We're not even talking about that. We're talking about a kid with a curable

Feb 13, 2016
12:34:13pm

shimmy All-American

cancer. Plenty of people have curable diseases, or diseases whether the person can live decades longer, that cost a ton. If your kid was dying, that's a different story entirely and maybe it would be right for you to examine end of life care.

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shimmy

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So those who agree with this post... If you can't afford cancer treatment don't get it?

Deleted True Conservative

2/13/16 12:00pm

Speaking of healthcare, I think that guy in your sig has Down syndrome.

SouthernCoug

2/13/16 12:04pm

I agree with it and I work in healthcare

KingDave

2/13/16 12:07pm

So if your kid had cancer you'd let them die? I doubt it

Deleted

2/13/16 12:12pm

No, I'd pay for them to get treatment until I couldn't afford to anymore

KingDave

2/13/16 12:15pm

So unless you have a couple of hundred thousand in the bank you would be OK with public policy allowing them to die

Deleted

2/13/16 12:17pm

Yes I would

KingDave

2/13/16 12:18pm

Sure. Until it happens . easy to say you'd be OK with others dying.

Deleted

2/13/16 12:19pm

No you wouldn't. That's just stupid, and you know it. You're fine saying it now because your kid isn't dying.

The Underminer

2/13/16 12:20pm

For most of the past 10 years I've been caring for patients, some of which

KingDave

2/13/16 12:23pm

I had a dog growing up named Bart. He was part lab.

The Underminer

2/13/16 12:32pm

We're not even talking about that. We're talking about a kid with a curable

shimmy

2/13/16 12:34pm

Thats not the same as just quitting because you've run out of money.

Dillinger

2/13/16 12:35pm

But I'd also have health insurance to help with the cost

KingDave

2/13/16 12:20pm

So you basically didn't understand the question whatsoever.

shimmy

2/13/16 12:27pm

Your stance here tells me you've never actually taken care of a sick kid.

Virginia Ute

2/13/16 1:45pm

Maybe the biggest lie ever on CB

spugeddy24

2/13/16 12:30pm

You'd prefer that option over properly run catastrophic insurance? That is

shimmy

2/13/16 12:26pm

That wasn't the question, now was it?

KingDave

2/13/16 12:43pm

That wasn't the question. The question is if you agreed with the linked plan,

shimmy

2/13/16 12:51pm

Well never mind then

KingDave

2/13/16 1:42pm

And you're full of it

Cougarealist

2/13/16 5:00pm

It's impossible to have a reasonable discussion about healthcare. Everyone who

shimmy

2/13/16 12:07pm

True. Though I don't know how to fund most of the innovation without also paying

YIsForBrigham

2/13/16 1:36pm

how do you allocate limited resources in a capitalistic society?

ds7

2/13/16 12:11pm

This isn't exclusively a conservative/liberal problem. Plenty of conservatives

shimmy

2/13/16 12:16pm

even w/ a complete reset...you either have "death panels" or limit access

ds7

2/13/16 12:18pm

FTR, I'm totally cool with death panels. Somebody has to make the tough

shimmy

2/13/16 12:24pm

go for it...and watch an alternate concierge medical complex spring up and

ds7

2/13/16 12:33pm

If you think I'm advocating single payer then you've misread my stance.

shimmy

2/13/16 12:39pm

no...you and i agree to a degree...

ds7

2/13/16 12:41pm

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I don't think we do disagree. I'm assuming

shimmy

2/13/16 12:57pm

And I would argue the problem right now is too much government influence. Not

YIsForBrigham

2/13/16 1:38pm

Why is that an argument? The rich people come to America?

Dillinger

2/13/16 1:06pm

currently, we also get those who can't pay...

ds7

2/13/16 1:12pm

Yeah, that's an issue. But can you blame them?

Dillinger

2/13/16 1:15pm

LOL

bluebloodedcoug

2/13/16 1:27pm

Your math is impeccable.

Dillinger

2/13/16 1:29pm

ds7 at the border

Dillinger

2/13/16 1:34pm

i've been to many foreign countries...every time...they check my passport

ds7

2/13/16 2:26pm

Bet you could sneak into any of them if you tried too.

Dillinger

2/13/16 2:37pm

and when i got caught...do you think they'd give me and my children

ds7

2/13/16 2:49pm

Pretty sure that doesn't happen in the US. But I don't know. I'm not european.

Dillinger

2/13/16 2:50pm

The problem with US healthcare is, and always has been, cost (imo)

SouthernCoug

2/13/16 12:22pm

Society as a whole benefits from covering the cost of curing productive, young

Virginia Ute

2/13/16 1:26pm

i read a report that 80% of all medical costs are currently incurred in the last

ds7

2/13/16 2:27pm

I think it is that 80% come from the first three or last three months of life

bluebloodedcoug

2/13/16 2:31pm

Yeah, it's something like that.

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