Posted on 06/14/2009 2:48:23 AM PDT by GQuagmire
BARRANCA DE PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica - At the time, he had no way to know it would trigger a high-stakes controversy that reached all the way to Boston, but Jose Antonio Gonzalez remembers clearly the day he first heard that there might be a drug to help his little daughter.
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so why dont boston globe and other rich lefty donate their own money to help this girl. They confuse compassion as stealing other ppl’s money while protecting their own
Compassion is what will bury us all. A small dose of reality is in order with this story. I know what every one is going to say: well if it were your daughter you’d feel the same way and you know what I’m sure I would try to do every thing humanly possible to make her life livable. That being said, its not the governments responsibility to take care of you or your children, whether ill or not, from cradle to grave.
AWESOME!
In reality, non-productive members of society, such as the elderly, handicapped, and minors, will be put at the bottom of the needs list by the NHS. They will be considered not worthy of treatment as "limited funds must be spent on those who will benefit society". The article itself says that Costa Rica would rather spend the money on hypertensives and diabetics than on this girl.
Just another paving stone in the road to hell.
In a society where resources become scarcer and scarcer such decisions will become the norm. You can extend the life of the elderly or the infirm or instead spend the money on the young.
I’m a big believer in the value of the individual, but an individual is still responsible for him/herself. The people of Costa Rica didn’t cause her disease, therefore by what right are they made to pay for it?
And of course, the advocates of government-run medical care naivelly believe the government will use it for their benefit. When you give someone absolute power over your life, what logical reason does he have to care about your life?
And of course, who would get to decide what constitutes a “benefit” to society? Big brother.
Reminds me of that chapter in Atlas Shrugged where the government restricts air travel and only allows those who are beneficial to society to travel; a productive business owner is denied, a parasitic tax collecter is approved, a perfect example of what the government believes is a “benefit”.
So maybe someone can explain to me why it is that the Costa Rican government isn’t taking care of this for the little girl? Why is it that the US taxpayer is expected to take care of it, and pay for all of the world’s sick?
That may sound cold and harsh, but it’s a legitimate question.
Mark
So maybe someone can explain to me why it is that the Costa Rican government isn’t taking care of this for the little girl? Why is it that the US taxpayer is expected to take care of it, and pay for all of the world’s sick?
That may sound cold and harsh, but it’s a legitimate question.
Mark
Of course, since I didn’t read the article before posting, I managed to post my stupid reply twice...
UGH... I hang my head in shame...
Mark
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