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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
the majority of my healthcare taxes would go to some rich old fuck getting his piles looked at for the 18th time, or blowing huge amounts on iffy late stage cancer treatments, or even getting his hip replaced so he can continue to play golf, I will be opposed to nationalized healthcare.)C
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that sounds so barbaric, but check this out-
My grandmother was very frugal. Gramps died at like 44 so she was on her own for a long time. She took in laundry, she scrimped pennies, she walked instead of taking cabs. She did that for 40 years after he died. At 80 she had a stroke, went into a coma for a month, then died. We got the bill, all paid by Medi-whatever. The total was almost $200,000.
I can't put a value on my grandmother's life, and if there was a chance she could have come out of it, maybe it was "worth it." It just seemed so odd that this incredibly frugal women went on this lavish government sponsored bender the last month of her life.
Would it be better to give them $50000 at 75 and say good luck?
