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mkuller

In Reply to: RE: You certainly did posted by E-Stat on June 28, 2012 at 11:45:48

...to be treated in the ER with no health insurance, not pay for it and have the cost passed on to me, then you should be forced to buy insurance.

With rights come responsibilities.

Correct, Mr. Personal Responsibility?

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I always weigh cost vs efficacy - E-Stat 11:59:20 06/28/12 (4)
We've had this discussion before. It makes no sense to spend $100B per year to *fix* a $50B problem.
- You were probably one of those... - mkuller 12:05:03 06/28/12 (1)
  ...applauding at the Republican debates when Paul said "let them die".
  
  Obamacare is only a start - there still have to be a lot of changes in our healthcare system to control costs.
  
  Requiring the insurance companies to spend 80% of the premium on actual care was only the beginning.
  
  Medicare's overhead is less than 4%...
  - What part of any of that - E-Stat 12:14:39 06/28/12 (0)
    has to do with your comments to which I replied:
    
    With rights come responsibilities.
    
    Correct, Mr. Personal Responsibility?
- It's not a $50B problem - David Smith 12:03:27 06/28/12 (1)
  when people die from complications related to lack of access to care. While it's technically "free" when someone dies, it's up to you if that's how you want to do your accounting.
  - RE: It's not a $50B problem - E-Stat 13:57:52 06/28/12 (0)
    Actually, it's more like $43B according to federal officials, but I rounded up!
    
    Uninsured costs

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