Quote (inkanddagger @ Sep 30 2019 04:37pm)
Global government solves this.
We need it like we need holes in our heads.
Quote (Handcuffs @ Sep 30 2019 12:06pm)
We don't have open borders, and undocumented immigrants both don't qualify for many welfare programs, but also pay into those programs via taxes.
12 million and counting says differently. Everyone "qualifies" for free ER care. Their anchor babies qualify them for a lot more. They pay very little in tax relative to the benefits they use (estimates put it north of $100 billion per year). And no one is addressing the underlying idea that in a world where the US promises them free healthcare, you introduce incentive to the rest of the world to immigrate illegally (especially if you have expensive illnesses to treat). We could call it medical tourism.