The taxpayers foot the bill everytime one of them are in the hospital.
2007-11-28 04:28:53 · 15 answers · asked by Zardoz 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
cmdrbnd007 - American tax payers do pay for it.
2007-11-28 04:34:43 · update #1
Don't forget EVERY single federal employee, and every congressman and woman. They ALL get health care off the backs of tax payers. And Bush and Cheney will get free health care until they die from the tax dollars of Americans, ever AFTER they leave office.
2007-11-28 04:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not as much as we pay for Congressmen and Senators. Senators, almost across the board, are well past the 'wealthy' bracket and firmly into the "very rich" with more than a few into the "obscenely loaded". Yet after 20, 30 or even more years, we still pay for their Docs and meds.
And what they have isn't socialized medicine. It's government health care. The difference being, in their case, the government pays the bills In Socialized Medicine, the government runs the hospitals, the docs and nurses are government employees, the government decides what treatment and meds you will get.
2007-11-28 04:38:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is not unreasonable for the government to pay for the president and vice president to be in good health. The US government would look weak and stupid if the president had to stand in line at the local doctor's office. The president should also have most expenses paid so he can focus on the job of the presidency and not have to raise private income while in office. You probably don't like Bush and Cheney, but this is a sound policy and Clinton and every other president in the modern era had their healthcare covered as well. Senators, representatives, and most other government employees also have government sponsored healthcare plans.
This is not really socialized medicine because the healthcare benefits are conditioned on employment with the government. Employers cover most healthcare plans in this country, and if you happened to be employed by the government, the government will sponsor your healthcare plan similar to how a private employer might.
2007-11-28 04:43:56 · answer #3 · answered by carlos705 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Better yet, ask how much money taxpayers have to pay for the extension of prescription drug plan for senior citizens that Bush expanded.
2007-11-28 05:06:20 · answer #4 · answered by cynical 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everything the govt does we pay for. This is such a small amount it doesn't even register. Earmarks are a much more serious issue.
Federal spending is a huge problem, especially with the bill we would have to pay for if the social programs purposed by Clinton are enacted.
2007-11-28 04:37:21 · answer #5 · answered by gracilism 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
???
Do you mean paying for Bush and Cheney's health care?
Ironic, especially considering they're both rolling in dough.
If you mean something else, you need to explain your question in such a way that others can figure out what you're asking.
2007-11-28 05:14:39 · answer #6 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We pay lots since Chaney is overweight with a heart problem. How many of the senate & congress is in that same boat too. Many of them are geriatric!
2007-11-28 04:38:26 · answer #7 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As they did for Clinton, Gore the frst Bush Administration, Reagans Administration, Carter's Administration...... Every member of both the house and the senate have the same option.... Bush tried to offer us what Him and Congress get and they all opposed him.....
2007-11-28 04:32:34 · answer #8 · answered by Tip 5 · 4⤊ 3⤋
They don't have "socialized" medicine. They have employer-paid benefits. We employed them, and they're getting health care as a benefit.
Calling it "socialized" only illustrates shallowness and insipidness.
2007-11-28 04:49:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bush is pretty cheap only a few bike wrecks and that pretzel incident.
Cheney has cost America a fortune
2007-11-28 04:34:55 · answer #10 · answered by whirling W dervish 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