Yes, I most certainly did.
So - second or third class care for others is fine by you. It is not fine by a majority of the citizens of this country.
Cloths - really. So, an appendectomy performed by a nurse practitioner is fine for those who can’t afford a real doctor - because after all you can buy your cloths at a thrift store.
Free market values as espoused by people like yourself state that mathematics no longer apply because you and others like you believe it is just fine to price people out of the market.
When it comes to trade deals - you most likely believe in free and “fair” trade - free market economics no longer care for the employees of that free market - why - because shareholder value is king and took the fair out of free markets in this country. Shareholder value has changed our economy such that those who participate in it are priced out of medical care and in many cases the American dream.
Medical care must be affordable to all. Charity is not the solution. Human dignity is. Shareholder value is not the golden calf I pray to - the economy is there to employ us all and ensure that we all are able to take care of ourselves.
Medicaid takes all of one’s assets away - why because not everyone who ends up having to use it is lazy - but because they already went through everything after they lost their jobs due to their illness and in turn their coverage and oddly enough these inconsiderate soul’s sill want to stay alive even though they can’t afford it and are a “burden to society”. And God forbid they have pride and don’t want to accept the charity you are offering that others provide because no one else is taking care of the segment of the population that has been priced out of the market.
But the main thing seems to be as long as “I” am okay - others can grovel - because if they can’t make it in a rigged system it is their own fault.
No one is buying that anymore - because this has hit a majority of the middle class in one form or another.
My brother’s buddy is dead - because free market and shareholder value - and those who believe that fairness need not be considered - has more value than a human life.
We must still be in the dark ages where believe systems, philosophies and “principles” rank higher than mathematics and science. People are dying because they cannot afford healthcare and meds because our system is broken and way too expensive and because they have been priced out of it.
The algorithm you espouse allows for an acceptable number of people who will not make it because they simply do not have access to affordable healthcare. Exactly what percentage of the population is acceptable?
But we can all sleep at night because free market values are alive and well and addressing the elephant in the room, namely that people are dying because of this, is simply not politically correct on the ultra-conservative side of the spectrum.
My brother’s buddy’s family is out a dad - but who cares - it’s his fault he could not afford to pay for un-affordable care. But I guess you don’t consider him to be a “necessity” to his family.
At present it does not look like we will get a free market solution for healthcare - fair or not - because of people like you - Obamacare will prevail - because a small minority on both ends of the spectrum refuse to do the math - in both cases people will die - because either people get priced out of the market - or the Government run system will be modeled after the VA. So, I can only conclude Obamacare and Universal Government Healthcare will prevail.
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What exactly is it you want?
You want poor people to have the same medical care as rich people? You want the best of everything, free?
It is better to have $ than not to. I’ve been poor and I’ve been rich, and of course rich is better.
In my world, there would be state taxpayer money for the truly disabled to live full, happy lives. Far more than exists today. And most medicine would be cash pay, because the wide variety of clinics and offices that would spring up would bring down costs for all. Everyone should purchase insurance to cover major illnesses and accidents, and there can be MSAs and concierge places, and all kinds of ways to maximize a person’s benefits and minimize their costs.
Just because someone needs something doesn’t mean they should have it for free. You must plan. Make do. If everyone pays x% of their wages toward health insurance or into a medical savings account, you’re on your way to being ready for cancer etc.