Comments on: Q&A: Why doesn’t the US file suit in International Court to recover medical expenses of illegal aliens? http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html UFO videos, images and reports from all over the world. Sun, 20 May 2012 01:37:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: SH http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17528 SH Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:11:14 +0000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17528 They are busy torturing prisoners, I guess. They are busy torturing prisoners, I guess.

]]> By: brucec83 http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17527 brucec83 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:57:29 +0000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17527 People who think we are getting the short end of the stick just don't have any personal experience. Over my lifetime I have had emergency treatment in France, Russia, Zimbabwe, Canada and Mexico. Technically, they could have billed me, but the only one that did was a dentist in Ensenada Mexico who opened his office at 11PM on a Sunday and charged me $ 25 to replace a filling. Compare this to the $ 2000 emergency room fee and $ 500 my own fire department ambulance charged when my son complained of "shortness of breath" after a high school gym class. You just don't know how much better other countries' healthcare systems are until you use them yourself. People who think we are getting the short end of the stick just don’t have any personal experience.

Over my lifetime I have had emergency treatment in France, Russia, Zimbabwe, Canada and Mexico. Technically, they could have billed me, but the only one that did was a dentist in Ensenada Mexico who opened his office at 11PM on a Sunday and charged me $ 25 to replace a filling.

Compare this to the $ 2000 emergency room fee and $ 500 my own fire department ambulance charged when my son complained of “shortness of breath” after a high school gym class.

You just don’t know how much better other countries’ healthcare systems are until you use them yourself.

]]> By: okiknowit http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17526 okiknowit Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:31:19 +0000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17526 A country's own laws determine whether it has to provide medical treatment. A government has no responsibility to cover the private debts of its citizens when abroad. When I worked in Canada for a US state, I was covered by Canadian medical at no charge. They would have charged me Canadian employment taxes but they couldn't under NAFTA. The international postal system works by letting the senders country charge for the postage. They do not divy up the proceeds as this would be too complex. Oh - they don't get unemployment, welfare or any kind of benefit except for emergency medical treatment and elementary education. Foreigners pay an average of $ 100,000 over their lifetime more than they pay in (because of the high income people - those without a high school education cost a net $ 13,000 each - see the whitehouse.gov website) A country’s own laws determine whether it has to provide medical treatment. A government has no responsibility to cover the private debts of its citizens when abroad.

When I worked in Canada for a US state, I was covered by Canadian medical at no charge. They would have charged me Canadian employment taxes but they couldn’t under NAFTA.

The international postal system works by letting the senders country charge for the postage. They do not divy up the proceeds as this would be too complex.

Oh – they don’t get unemployment, welfare or any kind of benefit except for emergency medical treatment and elementary education.

Foreigners pay an average of $ 100,000 over their lifetime more than they pay in (because of the high income people – those without a high school education cost a net $ 13,000 each – see the whitehouse.gov website)

]]> By: djturner151 http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17525 djturner151 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:08:59 +0000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17525 Its an interesting proposal that you raise. There honestly isnt enough documentation for this to work. Collectively, the US would have to file a seperate case for each individual who did this. In all, it would end up costing more for us to try to get it back than it would for us to just let it go. Unfortunately, illegal immigrants do soak up a portion of hospital profits. I live in Atlanta. The largest hospital in this metro area, Grady Memorial, has gone completely bankrupt. It is some $ 50 mill in debt and a lot of it has to do with indigent (non-paying) care. A portion of this is from illegals. But, we should not turn them away because of their origin or how they got here. Doctors took an oath to treat everyone. But, I do agree with the idea of tracking people that come into the hospital to find illegals too. Everyone goes at one point or another in their life. Its an interesting proposal that you raise. There honestly isnt enough documentation for this to work. Collectively, the US would have to file a seperate case for each individual who did this. In all, it would end up costing more for us to try to get it back than it would for us to just let it go. Unfortunately, illegal immigrants do soak up a portion of hospital profits.

I live in Atlanta. The largest hospital in this metro area, Grady Memorial, has gone completely bankrupt. It is some $ 50 mill in debt and a lot of it has to do with indigent (non-paying) care. A portion of this is from illegals. But, we should not turn them away because of their origin or how they got here. Doctors took an oath to treat everyone. But, I do agree with the idea of tracking people that come into the hospital to find illegals too. Everyone goes at one point or another in their life.

]]> By: Richard S http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17524 Richard S Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:41:47 +0000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17524 I disagree, Arizona will not get struck down by the Supreme Court. I disagree, Arizona will not get struck down by the Supreme Court.

]]> By: Bibs http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17523 Bibs Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:52:49 +0000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17523 We are willing to accept their labor without paying them Social Security, Unemployment, and worker's compensation. We paid them illegally low wages, and now we complain because they received hospital services. Who are the criminals? We are willing to accept their labor without paying them Social Security, Unemployment, and worker’s compensation. We paid them illegally low wages, and now we complain because they received hospital services. Who are the criminals?

]]> By: scredawg http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17522 scredawg Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:38:33 +0000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17522 I think we should sue the government for "Breach of Contract" they pledged to PROTECT THIS COUNTRY... I think we should sue the government for “Breach of Contract” they pledged to PROTECT THIS COUNTRY…

]]> By: meg http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17521 meg Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:39:04 +0000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17521 In general a Country is not legally responsible fro the medical bills of its citizens even when they are in their own country unless they have national health care. US citizens covered by medicare in the US but our government will not cover medical expenses in foreign countries. It would need some sort of new international agreement to make it possible to collect medical expenses from the country of origin. In general a Country is not legally responsible fro the medical bills of its citizens even when they are in their own country unless they have national health care. US citizens covered by medicare in the US but our government will not cover medical expenses in foreign countries. It would need some sort of new international agreement to make it possible to collect medical expenses from the country of origin.

]]> By: Super Man http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17520 Super Man Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:06:51 +0000 http://www.ufo-watch.com/aliens-2/qa-why-doesnt-the-us-file-suit-in-international-court-to-recover-medical-expenses-of-illegal-aliens.html#comment-17520 Pay! With what? They all owe us far more than they can ever pay now! Do you want to run our costs up even more? How smart is that? Why not just tell them tough sh!t! American don't get treated as if they have the worth of turd without insurance so F! the GD illegals! Pay! With what? They all owe us far more than they can ever pay now! Do you want to run our costs up even more? How smart is that?

Why not just tell them tough sh!t! American don’t get treated as if they have the worth of turd without insurance so F! the GD illegals!

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