daedalus
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A story:
Hey Mr. Jones, we notice that after your MI 4 years ago, you ate McDonalds everyday since because you did not want to change your habits. When the doctor put you on ASA, Plavix, and Atenolol, and told you that Walmart could fill these scripts for only a few bucks each, you whined and demanded that we give you your prescriptions for you. After all, we wouldn't want you to die, right? That is what you said to us, to make us feel guilty. Well, you spent those few bucks, but not on your meds. You bought cigarettes so you could continue your smoking habits. Than, we offered you free smoking cessation classes and even offered to buy you nicotine gum/patches so that you could afford your prescriptions. But you still refused, stating you had no money for your meds and went on to buy a new car. Well, now you are at the ER with shortness of breath because you are having another MI that could have been prevent had you listened to us, and you have no insurance. You want the hospital to foot the bill for your bad decisions? After all, your just going to throw away the hospital bill when it comes and keep on buying ciggs and fast food and beer, because the hospital cannot do a damn thing about it can they? Plus, doctors and hospitals are rich! Anyways, we gladly accept you into the ER because of EMTLA, and the taxpayers will foot the bill along with the hospital. You end up bed ridden. Now, a private ambulance brings you home, and than a county ambulance picks you up and drives you to the doctor's office free of charge, because we are here to hold your hand. The taxpayers will pay for the ride, because you need help, dont you? When you get to the office, you demand that the government foot the bill for your meds again. And than the ambulance takes you back home, free of course. We would not want you to have to pay for the ambulance that picks you up because you ignored your health, right? That would inconvenience you. How dare we. Hey, the taxpayers can help again. Your depressed, angry at everyone, your family doesn't like seeing you, your fat, and you cost society money. You survive off of government handouts and foodstamps and live in a subsidized apartment (all of which are payed for by, you guessed it, tax payers). You refuse to get a job.
Hey, get up and walk a mile a day, toss out your ciggs (we will help you do that), eat a little healthier, and spend the money you save on your meds. You will feel happier and healthier, have more energy, people will want to be around you. Than you can get a job and start feeling productive again. Your self confidence will go up and your debt will go down, along with your waist size. Hey, you might even live longer to see your grand children grow up.
This is what I want to say to people.
Hey Mr. Jones, we notice that after your MI 4 years ago, you ate McDonalds everyday since because you did not want to change your habits. When the doctor put you on ASA, Plavix, and Atenolol, and told you that Walmart could fill these scripts for only a few bucks each, you whined and demanded that we give you your prescriptions for you. After all, we wouldn't want you to die, right? That is what you said to us, to make us feel guilty. Well, you spent those few bucks, but not on your meds. You bought cigarettes so you could continue your smoking habits. Than, we offered you free smoking cessation classes and even offered to buy you nicotine gum/patches so that you could afford your prescriptions. But you still refused, stating you had no money for your meds and went on to buy a new car. Well, now you are at the ER with shortness of breath because you are having another MI that could have been prevent had you listened to us, and you have no insurance. You want the hospital to foot the bill for your bad decisions? After all, your just going to throw away the hospital bill when it comes and keep on buying ciggs and fast food and beer, because the hospital cannot do a damn thing about it can they? Plus, doctors and hospitals are rich! Anyways, we gladly accept you into the ER because of EMTLA, and the taxpayers will foot the bill along with the hospital. You end up bed ridden. Now, a private ambulance brings you home, and than a county ambulance picks you up and drives you to the doctor's office free of charge, because we are here to hold your hand. The taxpayers will pay for the ride, because you need help, dont you? When you get to the office, you demand that the government foot the bill for your meds again. And than the ambulance takes you back home, free of course. We would not want you to have to pay for the ambulance that picks you up because you ignored your health, right? That would inconvenience you. How dare we. Hey, the taxpayers can help again. Your depressed, angry at everyone, your family doesn't like seeing you, your fat, and you cost society money. You survive off of government handouts and foodstamps and live in a subsidized apartment (all of which are payed for by, you guessed it, tax payers). You refuse to get a job.
Hey, get up and walk a mile a day, toss out your ciggs (we will help you do that), eat a little healthier, and spend the money you save on your meds. You will feel happier and healthier, have more energy, people will want to be around you. Than you can get a job and start feeling productive again. Your self confidence will go up and your debt will go down, along with your waist size. Hey, you might even live longer to see your grand children grow up.
This is what I want to say to people.
