I guess ingoring the needs of 1.3 million residents is acceptable, because of that number, the voting-age group represents a small silent minority.
In Newark, as with some major CEO’s, the mayor basically waives his reported salary, rather than be seen as isolationist. I guess Mr. Christie doesn’t want to waive his health benefits and joing the select crowd of those without coverage.
It is not my obligation or the obligation of my state to house the homeless, feed the hungry or care for the infirmed. If we choose to undertake that task at some level, it must be at a level that is sustainable and affordable in the long term.
To do something for the sake of of it while the fundamental driving force is in doubt is a waste of resources and effort.
reality bites – Before we spend any taxpayer dollars on the 1.3 million uninsured, we need to be sure we understand why they are uninsured. The truly needy are likely covered by Medicaid and other government programs. How many of the rest are choosing to not buy insurance because they’s rather take their chances and instead spend their money on other things (bigger house, vacation, better car, etc.). I see no reason to spend a dime on someone who won’t prioritize their spending to be insured like the rest of us. Truly not having enough money is a different story and I have no problem with helping those folks until their financial situation changes.
It’s nice that you were able to poll the entire 1.3 million medically uninsured of NJ. Sure!. The residential neighborhoods of NJ are just packed with people living in nice homes, dealing with the highest property taxes in the nation, all because they decided to do without medical insurance. Having grown up here and lived in more than a few NJ towns (some nicer than others), it’s more common to have neighbors who have good jobs and employers who supply health insurance as a benefit. Do you actually live here? Do you know what it costs for a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment in Northern NJ? It’s $2200 if you are lucky. Try managing that on a salary from Walmart or some fast food restaurant, or the many other minimum wage jobs that DO NOT supply medical insurance, and then deal with car maintenance and insurance (one of the highest auto insurance rate in the nation), raising kids, etc. How many people have you met in NJ who are “taking their chances”, living in that bigger house or driving that big car and going without health insurance? I’d like to know how you did your research, genius. Do you really think the majority or even a singnificant fraction of the 1.3 million medically uninsured people of NJ are those who just can’t “prioritize” like the rest of “us”? I’ll go out on a limb here and guess that you have a nice, employer sponsored health insurance plan the enables you to “prioritize” your life a lot easier than a lot of those 1.3 million you are so easily willing to dismiss.
I assume that you are for the various governments cutting their budgets so that the cost of living in NJ can come down. All of that taxpayer money is going somewhere…
I guess ingoring the needs of 1.3 million residents is acceptable, because of that number, the voting-age group represents a small silent minority.
In Newark, as with some major CEO’s, the mayor basically waives his reported salary, rather than be seen as isolationist. I guess Mr. Christie doesn’t want to waive his health benefits and joing the select crowd of those without coverage.
It is not my obligation or the obligation of my state to house the homeless, feed the hungry or care for the infirmed. If we choose to undertake that task at some level, it must be at a level that is sustainable and affordable in the long term.
To do something for the sake of of it while the fundamental driving force is in doubt is a waste of resources and effort.
reality bites – Before we spend any taxpayer dollars on the 1.3 million uninsured, we need to be sure we understand why they are uninsured. The truly needy are likely covered by Medicaid and other government programs. How many of the rest are choosing to not buy insurance because they’s rather take their chances and instead spend their money on other things (bigger house, vacation, better car, etc.). I see no reason to spend a dime on someone who won’t prioritize their spending to be insured like the rest of us. Truly not having enough money is a different story and I have no problem with helping those folks until their financial situation changes.
It’s nice that you were able to poll the entire 1.3 million medically uninsured of NJ. Sure!. The residential neighborhoods of NJ are just packed with people living in nice homes, dealing with the highest property taxes in the nation, all because they decided to do without medical insurance. Having grown up here and lived in more than a few NJ towns (some nicer than others), it’s more common to have neighbors who have good jobs and employers who supply health insurance as a benefit. Do you actually live here? Do you know what it costs for a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment in Northern NJ? It’s $2200 if you are lucky. Try managing that on a salary from Walmart or some fast food restaurant, or the many other minimum wage jobs that DO NOT supply medical insurance, and then deal with car maintenance and insurance (one of the highest auto insurance rate in the nation), raising kids, etc. How many people have you met in NJ who are “taking their chances”, living in that bigger house or driving that big car and going without health insurance? I’d like to know how you did your research, genius. Do you really think the majority or even a singnificant fraction of the 1.3 million medically uninsured people of NJ are those who just can’t “prioritize” like the rest of “us”? I’ll go out on a limb here and guess that you have a nice, employer sponsored health insurance plan the enables you to “prioritize” your life a lot easier than a lot of those 1.3 million you are so easily willing to dismiss.
I assume that you are for the various governments cutting their budgets so that the cost of living in NJ can come down. All of that taxpayer money is going somewhere…