You are trying to make an argument about a life or death decision based on a campy sci fi show, and that is so 'censored' disgusting.
So let me get this straight. You come onto a STAR TREK website, and insult the very reason for it's existence, not to mention it's fans by calling it 'campy'? That is what I find disgusting.
Your argument holds absolutely no water. First of all, all those uninsured that the left in the U.S. holds so dear COULD be covered if we spent what excess stimulus money we have on it. It wouldn't even require more legislation. Hell, most of those uninsured are either:
1) Young people who don't think they need it
2) Those who can afford paying for it without a need for insurance, or
3) Illegal aliens who try to leech off the system for free health care.
There isn't a hospital in the U.S. that would not treat someone who came into their ER with a life-threatening illness. They are required, by law, to treat them. As far as paying for the service goes, most hospitals will work with the patient on a payment plan, or even scale back the costs depending on the patient's ability to pay. NO ONE dies simply by their income bracket.
However, if this current health care bill becomes law, then a government bureaucrat will get between you and your doctor, telling us what treatments we can or cannot have based on cost, or the age of the patient. These death panels effectively would legislate who would get medical care and who wouldn't based on age, income, profession, etc., just like in the aforementioned Trek episode.
I suggest the next time you try to debate a topic on these forums, don't denigrate what you don't understand.
