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Originally Posted by runlvlzero
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I don't think you should have to pay anything for your insulin or supplies. That whole sub unit industry could be run cheaply and efficiently enough that it could be entirely subsidized by everyone. I'm not sure how this will help people who are barely surviving with diabetes though who can't hold down a full time job. But if this is indeed going to help you I am happy. I don't think people should be murdered just because they aren't perfect.
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This type of sentiment makes for exceptionally bad policy. Why should an otherwise healthy diabetic receive free supplies at the expense of the tax base? Can we start buying groceries for everyone too? (wait a minute, that's already happening).
No one's being "murdered", and it's a complete disservice to the dialogue to frame it so strongly. Few people object to a safety net for the truly and permanently disabled. But why should otherwise healthy diabetics get a free pass? If a person is reasonably capable of supporting themselves, there should be no duty to directly subsidize their consumer requirements.
Also, I think it's somewhat insulting to diabetics to make a general implication that their condition impairs them so substantially that they cannot provide for their own medical needs.