More Pandering - Harris Wants To Forgive Medical Debt

[HikerGuy83]

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/21/harris-wants-to-forgive-medical-debt-for-millions-of-americans.html

Vice President Kamala Harris wants to forgive medical debt for millions of Americans.

The economic plan Harris rolled out last week notes that the Democratic presidential nominee and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, would work with states to relieve people of their medical debt and “to help them avoid accumulating such debt in the future, because no one should go bankrupt just because they had the misfortune of becoming sick or hurt.”

Some 15 million Americans have medical bills on their credit reports, according to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau research published in April. People in the U.S. owe at least $220 billion in medical debt, a February KFF analysis found.

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Yes sireeee.

I will going to the doctor and running up all kinds of bills in anticipation of Hindenburg Harris paying them off.

They are not even trying to hide the pandering.

Not to mention government picking winners and losers.

You know, the person who honors their debts vs those who think the world owes them something.

And all that.

And, of course, how will she do it ? Is she going to tell the medical industry......tough shit or is she going to pay them off with your money and thus increase our debt ?

 

[Lisa558]

Who is going to pay for all these bribes?

Maybe I should not put my medical expenses on my credit card anymore, or even pay them at all. All will be forgiven!

 

[DigitalDrifter]

They are masters at buying votes, and along the way they train generation after generation that the government is there so you can be a freeloader.

 

[Rambunctious]

Debt can't be forgiven it can only be transferred to someone else....

 

[Zincwarrior]

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/21/harris-wants-to-forgive-medical-debt-for-millions-of-americans.html

Vice President Kamala Harris wants to forgive medical debt for millions of Americans.

This may not be the winning campaign point you think it is.

 

[HikerGuy83]

They are masters at buying votes, and along the way they train generation after generation that the government is there so you can be a freeloader.

It's amazing.

What about the honorable person who scrimmped and saved to pay off a medical debt.

I have serious questions about those who go into medical bankruptcy.

 

[HikerGuy83]

This may not be the winning campaign point you think it is.

I don't recall saying anything about it being a winning campaign point.

Try again, fool.

 

[Zincwarrior]

It's amazing.

What about the honorable person who scrimmped and saved to pay off a medical debt.

Probably that they had more money. Medical bills usually aren't a voluntary thing, yes?

 

[Zincwarrior]

I don't recall saying anything about it being a winning campaign point.

Try again, fool.

Well you did post it.

 

[WEATHER53]

Basic liberal platform is no identified lib loon should have to repay any debt ever.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Basic liberal platform is no identified lib loon should have to repay any debt ever.

On the flip side, the US is the only First World country I know of where people actually get medical debt...

 

[HikerGuy83]

Probably that they had more money. Medical bills usually aren't a voluntary thing, yes?

Probably ?

So you don't know.

And Harris will now pick winners and losers.

And we'll be paying for it unless she shoves it to the medical industry (where we already pay for crap like illegals in the ER).

Medical bills are medical bills. Voluntary, in some cases yes.

 

[HikerGuy83]

Well you did post it.

Feel free to show where I said it was a winning campaign point.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Feel free to show where I said it was a winning campaign point.

Why did you post it then? To flex on the Poorz?

 

[HikerGuy83]

Yes...pandering

“Medical debt affects an enormous number of people, so it’s an issue that resonates with voters,” said Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy at KFF.

 

[WEATHER53]

On the flip side, the US is the only First World country I know of where people actually get medical debt...

Instead of a made up flip side perhaps address for just one time This Side

 

[HikerGuy83]

Why did you post it then? To flex on the Poorz?

I didn't post it. Show me where I posted it.

Please.....back up your claim. Should be pretty easy.

Looking for that term "winning campaign point".

 

[HikerGuy83]

On the flip side, the US is the only First World country I know of where people actually get medical debt...

And they have access to the best medical care in the world.

 

[HikerGuy83]

Who is going to pay for all these bribes?

I will give you three guesses.

And Barack Obama probably isn't one of them.

He's got 70 million now....maybe he could pay off a few peoples bills since he's made us pay off others.

 

[HikerGuy83]

Former President Donald Trump hasn’t come out with a medical debt cancellation proposal, but as president he pushed for more price transparency for patients and to curb surprise medical bills.

Seems reasonable.