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DetlefK

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7. From willfull negligence to expecting a bail-out to demanding preferential treatment.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2015, 05:06 AM

May 2015

Why does this remind me of Wall Street?

Here's another article.
http://gawker.com/man-who-would-rather-go-blind-than-get-obamacare-now-go-1704019495
If a grown man doesn't understand the concept of an insurance.
If he declines on ideological grounds an offer that could help him.
If he then complains that this evil system doesn't pamper freeloaders like him.
If he THEN demands special treatment because his situation has deteriorated due to his own fault...

Would you be okay with establishing such a precedent?

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Impending blindness makes man who rejected Obamacare demand it [View all] TexasTowelie May 2015 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #1

I agree that we can do better and completely support universal health care. TexasTowelie May 2015 #3

stay classy with the comments Kalidurga May 2015 #2

Okay, I see what you are doing. TexasTowelie May 2015 #4

Stories like this one make me truly sad. Lobo27 May 2015 #5

It's like saying ... nikto May 2015 #6

not only that but they feel they should go to the front off the Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #12

From willfull negligence to expecting a bail-out to demanding preferential treatment. DetlefK May 2015 #7

Idiot. kag May 2015 #8

+1 He would be in a better position ejbr May 2015 #9

you should read the comments on his go fund me page Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #13

maybe he will vote for Bernie to get Medicare for all. Kip Humphrey May 2015 #10

dupe http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026661429 Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #11

It seems some people have to become blind in order to "see" for the first time. Koinos May 2015 #14

And how would he be better off if the ACA had NOT passed? thesquanderer May 2015 #15

--summing up the comments on his FundMe page so you don't have to read them all, Hoppy May 2015 #16

Seems vision is not his biggest problem. Thor_MN May 2015 #17

You know what irks me? The wife never worked -- and is still not working, although Nay May 2015 #18