No FREE Healthcare – A novel idea
July 17, 2009When did we EVER get the idea that hospitals and doctors should treat people for FREE? I do not care if you have a health insurance plan or not, you still have to pay the bill!
Don’t say it. But the poor person does not have a job. There. I said it for you. My answer is BS! If you can walk into an emergency room, you can WORK. What ever happened to people having a sense of OBLIGATION to repay a debt? Have you ever seen a person holding a sign that read: “WILL WORK FOR FOOD”?
Here is another way to LOWER the COST of healthcare. If you are treated at a Hospital, you WORK for the Hospital either full time (if you do not have a job) or part time (if you have a job that does not offer health insurance). Anyone can mow a lawn, answer a phone, paint a wall, mop a floor or empty a bed pan. This lowers the cost of hospital maintenance (since they do not have to hire someone to do these jobs) and repays a part of the person’s debt over time. This also gives the person a sense of responsibility and dignity.
Government solutions are all TOP DOWN. How about thinking BOTTOM UP for a change?
