Subj : Re:OT: service cost for illegal aliens To : All From : <> Date : Tue Jan 14 2003 09:34 pm Right well I couldtn find anything saying that they receive welfare .. the free medical didnt start until 99 (as a federal regulation) .. so I did have to dig a little .. and nearly my whole life medial was only provided if you could pay .. ----- Original Message ----- From: "mirkath" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 2:16 AM Subject: [twgsdotorg] OT: service cost for illegal aliens > > At 08:13 PM 1/14/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > >I have only ever been to hospitals to visit sick people (alot of sick people > >there btw) .. > >Oh well .. > > > >Emergency services are like > >emergency's tho .. so they shouldnt be refused .. IF it's not an emergency > >then the hospital should turn them away .. I think it cost like 2bn a year? > >.. > >not a lot I dont think > > But, you said they receive 0 health benefits, and from my perspective, 2bn > a year is quite a bit more than 0. And that does not even touch on the > issue of welfare costs associated with them. > > Again, I am not saying whether or not it is correct to spend that money, > just pointing out that your assertion that there is a cost of $0 to the > taxpayers, and a cost of $0 to the consumer in the health sector, as being > incorrect. > --- FEddy 1.4.03/modPHX * Origin: http://www.twgs.org -- THE Trade Wars web forum! (1:229/522.0) .