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To: Dr. Brian Kopp
Do the sick and dying have an effectively unlimited claim upon the resources of the rest of society?

We're not talking here about the simple care that would have kept Terri Schiavo alive.

We're talking about drugs, surgeries, implants and ICU stays that can consume a single taxpayer's yearly income in three days.

Now if you really believe that the taxpayer has an unlimited duty to pay for those services, a duty that is enforced by the force of law, then say so.

But don't pretend that it's all free, OK??

16 posted on 10/01/2011 7:30:00 PM PDT by Notary Sojac ("Goldman Sachs" is to "US economy" as "lamprey" is to "lake trout")
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To: Notary Sojac; wagglebee
Now if you really believe that the taxpayer has an unlimited duty to pay for those services, a duty that is enforced by the force of law, then say so.

The only people for whom this argument would hold true are Medicaid recipients and a small subset of Medicare recipients. We can debate their situation if you like.

Everyone else has paid into a health insurance plan, and has the right to receive adequate health care in return for their investment.

If you'd like to make the distinctions that are proper to your actual argument, we can then proceed with debate.

Otherwise, your claim that taxpayers are responsible for the medical care of private health insurance enrollees is simply ludicrous and unworthy of further reply.

17 posted on 10/01/2011 7:56:15 PM PDT by Brian Kopp DPM ("Verbal engineering always precedes social engineering.")
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