Man robs bank for $1 so he can get medical care in jail

[Leftsolidarity]

http://thoughtcatalog.com/2011/man-robs-bank-for-1-to-receive-free-health-care-in-jail/

[Rakhmetov]

Sad and weird! Not trying to make light of this situation but if it happened to me I would have punched a cop in the face to get free medical treatment.

[Pretty Flaco]

If the current trend of budget cutting keeps up, an even large amount of people will be in the same boat as him.

I might be in that boat. :(

[xub3rn00dlex]

Sad and weird! Not trying to make light of this situation but if it happened to me I would have punched a cop in the face to get free medical treatment.

This saddens me to no end. This is what workers have come to in order to get medical treatment - so much for land of milk and honey. I doubt he's going to do more than a year in prison, because from what I have seen in most states it is the least offensive act of larceny he could've possibly committed. Punching a cop my friend, may land you in jail for 7 years or better, so I'd recommend you re-evaluate your options lol.

[Leftsolidarity]

Why is it that we will give people who have broken the rules of society or are a danger to society healthcare that honest working people cannot get? This is not to say that those locked up should not recieve it but that it is insane to not give everyone medical care.

[xub3rn00dlex]

Why is it that we will give people who have broken the rules of society or are a danger to society healthcare that honest working people cannot get? This is not to say that those locked up should not recieve it but that it is insane to not give everyone medical care.

From the way I understand it, because it wouldn't make a profit? How dare the working class cost us moneys!!! :glare:

[Terminator X]

As cuts to benefits and pensions continue, expect to see more of this. Hey, the right-wingers should be happy, at least he took "personal responsibility"! :rolleyes:

[Zav]

As cuts to benefits and pensions continue, expect to see more of this. Hey, the right-wingers should be happy, at least he took "personal responsibility"! :rolleyes:
I had a good laugh. Thanks!:)

[RebelDog]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1_etPw23O8

[MattShizzle]

The US health care system is a disgrace.

[RebelDog]

The US health care system is a disgrace.

The (US) system is a disgrace.

[Robocommie]

Sad and weird! Not trying to make light of this situation but if it happened to me I would have punched a cop in the face to get free medical treatment.

There's no medical treatment in the morgue.

[∞]

Just in case a right-winger says the US has the best healthcare you can always use the World Health Organization's chart for reference.


1 France 2 Italy 3 San Marino 4 Andorra 5 Malta 6 Singapore 7 Spain 8 Oman 9 Austria 10 Japan 11 Norway 12 Portugal 13 Monaco 14 Greece 15 Iceland 16 Luxembourg 17 Netherlands 18 United Kingdom 19 Ireland 20 Switzerland 21 Belgium 22 Colombia 23 Sweden 24 Cyprus 25 Germany 26 Saudi Arabia 27 United Arab Emirates 28 Israel 29 Morocco 30 Canada 31 Finland 32 Australia 33 Chile 34 Denmark 35 Dominica 36 Costa Rica 37 United States of America (http://allcountries.org/health/usa_health_care_2008_nyt.html) 38 Slovenia 39 Cuba 40 Brunei 41 New Zealand 42 Bahrain 43 Croatia 44 Qatar 45 Kuwait 46 Barbados 47 Thailand 48 Czech Republic 49 Malaysia 50 Poland 51 Dominican Republic 52 Tunisia 53 Jamaica 54 Venezuela 55 Albania 56 Seychelles 57 Paraguay 58 South Korea 59 Senegal 60 Philippines 61 Mexico 62 Slovakia 63 Egypt 64 Kazakhstan 65 Uruguay 66 Hungary 67 Trinidad and Tobago 68 Saint Lucia 69 Belize 70 Turkey 71 Nicaragua 72 Belarus 73 Lithuania 74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 75 Argentina 76 Sri Lanka 77 Estonia 78 Guatemala 79 Ukraine 80 Solomon Islands 81 Algeria 82 Palau 83 Jordan 84 Mauritius 85 Grenada 86 Antigua and Barbuda 87 Libya 88 Bangladesh 89 Macedonia 90 Bosnia-Herzegovina 91 Lebanon 92 Indonesia 93 Iran 94 Bahamas 95 Panama 96 Fiji 97 Benin 98 Nauru 99 Romania 100 Saint Kitts and Nevis 101 Moldova 102 Bulgaria 103 Iraq 104 Armenia 105 Latvia 106 Yugoslavia 107 Cook Islands 108 Syria 109 Azerbaijan 110 Suriname 111 Ecuador 112 India 113 Cape Verde 114 Georgia 115 El Salvador 116 Tonga 117 Uzbekistan 118 Comoros 119 Samoa 120 Yemen 121 Niue 122 Pakistan 123 Micronesia 124 Bhutan 125 Brazil 126 Bolivia 127 Vanuatu 128 Guyana 129 Peru 130 Russia 131 Honduras 132 Burkina Faso 133 Sao Tome and Principe 134 Sudan 135 Ghana 136 Tuvalu 137 Ivory Coast 138 Haiti 139 Gabon 140 Kenya 141 Marshall Islands 142 Kiribati 143 Burundi 144 China 145 Mongolia 146 Gambia 147 Maldives 148 Papua New Guinea 149 Uganda 150 Nepal 151 Kyrgystan 152 Togo 153 Turkmenistan 154 Tajikistan 155 Zimbabwe 156 Tanzania 157 Djibouti 158 Eritrea 159 Madagascar 160 Vietnam 161 Guinea 162 Mauritania 163 Mali 164 Cameroon 165 Laos 166 Congo 167 North Korea 168 Namibia 169 Botswana 170 Niger 171 Equatorial Guinea 172 Rwanda 173 Afghanistan 174 Cambodia 175 South Africa 176 Guinea-Bissau 177 Swaziland 178 Chad 179 Somalia 180 Ethiopia 181 Angola 182 Zambia 183 Lesotho 184 Mozambique 185 Malawi 186 Liberia 187 Nigeria 188 Democratic Republic of the Congo 189 Central African Republic 190 Myanmar

Basically last place amongst the first-world countries.

