The left is always throwing around the figure that there are “47 million uninsured Americans”. This is a lie, but who is surprised considering the source. Using the figures that they are using, it is clear that the number is a lot lower. Here is the math:
47,000,000 “Uninsured Americans”
- 9,487,000 non citizens
37,513,000 uninsured citizens
- 8,300,000 make between $50,000 and $74,999 per year
- 8,740,000 make more than $75,000 a year.
20,473,000 uninsured citizens making less that $50,000 a year
- 9,212,850 45 percent of uninsured people will be uninsured for less than four months
11,260,150 only 3.75% of the population of the US, not the near 16% according to the left
I personally have no problem paying for the healthcare of children, the elderly, and the disabled, but when I encounter people my age who are perfectly able to work and don’t because they think that everything should be handed to the, it ticks me off!
I think that once a person turns 19, they should be kicked off of Medicaid. The hard working people in this country need to stand up and take a stand. I am sure that most people are tired of their hard earned money going to a bunch of leeches.
I will end with a Reagan quote which will become a regularity,
“Welfare’s purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence. “
Interview, Los Angeles Times (1970-01-07)
Keep it real
Keep it conservative
RW Johnnny
8 responses so far ↓
bluecollarmuse // December 9, 2007 at 9:57 pm |
Johnny –
Thanks for the math on this one. It’s a great contribution to the debate. Can’t wait to use that info elsewhere.
Blue
joe starkes // January 24, 2008 at 10:58 pm |
my self an my son &wife&kids are with out insurance because we cant affored it an cant get on on tencare the kids is what i worry about the most what do we do die
Cindie // January 27, 2008 at 9:36 am |
I understand what you are saying about health care and those who take advantage of it. However, we have many people who are disabled and do not have health care. I work with people who are applying for their disability. They are unable to seek health care because they have been kicked off of TennCare. It takes about 3 years from the time they apply for disability to receive disability and that is if they win their case. So what are these people supposed to do in the mean time? Many of them go to the Health Departments, but that does not help them when it comes to the medications they are prescribed since they still have to pay for it. So I would like to know what your solution is? It seems easy to voice one’s opinion, but you did not voice a solution to the problem.
Dave // February 10, 2008 at 1:08 am |
Cindie, there are certainly always going to be individual cases that pull on the hearts of all of us. However, when it comes to public policy that will, in effect, put the government in full control of our health system we need to be very careful indeed. The individuals you are referring to have many options including charities and their local free clinics. Most hospitals include in their budgets money to help the poor. Also, what about family? We need to help ourselves, not rely on the government to do it. In this case the cure is worse than the disease.
Chuck // October 13, 2008 at 4:20 pm |
I guess my problem lies in the statement “It takes about 3 years from the time they apply for disability to receive disability and that is if they win their case.”
Is the disability not a government managed system? Aren’t these the same beaurcrats everyone wants to manage our full health care mechanism from insurance to delivery?
Why do we believe that a federal government that can’t manage Medicare and 50 states can’t manage state programs are all of a sudden going to become efficient and effective? We are already spending $454 billion in 2008 with a forecast long term Medicare debt in the trillions. Have we lost our collective minds or are we moving into the collective?
David Marquette, MI // December 13, 2008 at 11:49 am |
Let’s be clear. The number of uninsured is not the only problem. Affordability is an issue to the 96.25% who do have coverage, or access to it. America does not have a system of health care. We have a market of health care. A system that employees many and generates profits. If we were to nationalize the entire industry we sould bankrupt ourselves, well more than we already have. Single payer systems in Massachusetts and Taiwan have caused huge increases in government system. At present we provide care to the very young and the very old. I propose that we take the unaffordable, possibly bankrupting cost out of the space inbetween. National major medical coverage from cradle to grave. Surviving a major illness or injury shoould not have the penalty of financial ruin. If a person wishes to seek preventative care during their middle years that is their choice. There are 17 million Americans that do not have coverage that have the resourses to but choose not to. We are an unhealthy country. We don’t take good care of ourselves. Having access to a government run system is not going to change that. I would endorse a “system” that saves peoples lives but not one that drains our resourses trying to provide coverage to those who want to make their own choices.
wawu ndombleh // January 8, 2009 at 2:11 am |
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