tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post6405776469642759178..comments2023-10-31T09:14:26.930-05:00Comments on Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues: Health Care Villainy: There's Nothing This "GOP" Scum Won't DoManifesto Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-39615745325264949272013-12-06T01:08:58.692-06:002013-12-06T01:08:58.692-06:00Single-payer would eliminate this, but the right-w...Single-payer would eliminate this, but the right-wingers start screaming "socialism!" the moment anyone mentions this. Everyone would be covered, and costs would generally go down for those who are now insured.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-45033605188081372252013-12-05T18:15:27.913-06:002013-12-05T18:15:27.913-06:00I have a friend who makes good money working in co...I have a friend who makes good money working in construction. He is a hard-core Republican. He has never had health insurance in his life and he tells me he'll never buy any.<br />Recently, he fell off a ladder at his job. He went in to the ER and got treatment that cost many thousands of dollars. He didn't pay a dime for any of this, because he chooses to not have health insurance (even though he makes over $150,000 per year).<br />Taxpayers like ME were the ones who paid for his health care treatment---and I have a tough time even affording my own health insurance premiums!<br />Oh, and my friend continues to reject buying any health insurance. He's still a hard-core "Conservative." I think he'll wind up paying a small fine under Obamacare, but that's it.Saren Matthewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-22824660117853013242013-12-05T04:03:57.481-06:002013-12-05T04:03:57.481-06:00I have a good old friend who happens to be a Repub...I have a good old friend who happens to be a Republican. I don't understand how he can go on doing this. It's childhood brainwashing, I suppose.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-49254015969104982552013-12-04T18:47:37.039-06:002013-12-04T18:47:37.039-06:00republi-can'ts are morally bankrupt. This is ...republi-can'ts are morally bankrupt. This is an opinion. Often I refuse to cite popularity as justification for anything.<br />This opinion is an exception. This opinion is not only supported by a litany of facts but also is so popular I can't take any credit for having suggesting this 13 years ago.Old Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279657261404730976noreply@blogger.com