liberal slide that we’ve seen going on for a long time that we continually fight against here on Free Republic.