told ya

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by striperman36

If we could as Tynan stated find a way to limit those that abuse the system we could find a significant amount of savings. However, the moment we start to restrict access some bleeding liberal will start screaming about socialistic actions by the state and then the ACLU will get involved and it will end up a real legal battle costing us yet more money to end up with the status quo.

Before we stop people from abusing the medical system, let's stop people from abusing the Welfare system. Mostly the same people anyway.

In CT, if you're on State Medicaid, you *have* to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. Doesn't matter if it is for a bloody nose and you live across the street.

When I was an EMT in Harford, I literally drove a guy from his "home" across the street the ER for a "cough I've had all week." It was actually further for me to take him to the ambulance entrance than it would have been if he walked in the front door.

That's $400 of state money well spent.

My opinion, if you refuse to contribute to society, you don't get to reap any of the benefits - including gov't health aid, gov't assistance for college, gov't housing. Eventually, the lazy good-for-nothings will die off, crime will decrease and we'll all live happily ever after.

If that gangster can't get free medical care to sew up his gunshot wound, then they'll finally start killing each other off.