Comments on: Yes!!! Just let the uninsured die!!! https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/13/yes-just-let-the-uninsured-die/ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:42:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Kindle Fire https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/13/yes-just-let-the-uninsured-die/#comment-11505 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:42:14 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=149#comment-11505 … [Trackback]…

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]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/13/yes-just-let-the-uninsured-die/#comment-11504 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:40:03 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=149#comment-11504 In reply to Betasattva.

If it takes “all of our assests” to do that then that is what we need to do. Of course, it won’t.

]]> By: bananacat https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/13/yes-just-let-the-uninsured-die/#comment-11503 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:56:12 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=149#comment-11503 And they didn’t just want this hypothetical man to die, they seemed to not care if he was just left untreated to infect others, including themselves. But it’s better to let someone or many people die than to see someone go unpunished for a mistake.

]]> By: Betasattva https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/13/yes-just-let-the-uninsured-die/#comment-11502 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:49:44 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=149#comment-11502 In reply to binjabreel.

So I assume you wouldn’t mind if we took all your assets and garnished your wages to pay for the care of poor people who don’t deserve to die.

]]> By: What I’m Reading Wednesday, September 14, 2011 | Rationally Thinking Out Loud https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/13/yes-just-let-the-uninsured-die/#comment-11501 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:16:32 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=149#comment-11501 […] Yes!!! Just let the uninsured die!!! | The X Blog […]

]]> By: binjabreel https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/13/yes-just-let-the-uninsured-die/#comment-11500 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:06:13 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=149#comment-11500 In reply to Betasattva.

Yes, because it’s an important voice in the dialogue that says that the poor deserve to die.

]]> By: Betasattva https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/13/yes-just-let-the-uninsured-die/#comment-11499 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:59:16 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=149#comment-11499 In reply to Greg Laden.

He seems to be a crypto-theocrat, which is why I think he’s a nutbag. I don’t object to a libertarian voice in government as the point of view is important, if usually overruled.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/13/yes-just-let-the-uninsured-die/#comment-11498 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:40:59 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=149#comment-11498 The Libertarian answer is that it’s the place of voluntary charity, not mandatory taxation, to care for those who cannot care for themselves.

Exactly. Which he was more or less forced to state (and as you point out, that was not hard to do) and it is inhumane, batshit crazy, undoable, and one of the reasons that most people think of Ron Paul as a nutbag.

]]> By: Betasattva https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/13/yes-just-let-the-uninsured-die/#comment-11497 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:57:32 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=149#comment-11497 I’m curious how you thought he was nailed. I thought his answers were spot on. His platform has been consistent throughout his career.

The Libertarian answer is that it’s the place of voluntary charity, not mandatory taxation, to care for those who cannot care for themselves.

My own opinion is that we can afford basic health care for everyone and ought to implement a single-payer system. The insurance companies have too much “lobbying” money to make that likely though.

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