Quote:On Monday night, candidate Ron Paul was given a hypothetical about providing health care to a dying man who lacked health insurance. Wolf Blitzer, who moderated the debate, asked Paul, "Are you saying society should just let him die?" Before Paul could cobble together an answer, the "Tea Party" audience again erupted, this time yelling "Yes!" in answer to Blitzer's question.
This is a bit of a dishonest description. If you actually watched the debate, you'll know that the actual question was about a hypothetical man who was perfectly healthy, and refused to pay for health insurance since he saw it as a waste of money.
This wasn't an hypothetical about someone who couldn't afford health insurance.
The scenarios are completely different, as Ron Paul was trying to point out before he was interrupted. Even so, Paul answered "No" to Blitzer's follow-up question.
