Comments on: Ask the taxgirl: Tax dollars for illegal immigrant health care?

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:24:29 +0000

I am not at my book on the constitution,but its the law ,that illegal aliens are entitle to healthcare according to the amendant in the constitution,i will explore this in the morning,however its there the law that is .

By: Miki

Miki — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:46:27 +0000

American citizens used to fight for the underdog, now they are the underdog. I’m told it’s called progress, but you can’t prove it by me.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:31:00 +0000

You go, Miki! At any rate, the whole universal healthcare thing is all about priorities. For one month in Iraq, we could universalize healthcare. For the record, we DON’T have the best healthcare in the world. But we pay more than anyone else. And our costs keep getting higher because our sickcare doesn’t encourage prevention. Instead, it encourages behavior that results in put-off care, over and over, until the emergency room (which costs more) is needed. And that’s by people who are here legally as well as illegally — and even people with healthcare coverage. It’s nice to point to illegals and say “If they were gone, everything would be fine.” But that’s just not true.

By: Miki

Miki — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:45:03 +0000

Let’s see. ‘They’ pay taxes, but aren’t integrated into our system. ‘They’ should do the jobs that Americans won’t do and not complain when they’re stiffed for their money or thrown out of the truck at the hospital enterance when they’re injured on a job. Of course there won’t be any insurance coverage for them, but there isn’t for me, either. Nothing new there.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:04:02 +0000

Kristen,
All folks get tax-funded health care to some extent…
For example, many hospitals and health insurance companies are tax-exempt – so we bear the cost of those shifted taxes.
Many health programs – like flu shots – are funded or subsidized by the government (tax dollars).
And on and on.

By: Kristen King

Kristen King — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:19:26 +0000

Um, wait, do *I* get tax-funded health care? I have no idea. (That’s terrible, I know. Note to self: Get informed.)

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:37:54 +0000

Hospitals are required to provide emergency care for all individuals, regardless of ability to pay. So, there is no “check” at the ER to see if you can pay for services before they are rendered. It’s not regular care visits that are being covered (to be fair, illegal immigrants are probably not getting regular care visits thus ramping up the number of ER visits).

By: jennydecki

jennydecki — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:26:26 +0000

It’s not my job to figure out how to make it work, it’s a solution that will work.

See, if they’re here already and already integrated into society…why kick them back out? I mean, will the middle class suddenly be good as gravy if we just get rid of all “those people” – no – because medicare cards are easy to photocopy and use among many folks the only way is to document and tax who we already have and try to stop the flood.

Or figure out better ways to integrate people into society.

But how are they “running for the nearest healthcare” when they don’t have any documentation? Are they going to the little town doctor in the middle of the prairie who doesn’t ask for SS# and photo ID?

How am I supposed to understand Kelly and the Catch-22 with Jon and the “make a run for over the border healthcare”

Am I missing something?

By: Laura Spencer

Laura Spencer — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:46:11 +0000

Good thorough research on a controversial topic!

I haven’t received the spammy e-mail so I’m not sure what it said, but I think your response to this one is probably correct.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:38:22 +0000

Thanks Jon.
You raise a good point. One reason that the GOP, in particular, is struggling with this issue is that its ranks are split for the very reasons you mention.