Posted on 04/07/2010 5:25:35 PM PDT by Kaslin
Dependency: The Democrats' reform bill had hardly become law before doctors and insurers began getting calls asking about free health care. The growing sense of entitlement is disheartening, to say the least.
'Where do we get the free ObamaCare, and how do I sign up for that?" That's what Carrie McLean, an agent for eHealthInsurance.com, told McClatchy newspapers she's been hearing from callers.
She said that the company's phone center has been "inundated by uninsured consumers who were hoping that the overhaul would translate into instant, affordable coverage."
The McClatchy reporter also talked to Sandra Preston, a state employee in Paterson, N.J., who seemed to be waiting impatiently for the federal takeover to fully kick in. "Why does it take so long for certain health care things to take effect?" she asked.
A day before the McClatchy story ran, the Financial Times reported that the "demand for free medicines in the U.S. has increased sharply following the 2008 economic crisis."
Rich Sagall, creator of NeedyMeds.org, a clearinghouse that helps patients find free medication, told the Times that he is "receiving 14,000 inquiries a day, up from 10,000 in late 2008."
This is happening at a time when "pharmaceutical companies say they have expanded donations through 'patient assistance programs' by typically 15% to 25%."
The United States was once a nation of proudly independent people. But now Americans in large numbers think they deserve free access to the Web, no-cost college educations, and jobs they don't deserve and can't be fired from. They believe others should be responsible for their mortgages and feel they have a right to early, cushy retirements at someone else's expense.
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Where my pie at?
I want a pony.
I want a pony too. I can eat my pie while riding the pony.
Mark for later read...
My biggest gripe about the people in this country. “Where my FREE STUFF?!”
“That’s the way you do it. Money for nothing and your meds for free.”
You again... Gotta stop meeting like this.
I bet Oprah knows.
Look at them yo yos..
And free gas for my car.
What'ya mean I have to wait until 2014 for ObamaCare?
...but I have to pay for it now? Huh?
worthless leeches. Anyone who calls up asking for free lunch is a criminal. I don’t care what race they are, rich, poor, have kids to take care of or none, or none. They are ALL criminals who should be treated with the utmost cruelty.
Decent people seek out charities when they are in desperate straights.
Get your money here for nothing and your chicks for free...i want my mtv.
I just stole that!
(It’s a FReeper tradition...)
Those people aren’t just stupid, they’re weapons grade stupid.
If we all get a pony, who’s going to pick up the poop? If I have to pick up the poop, you can have my pony.
I stole it myself!
The ponies and unicorns do not poop! How is that for hope and change!
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