Republican Governor: poor people don't need health insurance because they will die anyway (illegal, border)

[Stymie13]

Typical t.oll post.

[DRob4JC]

Originally Posted by Goodnight

How is his statement misrepresented, he has a firm commitment to do something about the gap but not now? Sure sounds like his statement is that health care coverage isn't what it's cranked up to be.


So when will he do something as this has been going on for years, maybe after the 2016 election like the other governors that didn't expand Medicaid.


This goes back to 2013 by the way:


Fact check: Is Otter right on Medicaid expansion? | Idaho Statesman

The OP's take... "poor people don't need health insurance because they will die anyway"

Nowhere in the article.

[kevinm]

You insure things that you value. It is all a matter of priorities.

If you value your own life, you purchase health insurance.
If you value your family, you purchase life insurance.
If you value your home, you purchase home insurance
If you value your car, you purchase auto insurance

[sxrckr]

Anti-Christian bigotry and hatred obviously distort one's view.

Give it a rest...

[OICU812]

Originally Posted by rorqual

This is what we are fighting folks... Massive ignorance and empathy for the less fortunate by the "family/ Christian values" party.
Idaho Governor Not Convinced People Die Because Of Lack Of Insurance | Boise State Public Radio

Where does anyone say that "poor people don't need health insurance because they will die anyway?" The word "poor" does not even appear in the article.

You are a good example of what we are up against, ignorance. People making assumptions, recharacterizing what a person said, and twisting, distorting, rewording, and inserting their own bias, then starting threads and demonizing the person for what they did not say.

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by kevinm

You insure things that you value. It is all a matter of priorities.

If you value your own life, you purchase health insurance.
If you value your family, you purchase life insurance.
If you value your home, you purchase home insurance
If you value your car, you purchase auto insurance

some people say I like to perpetually beat a dead horse,. but the above is a good example of how pretty much everything else ties into my obsession with housing.

if you value A and B, what do you do if you cannot afford BOTH A and B?

OBVIOUSLY reality on the ground tells us that when people cannot afford both shelter and health insurance, almost everyone purchases housing and forgoes health insurance.

THIS is the best example I can offer why government needs to get out of the way of those who would provide affordable housing.

[TrapperJohn]

Originally Posted by rorqual

This is what we are fighting folks... Massive ignorance and empathy for the less fortunate by the "family/ Christian values" party.
Idaho Governor Not Convinced People Die Because Of Lack Of Insurance | Boise State Public Radio

If I was a mod I would delete this post because it's completely disingenuous and misleading.

This is what we are fighting folks. Spin and misinformation. Or maybe you really are that stupid.

[OICU812]

Originally Posted by kevinm

You insure things that you value. It is all a matter of priorities.

If you value your own life, you purchase health insurance.
If you value your family, you purchase life insurance.
If you value your home, you purchase home insurance
If you value your car, you purchase auto insurance

I get your point, but health care insurance is not the only to obtain health care.

[Goodnight]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

The OP's take... "poor people don't need health insurance because they will die anyway"

Nowhere in the article.

Fair point but what demographic do you think he was addressing with that statement.

[hotkarl]

I agree. I also support euthanasia.
If you are leeching off the system and tax payers and cannot contribute to society in a positive way then what purpose do you serve?

So it's euthanize or mandatory military service. You gotta do something.