I have a family member who is not on welfare but is that same way....she never saw a $ she couldn’t spend or a doctors office she would pass by. Gobbles down a handful of pills everyday, and has had dozens of operations, all absolutely necessary, of course. Good thing she inherited a little bit of money (over a million dollars) but she’ll use it up within 10 years. Must be fun to be an almost- elderly narcissist.
If it’s her money, it’s still very sad but at least she’s not bankrupting us. The people I know go to the doctor once, twice and sometimes three times a week, all on the taxpayer dime. One obese lady I know goes to the emergency room on average once a week. She pays nothing for it.
My head spins, just thinking about a system this out of control. If these people had to pay even a five dollar copay, they would moderate somewhat. As it is, all they can do is gripe about not getting even more tests and seeing even more specialists.