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Old 04-02-2014, 05:59 PM  
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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam View Post


Let me tell you a real story.

Last year, someone I know, who was uninsured, was loading his mud-bogging 4x4 monster Jeep onto a trailer with a hoist -- the vehicle was disabled and it was too wide for the trailer. He had the trailer mickey moused to hold the Jeep's width (stupid -- accident waiting to happen) -- the truck slipped off the trailer and he ended up with broken ribs and a punctured lung.

He didn't go to the hospital right away -- the lung got infected. No insurance, yadda yadda, waited until he was nearly dead, had to be talked into consenting for the surgery by a friend in the end. After 10 days in the hospital, the bill was near $245,000.00

He will bankrupt, lose his house, and in the end: The Federal government will reimburse the hospital maybe $35K of the bill. He doesn't have much now and he will have nothing but his future life to live.

For a lot of people that is CapitalistCare in America.
And since Obamacare isn't free..... and doesn't lower the cost for hardly anyone.. how would it of helped your pal exactly? The 5k deductibles would of helped? lol
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