Depends. Poverty caused by events outside of the control of the victim, help ‘em recover. Poverty caused by behavior, eff ‘em.
Right-AND so long as we are taxed so MUCH for all kinds of programs and assistance to the ‘poor’... it doesn’t make any sense to keep paying MORE taxes, JUST because the government mishandles and squanders our revenue
In many cases, gov’t. assistance is ALREADY available to them . They are either TOO lazy or TOO stupid to apply for it.
Consequently … the hospital can’t collect on the charges so the accounts go over to collection agencies… who DO make application for fed assistance to pay for med attention that was given to these losers. Of course the hospital gets only pennies on the dollar in payment for the delinquent charges.
So:
• Taxpayers pay a premium for their OWN health plans (increasing all the time)
• Taxpayers pay a deductible on their policies, when they make a claim
• Taxpayers pay for ‘office visits’ up front every time they see a doctor
• Taxpayers are continually stiffed by the fed with more and higher taxes, so losers who won’t work and other career freeloaders can have FREE health care
• Hospitals make up their loss on delinquent accounts, by padding the bill for all patients who DO have insurance…..
Mr. Taxpayer just paid F I V E times, and doctor has not touched him yet!!!!!