Schism wrote:
> I live in Texas, have no insurance, and have gone to the
> ER 5 times or more in the last 5 years and haven't paid a cent.
Perhaps not directly but you have paid . . . with your taxes.
The USA has universal medical coverage. It's just that we don't say
so. It would be stupid to not treat the injured, diseased, or infirm.
The costs of not doing so would be far greater.
Barney wrote:
>>> Gactimus
>>> What good is a pay for system if you can't afford to go.
> That shouldn't stop anybody from going. Just don't pay.
> Sure, you'll probably get sued, but if you really don't
> have the money then that won't matter (nobody can force
> you to fork over money that you don't have).
The "law" is: Don't sue poor people; they ain't got no bread.
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