I am not a huge advocate of social programs, surprisingly enough. A lot of what BS said is how I feel. I think socialized benefits have taken a wrong turn and become this leviathan that is out of control. Having said this, we are living in a country that spends hundreds of thousands a year on researching ways to reduce the smell of pig farms, yet we have people suffering with no health care..UNTIL they are throw in an ambulance and taken to a hospital. THEN, the state picks up the ENTIRE tab!!! Sometimes, this is HUNDREDS of thousands of dollars with NO reimbursement, yet they will not devise a system that provides for minimal preventive care. That simply makes NO sense. The money is being spent anyway! And MORE of it! Just on the back end.
I do not smoke. I do not drink. I drive but, fortunately, I have not had an accident and I have not had a ticket in twenty years. Doesn't mean much when some drunk plows into my car and kills me but, the point is, I try to live a life that is at least somewhat safe and healthy. If I contract some kind of disease, I want to know that I can afford to get treatment. I do not want a stipend every month for my "suffering". I just want to know that I can go get my medications and have a doctor guide me to recovery. It is ludicrous to suggest that such a desire is unfair.
