Re: No surgery for smokers or obese
Originally Posted by
Tartlet
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Are you fortunate enough to be eligible for Medicare Bakerman? Even then I didn’t think that things like dental care were completely free.
Can you help us understand why your medical care is free and yet we hear so much about US citizens struggling to afford or being unable to afford health care.
My US friends are fortunate to have good employer provided health care but there are still aspects of that care that they have to pay towards.
Yes, Tartlet, I am on Medicare. And yes, I get free dental care.
I am not prepared to share such private information on why I have free Medicare beyond saying that I am well over age 65.
As far as other U.S. citizens are concerned, situations vary widely.
I do know that if a person is driving a new expensive vehicle, they CAN afford health insurance. The problem is that many people want to live at a higher standard than their income allows. Millions upon millions have maxed out their credit cards to live "the good life" and have purchased homes well beyond their means. People in the U.S. very often, are unwilling to delay gratification, and buy, buy, buy, giving no thought to how they are going to pay.
I do know that I have seen interviews with people who are living in homes far more expensive than I could ever afford, and yet they whine about health insurance costs. Such people get little sympathy from me.
One thing is certain, no-one in the U.S. who is
truly needy, is going without health care.