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Greek Gov't Can Attach Homes For Unpaid Hospital Bills
Thu Aug 07, 2014 7:01 am
[center]-- African Proverb[/center]
Proponents of Obamacare should take note. The Greek government apparently intended to provide medical care for its people but we all know what happened there. According to a recent article in The Intelligent Optimist ("Doctors Without Orders") Greek hospitals treat you for free as long as you don't occupy a bed. If you do, they charge you. If you can't pay, the Greek tax office can put a lien on your house.
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redFishBlueFish — 2014-08-07 11:02:21 UTC
How is this different pre-obamacare? If you don't pay your medical bills in the past, whoever can go after everything; savings, retirement, your house, it's not different. The problem with Obamacare is how it came to fruition. Let's take a broke ass system and duct tape with government money.
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Luminosity — 2014-08-08 02:12:31 UTC
A government tax office can have a heavier hand than a private company.
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