There are always some people who have been responsible all their lives and fall on hard times through no fault of their own — that is what the “safety net” supposed to be for.
Unfortunately, from what I have seen, a very large fraction of those receiving government aid or counting on government bail out, if they should get sick. They could well afford insurance, if they adjusted their priorities. Those are the ones I was talking about. There are way too many of them, just from what I have seen personally. And some of the posters here are trying to justify irresponsible behavior. They don’t want to give up anything, to make sure that their family has insurance, in case something happens, they feel “entitled”, then they blame Wall Street, insurance companies, everyone, but themselves.
I don’t see anyone else here claiming that posters here are trying to justify irresponsible behavior. I certainly saw none of that,only a poster pointing out the reality of the situation.
Allow me to point out that “what you have seen” is tainted because those are the stories that make the press while those that seek little or no help remain for the most part unseen. It’s also not a crime nor does it destroy one’s conservative credentials to need a hand at some point.