A problem with Obamacare
With Hurricane Sandy approaching, I was watching the news yesterday. It was a typical shot of a weatherman standing near the shoreline with the massive waves beating the coast... in Rehoboth Beach, DE, I think.
Though I don't know if coastal Delaware had been evacuated at that time, parts of Manhattan had already been evacuated. Expectations were already high that Sandy would be a damaging storm and the waves were a good indication of that.
Yet the waves were not a good indication for everyone that danger was nearing.
Behind the reporter was a surfer riding the waves. And considering that the surfer had not only gone out there, but remained in the water, he was clearly enjoying himself. I was happy for the surfer. I say let him enjoy those waves. But then I remembered Obamacare.
If this idiot chooses to ignore many coastal evacuation warnings... and ignore the fact that he was on an abandoned beach, except for a video crew... and ignore the fact that the weather conditions were rough... then if / when he -- or other like-minded individuals -- get hurt... why should one penny of my tax dollars go to help him?
No thank you.
I realize this is a fairly extreme example. But it's not much different from the lifelong alcoholic with cirrhosis. Why should I help pay for the liver transplant?
Again, no thank you.
I realize we have problems with our healthcare system in America. But I really, really dislike the notion of me being held responsible for those who take so little responsibility for themselves.
Tim White
