[TheRealThing]

Friend of mine is an EMT....he states that they will get calls all the time from people who have severe headaches, a stomach virus, and even a severe cold....they cannot refuse to take someone so one day he asked one of these people why they just don't drive them self to the hospital or take a cab.....their response and this is not a joke, "that would cost me money"...

Unbelievable, and what a waste of money. "On average, an ambulance company is going to charge anywhere from $350 to as much as $2,000 for the trip. Depending on the company, some may charge additional fees for each mile driven." RE LINK--- http://www.howmuchisit.org/ambulance-ride-cost/

And to think, the bleeding hearts are out there demanding for these goofs to get upgraded health care. As to the bolded, this is the true attitude of those born into the welfare system. They don't know any better because this is what they have been taught, they think they deserve it, and they are Obama supporters. :igiveup: BTW, ObamaCare will change nothing about what we have been discussing except for who will be saddled with the tab. Right now, taxpayers do pay for the health care of those who don't work, that's true. The difference ObamaCare makes is that the burden for those care costs are now forcibly placed directly upon the shoulders of those who pay. Under ObamaCare, instead of coming out of the national treasury, charities, and other help organizations, the cost is broken out and is now part of our personal medical costs. That's the reason for the huge increase in premium costs. It's just a clever way for the fed to duck the medical bills for these folks and bill the cost directly to those who actually work among the nation's medical insurance holders/contributors through sky high premiums.This represents an increase in taxes and is why the SCOTUS ruled the way they did.