Quote Originally Posted by JamesXR View Post
The thing is that our society doesn't let people die in the streets. People expect to be caught when they fall down. That is a great thing, but not if it encourages someone to jump. If medicare covers $1000 a month of someone's HIV medication, that wipes out the taxes I pay. Poof, not available for schools or hospitals. Gone because someone decided to do something stupid, knowing that they wouldn't have to pay the consequences alone.
If we cut things off and 1000 new bug chasers died in the streets, but 3000 more opted for bible study instead, would it be worth it to have spared the 3000. It's a tough question, but I feel that it should be at least be asked.
Also, I don't know if the problem is of a scale that would justify the healthcare companies putting together a list. Anyone have numbers?
Yeah, but James, saying that bug chasers should not get medicare is like saying that anyone who smokes, or doesn't eat healthy and exercise should not get care. You have cancer? Well, you smoked all your life, you don't get any neener neener neener. What good will that do? How about anyone who engages in risky behavior? People who ride motorcycles without helmets. People who surf (yeah, say you're being safe but anything could happen out there). You can deny someone medicare because of their lifestyle.