The Cult of Death

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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.

So should the situation arise, let's subpoena the dying man's financial records so as to perform a proper means test suitable for illuminating the all important point, which is not only material, but adjudicatable by any trust worthy talent possessing of Ron Paul wisdom. This test should no doubt be done thoroughly and painstakingly so as to ensure not only maximum accuracy, but that the dying patient has the time to be dead and thus making tny error in the process immaterial.