You need to reread my ER post. I wasn't exaggerating about the runny noses and stubbed toes. The illegals treated before me weren't there because of an emergency, they were there for the "free" care. A paying US citizen was on the floor in agony while illegals were getting free bandaids and Pepto Bismol.
After I finally got the narcotics to treat my pain so I could talk again, I asked the ER doctor to give me a percentage of patients he sees who are real emergencies. He said 5 to 10%. The rest are there for free care that primary care physicians won't provide. How will socialistic Romneycare fix that?
“The rest are there for free care that primary care physicians won’t provide. How will socialistic Romneycare fix that?”
You just answered your own question. “Romneycare” eliminates free care and requires everyone to buy private insurance. In other words, your illegals with runny noses are on their own. No more free rides for them. I don’t understand the way you are using the word socialism to define a system that eliminates free care and stimulates competition. The end result there is that insurance premiums have dropped and a magnet for illegals has been shut down.
Now if you wanna talk about socialism and unconstitutional federal mandates you need to look no further than the medicare prescription drug approved by the Republican congress with the support of all the senators running for president now. Like it or nor Romney is the candidate with the most conservative record of the bunch.