[Per Levy]

how old is this chart? i mean it still has "106 yugoslavia" listed, and that state is kinda dead since some time.

op: thats so sad...

[∞]

how old is this chart? i mean it still has "106 yugoslavia" listed, and that state is kinda dead since some time.

op: thats so sad...

Meh 2000, but thats a compliment considering HC in the US is worse now.

[RebelDog]

To all the aliens that are reading this thread right now, sorry, I feel your disgust.

[Luís Henrique]

Just in case a right-winger says the US has the best healthcare you can always use the World Health Organization's chart for reference.

Basically last place amongst the first-world countries.

...but it is above Libya, so it must be something close to paradise.

I see that Paraguay is above Uruguay? How comes?

Luís Henrique

[∞]

...but it is above Libya, so it must be something close to paradise.

I see that Paraguay is above Uruguay? How comes?

Luís Henrique

I don't know about either of those two.

[MattShizzle]

The US is also below a few 3rd world countries. I suspect it's even worse than that list says as things have certainly gotten worse since 2000. I didn't see India on there but India and Thailand are common destinations for "medical tourism" - where getting a certain procedure done is cheaper in that country even when you add the air fare/hotel/etc. And the doctors are just as good - in fact there are a LOT of doctors in my area who came from India and were trained there. And yes, it's true just about everything about the US is fucked up, but health care is one where it's especially so. I suspect if you did a separate list for wealthy/ upper middle class and poor the US would be near the top in the first and much further down for the second. For regular middle class probably about the same place. Dental care would be even worse as employers often don't offer it and it is unaffordable if you don't have insurance if you don't have a lot of money.

[NoOneIsIllegal]

May resort to this if worse comes to worse. I kid, I kid...








kind of

Type one diabetes is a ***** y'all, even if you're in shape (insulin dependent, no matter what)

[Ingraham Effingham]

May resort to this if worse comes to worse. I kid, I kid...








kind of

Type one diabetes is a ***** y'all, even if you're in shape (insulin dependent, no matter what)

I hear that. If one can't afford insulin, one is totally boned...might be worth punching a cop

[Reznov]

If the current trend of budget cutting keeps up, an even large amount of people will be in the same boat as him.

I might be in that boat. :(

You could always sell your computer and stop paying for internet, although that would take away from your happiness and if you aren't happy, whats the point, right?

But, I have actually went 2 months without internet to save money (And use very few electronics anymore to save on the electricity bill too) and I have to say, i felt really refreshed and better in that time. I also felt good because I finally had enough money saved up to go to the dentist, and buy some much needed things.

Sorry if this takes away from the main point, any society should provide these things without having to take away the happiness of its citizens. But in our capitalist society we have to make sacrifices, mostly personal ones at that.

Good luck comrade, message me if you need any support!

[danyboy27]

You could always sell your computer and stop paying for internet, although that would take away from your happiness and if you aren't happy, whats the point, right?

But, I have actually went 2 months without internet to save money (And use very few electronics anymore to save on the electricity bill too) and I have to say, i felt really refreshed and better in that time. I also felt good because I finally had enough money saved up to go to the dentist, and buy some much needed things.

Sorry if this takes away from the main point, any society should provide these things without having to take away the happiness of its citizens. But in our capitalist society we have to make sacrifices, mostly personal ones at that.

Good luck comrade, message me if you need any support!


loosing your internet connection is the equivalent of shooting yourself in the foot. To find a job, to work on your resumee, you need your computer.

[Pretty Flaco]

You could always sell your computer and stop paying for internet, although that would take away from your happiness and if you aren't happy, whats the point, right?

But, I have actually went 2 months without internet to save money (And use very few electronics anymore to save on the electricity bill too) and I have to say, i felt really refreshed and better in that time. I also felt good because I finally had enough money saved up to go to the dentist, and buy some much needed things.

Sorry if this takes away from the main point, any society should provide these things without having to take away the happiness of its citizens. But in our capitalist society we have to make sacrifices, mostly personal ones at that.

Good luck comrade, message me if you need any support!

I understand where you're coming from, but as dany pointed out, in this day and age I'd just be sort of fucked without it.

Some day, maybe the US will have free healthcare and internet for all! ;)

[MattShizzle]

May resort to this if worse comes to worse. I kid, I kid...








kind of

Type one diabetes is a ***** y'all, even if you're in shape (insulin dependent, no matter what)

I've had it since I was 10. Definitely true. Before I was getting Social Security and Medicare I had no insurance, very little income and my Insulin was over $600 for a 3 month supply.

[NoOneIsIllegal]

I've had it since I was 10. Definitely true. Before I was getting Social Security and Medicare I had no insurance, very little income and my Insulin was over $600 for a 3 month supply.
Aye! I use to go to a pharmacy that had government subsidized medicine, so a normal $100 vile would end up costing me $10 :cool: But I moved 2 months ago, so I honestly don't know what to do now. I'm setting up an appointment with a local specialist and see if they know what's up. It's so expensive!
(I've had it since I was 7, but only have had to worry about my supply the last 2 years...)

[Pretty Flaco]

I've had it since I was 10. Definitely true. Before I was getting Social Security and Medicare I had no insurance, very little income and my Insulin was over $600 for a 3 month supply.

Things may get tougher for you if both of those get slashed soon. Republicans get wet dreams about cutting both of those.

[Rakhmetov]

Here's the video feed of the OP

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2011/06/21/nc.dollar.bank.robbery.wcnc?hpt=hp_t2