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KitSileya

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19. You know what?

Reply to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 03:02 PM

Sep 2014

I live in a country with universal health care, and I have absolutely no problems paying that extra bit of tax that goes to pay for the drug addict in the bed next to mine in the emergency ward. I know that my country taxes those in my income bracket more because we can afford more, and I don't mind if it saves people's lives. Read that again. I do not mind paying if it gives other people decent lives.

Why?

Because I am a liberal, because I am a progressive, because I am a human being - because I believe those other people are human beings too, and they deserve to get health care simply because they are human beings, not only if they can pay for it. It's common decency, and if you don't think those with plenty should help those with little, or nothing, you can be darn sure I judge you. I judge you hard.

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Charging paying patients more to cover the cost of patients who don't pay [View all] PlanetaryOrbit Sep 2014 OP

Restaurants do charge the paying patrons more to cover the ones who skip out on their bills. WillowTree Sep 2014 #1

That shouldn't be allowed either. n/t. PlanetaryOrbit Sep 2014 #3

if 5% of my merchandise gets shoplifted, i can't raise my prices 5%? CreekDog Sep 2014 #11

+1 Indeed. Glassunion Sep 2014 #17

Skipping on the bill and shoplifting are also criminal acts that get people sent to jail. nt Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #5

Agree. We need single payer. NT NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #2

bad debt is a cost for any business dembotoz Sep 2014 #4

Health care should not be a liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #8

Everywhere you go in life you are paying more because some don't pay at all. NCTraveler Sep 2014 #6

You need to substitute "can't" for "don't", because liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #7

Hospitals (maybe just many or most?) can't turn away people regardless of ability to pay gollygee Sep 2014 #9

SMH at some of the replies. Sad that people don't understand the realities. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #10

That's the way everything works WestCoastLib Sep 2014 #12

Hospital can either charge paying customer more, go out of business or deny the poor healthcare. dilby Sep 2014 #13

but consider this. drray23 Sep 2014 #14

no, what is ludicrous is that healthcare is not considered a fundamental human right in this country La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #15

Not the best analogy at all. Glassunion Sep 2014 #16

I suspect sometimes hospitals just say that daredtowork Sep 2014 #18

You know what? KitSileya Sep 2014 #19

the part I don't like is onethatcares Sep 2014 #20