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Originally posted by Sparhawk
44 million Americans without health insurance would disagree with you, not to mention the 13-20 million illegal immigrants in this country, who have basically no safety net of any kind, yet provide some of the most important day-to-day labor jobs in this country.
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This stat kills me. How many of these 44 million have nice cars, cable tv and other luxeries but CHOOSE not to buy insurance? The actuall number of people who have no access to insurance and can not afford it is actually much much lower.
Its not Americas fault that so many would rather spend their money on cell phones, cable tv, sports cars, than heath care. This stat is touted all the time as america's shame, when the truth be told its really a testement to America's greatness, that so many people can choose to disrgard their heatlth and their families health, and then demand that others pay for their own shortsightedness.