This is what our taxes pay for

I'm sitting at the nearby park and I was charging my vehicle battery and this one gentleman was talking to a young girl that was there next thing you know she's dialing 911.

I didn't realize it until the fire truck showed up with the paramedics and the ambulance showed up with the EMTs so they bundled him off and off to the hospital I hope he survives and recovers.

But this is what our taxes pay for it doesn't matter if they can repay the cost but what price is a human life?

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Pitchblue

An old man in the park would never be able to pay off any substantial hospital bill. He will be harrassed for the money for the rest of his life. The Republicans don't want Old People, Poor People to have access to healthcare.

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Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@Pitchblue [quote]I went to the hospital in an ambulance and a few months later collection agencies were calling.[/quote]

[b][i]Attorney general urges Minnesotans hurt by hospital debt collection to contact his office[/i][/b]
Keith Ellison responded to a New York Times story regarding Allina Health and its policy of cancelling appointments for patients with significant unpaid debts.
https://www.startribune.com/attorney-general-urges-minnesotans-hurt-by-hospital-debt-collection-to-contact-his-office/600279494/

Pitchblue

@Diotrephes Low income, no healthcare for you! Why do you think the Republicans are teaching their base that inclusivity is a bad thing?

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@Pitchblue[quote] Low income, no healthcare for you! Why do you think the Republicans are teaching their base that inclusivity is a bad thing?[/quote]

All social issues in America have racist roots. The racists don't give a damn if their actions harm poor Whites, they just don't want a penny to go to Black people.

A typical example =

https://www.flickr.com/photos/vieilles_annonces/4917045573/in/album-72157624428147638/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vieilles_annonces/albums/72157624428147638/page2

Gloomy · F

Good but the overall state of the healthcare system is still pathetic. Privatization and insane unjustifiable prices....

MsSwan

I don't understand what you're describing..

BackyardShaman · 61-69, M

So we’re paying for secret service to protect a traitor, insurrectionist, and wanna be authoritarian dictator, this is also what our taxes pay for.

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chrisCA · M

In Canada, he may get a $50 bill for the ambulance, but that is it.

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@chrisCA
[quote]In Canada, he may get a $50 bill for the ambulance, but that is it.[/quote]

Ambulance services in my area run over $2,000 but the insurance price is $305 out of pocket. It's a good idea to promptly pay the bill in case you need future service.

chrisCA · M

@Diotrephes Where do you live?

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@chrisCA
[quote]Where do you live?[/quote]
America. Just Google "price of ambulance service ________ (city name).

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

The thing that makes us human is that we give a sh*t about people for no other reason than they are people.. And that this seems to be draining out of some people is very disturbing...😷

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SatyrService · M

and who knows who will pay for what.

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