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Daniel Foster has a good response to ThinkProgress’ little bit asking Liberty University students whether Christians should let the uninsured die. The only thing I’d add to his distinction between “society” and “government” or “we” and “government” is that the logic of big government has convinced us that “we” — using the term properly — never have to do anything. Big government will take care of it, even when it involves members of our own families. When it comes to our responsibilities to our fellow man, we can say we gave at the office — meaning on our pay stubs, to the IRS.
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Al Adab| 9.15.11 @ 9:22PM
The Christian obligation to care for one another, to Love one another is a personal obligation accepted by choice as a command from Christ. For government to decide who may be deserving and who must pay removes that obligation into the realm of compulsion. Theft through force is immoral no matter the motivation. Charity under compulsion is no Charity at all.
W| 9.15.11 @ 10:57PM
Al Adab,
Many of the Catholic hospitals started as charity hospitals to care for the poor immigrants who could not afford medical care. But with the large number of uninsured and the cost of medical care, hospitals cannot afford to provide charity care.
Today we are conditioned to view every problem or issue as having a federal government answer or response through taxes and mandate on the people who work, pay taxes, and have insurance.
This issue of providing medical care to the poor and unisured could be dealt with having public hospitals and clinics staffed by doctors paid by the government, and volunteer doctors doing pro bono work. Young doctors could get a credit on their student loans for working in such hospitals
This is not different than the VA hospitals for our veterans. If you do not have your own insurance then you use the government clinic/hospitals.
Pecos Pete| 9.16.11 @ 8:47AM
W: Government owned and managed hospitals competing with privately owned hospitals. I like it. Privately owned hospitals could then send the non insured and Medicaid patients to the government owned hospitals. Expenses for privately owned hospitals will plummet.
A good idea as long as the signage on the government owned hospital makes it clear ... something like U.S. Federal Hospital ... that way I can avoid them. And, wouldn't it be lovely if all federal employees and Congress Critters had to use the government owned hospitals? I wonder how big our national debt would be with taxpayer funded federal hospitals?
W| 9.16.11 @ 11:11AM
I like your thinking Pecos Pete
Al Adab| 9.16.11 @ 11:12AM
Our local hospital operates as a hospital district. It has a seperate taxing authority, but has never levied a tax in the community for its operations. In effect it is self-supporting.
Why I have wondered, could not a hospital form something like a co-op with local Doctors and for an annual retainer or if you will, a policy fee, provide services to subscribers as needed based on the premium paid. Adjustments could be made and additional costs paid, but overall the "local insurance" or memebrship in the co-op would serve to cover most of the costs for participants.
Pecos Pete| 9.16.11 @ 1:45PM
AA: I wonder the same thing as you describe re a hospital co-op. Co-ops work in the agriculture industry and for delivery of electricity.
Your local hospital makes a lot of sense. Congratulations to them for doing their work correctly.
W| 9.16.11 @ 1:50PM
Good idea.
There should be more innovative measures rather than the insurance companies raising rates and the govenment raising taxes.
I know a retiree who volunteers at a hospital, and receives some services free and others at a big discount.
Dennis Duggan| 9.16.11 @ 12:15PM
You're right, James, but it's worse than that. Ron Paul should have reminded them that voluntary charity was the solution before Medicaid. Voluntary donors to charity pity the recipients. The donors receive praise and thanks; they feel good. Socialism makes everyone resentful. Taxpayers resent the irresponsible patients with no insurance and the doctors and hospitals whom they suspect are gouging them. Everybody resents the bureaucrats in charge of the whole thing.
Kemosabe| 9.16.11 @ 2:07PM
RACIST!!!!