Because one day, someone will pay your healthcare you absolutely rotten piece of shit.

Like their children that for some reason won't visit or call during the holidays.

I know no one on Lemmy likes Jubilee and I don't either, but I still watch it every now and again.

Last month there was a Gen Z politician vs Boomers and one of the old guys was talking about how student loan forgiveness shouldn't be done. The politician says you won't feel it. The Boomer said, they would because of the numbers of the ledger, politician says you'll feel it due to the all the people being able to contribute to the economy properly and giving it a huge boost. Boomer says him or his wife had their loans forgiven and it was a huge help, but that not everyone should get it.

Man, these fucking people.

One day?! The entire point of health insurance is that millions of other people are paying to help you pay for your healthcare

Hell, we all pay for other people's healthcare now! When people go to the emergency room and can't afford to pay, the hospitals crank up the cost of everyone else's healthcare to make up for it. We have literally the least cost effective system possible.

A while back, I was listening to a podcast that apparently had a fairly sizable conservative Christian audience, because there were a good number of ads for Christian "Health Care Sharing Ministries," into which subscribers pay a voluntary "share," and from which they draw when they need it.

I don't remember the specific language the ad used, but I do remember it saying something that sounded almost dangerously close to "from each according to their ability, to each according to their need." I started laughing at that one.

so every time he says he doesn’t want to pay for people taking advantage of the system, ask if he means the wealthy people denying healthcare to people so they can afford more yachts, their 8th mansion, their 30th sport car, their second helicopter. Because he’s overpaying for his private healthcare so they can take advantage of him.

"I'd rather 99 people get support they might not need if it means one person gets the support they definitely need."

I've used that reasonably successfully.

are you sure hes a leftist, or one in NAME only. almost everyone that believes welfare should not be for POORs/POC is almost always a conservative. i know a couple people that are ON THE left in name only, but says alot of talking points of a republican and would rather vote R, if not for the pontential ostracization from thier immediately circles.

These people NEED this pointed out to them. It's the only way they ever change their perspectives. It must affect them, otherwise they never change.

hes going to do mental gymnasitcs,"im not one of those people, i worked 100k+/year job for decades, and i deserved it". if he was a diehard magat.

there's usually a 'process' and qualifications to get the bill covered by whatever 'community care' program the facility has.

they will absolutely produce an invoice and expect payment or 'arrangements' upon discharge (which could include application for community care benefit).

they will also absolutely send that billing to a collections agency as well. one of the hospitals near me sends a lot of their uninsured or underinsured billing that would never qualify for assistance to collections without making more than a token effort to get paid first.. my boss even had a message on their home voice mail waiting for her when she got home from having an outpatient procedure done.

Pound like a pound of fat, if so can it come from the belly area, they have tons over there. /S