[pct-l] Paying for SAR

[Terry]

Reinhold,
You write that "if somebody, in this country, has a medical emergency, would that person choose to die rather than call an ambulance?"

I ask you this:

How does anyone equate a person who is having a medical emergency being even remotely the same as the person who knowingly hikes into a blizzard and expects to be rescued from their arrogance, stupidity and/or ignorance?  

A medical emergency is one thing, being ignorant and stupid is another. 




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On Oct 17, 2013, at 10:12 AM, Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net> wrote:

> Brick wrote:
> I guess if concerned citizens are afraid to call for SAR for fear of 
> incurring
> large costs, and people die because of that fear, then it will be OK with a
> sizable minority of the country... they already hold that view for 
> healthcare.
> Do you think it is time to get rid of this commie, liberal un american 
> free SAR?
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> Reinhold writes:
> Say Brick,
> If somebody, in this country, has a medical emergency , would that person
> choose to die, rather than call an ambulance, for fear of incurring a large
> hospital expense?
> Of course not....in this country people do not die in the street for lack of
> ability to pay for their medical expenses.
> 
> For those with medical insurance the insurance carrier pays the bill.
> For those without medical insurance, but with "deep pockets" their own
> deep pockets will pay the bill.
> For those without medical insurance and without deep enough pockets
> to pay for their medical expenses, the government will pay the bill.
> 
> As a result, when people have a medical emergency they call an ambulance
> rather than die for fear of incurring a large hospital expense.
> 
> Why should this not apply to  SAR?
> 
> JMT Reinhold
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