Children responsible for parent's debts. Why not bring debtor's prison back while we're at it. That would be a republican's wet dream.
To answer the question of debt and debtors prison no of course not but if Mom looses her shirt at age 75 and needs a roof over her head then you should take care of her.
That said the freebie society of liberal wet dreams is coming to an end. Recently I needed surgery. My deductible was $6000.00. The Hospital refused to operate on me saying my gall bladder wasn't infected so I wasn't in immediate danger and I needed to cover $3000.00 of that $6000.00 before they'd operate, I think the insurance co covered the other $3000 and will be billing me later. So much for affordable healthcare. Luckily I had a 0 balance on my charge card and that's how the deductible got paid otherwise I'd be waiting for my gall bladder to get infected before they'd preform emergency surgery. In short, this country can't afford people to be free loaders any more. I don't blame the hospital, it can't run if nobody pays the bills and in the past that's what happened. There used to be a sign in the admissions office that said they wouldn't turn you away if you can't afford to pay. That sign is gone because hospitals and their employee's don't work for free. They expect payment and now if it's considered non life threatening AKA "elective" you pay before you get the service. My gall stone was the size of a large olive and worth the money not to have the pain. I keep the $6000.00 stone in my library in a jar.
In short, If you are able bodied you need to work,period, nothings free.
Health care is a necessary evil. We can't do without it. The whole health care industry is a scam, a con, and a legal license to charge whatever the mood strikes them at the time. We pay $Billions in Medicare and Medicaid fraud yearly. A small faction of the cheats are caught. Also, there are many citizens that simply can NOT work and provide for themselves. Children can't work. The elderly can't work. The disabled can't work. The disabled can't work. Many of the severely handicapped can't work. Many families are struggling financially, and can't care for mothers and dads. Charities can't carry the enormous burden alone. In addition, taxpayers are paying for the care and support of illegal immigrants, so why not allow taxpayers to pay for the care and support of our LEGAL citizens?
Also, we seem to find the money to give away to foreign governments, supply weapons to drug lords and terrorists, build mosques on foreign soil, give subsidies to rich farmers and big oil, explore the far reaches of the universe, pay for the ridiculous perks and benefits given to members of Congress, allow government contractors to bill for unfinished contracts ( Halliburton ), pay bribes to North Korea and Iran, build worthless fences along our southern border, build planes and ships the Pentagon doesn't request or need, subsidize Brazilian corn crops, pay to protect the opium crops in Afghanistan, we look for water on the surface of Mars, we spend hundreds of $Millions on unnecessary government travel, we pay for the White House's lavish vacations and lavish White House parties, and other stupid waste of taxpayers' hard earned tax dollars.
Do we make orphans out of children that can't support themselves? Do we allow the hungry and poor to starve to death on the streets? What do we do with all of those that are not able to work and support themselves? Where are the self-supporting jobs for all of those presently receiving some form of government assistance? How many plants and factories are hiring millions of workers? HINT: McDonalds is not a self-supporting job. Do you have any idea as to the number of workers that are bringing home a pay check, yet can't support themselves? Many workers are bringing home a pay check, and still receiving some form of government assistance. Again, where are these self-supporting living wage jobs that you believe the unemployed and those receiving some form of government assistance can go out tomorrow and get?
