last year I paid more taxes than both jeff bezos and the president of the united states combined. I run an etsy store for a living. but please, don’t you dare raise tax rates for the wealthy so that the rest of the country can have healthcare. that would just be absolutely insane.

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[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Medical tourism is a means for poor people, not rich people, to get the medical care they need. Bill Gates isn't flying to Asia to get heart surgery.

[–]ANIKAHirsch 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Poor people can walk into any hospital in this country and receive immediate care. They only send the bill later..

You know, I would really like to be poor enough to fly to Asia and pay for surgery out of pocket.. Seriously. What reality do you live in?

Bill Gates is probably flying to China to receive transfusions of children's blood.

[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Well, you have to be rich enough to afford to travel, but poor enough to not afford a $10000+ medical bill. These are surgeries for conditions that are not emergencies. If you're going to die tomorrow, of course, go to the ER.