On 9 March, I had an eye opening encounter with the American health care system. I got up early and traveled to Mayo Clinic in Rochester for the first time in my life for a 7:30 a.m. appointment. Lots of paperwork at the office at St. Mary’s Hospital-in addition to all the paperwork I filled out prior to the appointment. But, this was Mayo Clinic. At about 8:30 I had a 45 minute medical evaluation with the department head. We discussed prior treatments, current available treatments. He wanted to eliminate some concerns and explore a couple of possibilities. To that end he said he wanted an EKG, a blood draw and an MRI. He sent the requests out to his scheduler, Todd. Within 15 minutes, I had the EKG, blood draw and MRI all scheduled for that day. And all scheduled around a 1:00 p.m. audiology test I had scheduled for the same day. So, off I went. Going to Mayo Clinic and Methodist Hospital (right across the street). Todd and given me an itinerary and provided a map that he highlighted including where to park. If I ran into problems, he said to ask at any of the Information desks.
Now, Mayo is huge. The tests are run assembly line. But, everyone I ran into was friendly and efficient. And remember, Mayo is always ranked top five in so many categories.
And during lunch (yup, I had time for lunch too!), it occurred to me: ObamaCare in any form is a disaster; what was happening to me at Mayo, this day, could never, ever happen under ObamaCare. Mayo as it is would cease to exist.
And my resolve against the collectivists, progressives, lefties, RINO’s was ratcheted up-markedly.
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I am pleased you had such a positive experience at the Mayo Clinic. I am also pleased that you and/or your employer have health insurance allowing you to pay for the care you received.
I wonder was that you at the Republican Precinct Caucus I attended last month that suggested if someone doesn’t have health insurance that the person can just die?
Or was that you, the local Republican Party Executive Committee member, that said, “We all make choices and we must accept the consequences of those choices.” I believe that means if you don’t have health insurance because you have a preexisting condition or some other reason beyond your control you can just die.
Amendment X, I suspect you derived your noble understanding of individual’s rights from the American declaration “that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men.” At least you have your liberty to live, don’t you – everyone else – you know, like the slaves at the time of the declaration’s composition – can just die.
"I wonder was that you at the Republican Precinct Caucus I attended last month that suggested if someone doesn’t have health insurance that the person can just die?" No. Did you hear that statement or did you make it up? Or are you the one who rambles and prattles on incessantly here, was elected as a delegate and didn't have the honor to show up at the SD35 convention? Are you that one? "I wonder was that you at the Republican Precinct Caucus I attended last month that suggested if someone doesn’t have health insurance that the person can just die?" No again. Two for two so far.
"Amendment X, I suspect you derived your noble understanding of individual’s rights from the American declaration “that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men.” At least you have your liberty to live, don’t you – everyone else – you know, like the slaves at the time of the declaration’s composition – can just die." And I suspect you've derived your noble understanding of America by reading "Das Kapital" by Karl Marx.
I also suspect that you never heard any of these comments and are therefore scurrilous in your representations.