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Originally Posted by Carol H
LOL no doubt they also have the highest per capita rate of deaths or head injures as a result of that live free or die philosophy as well. What I have always wondered about is who pays to look after someone who is totally incapacitated as a result of a head injury if they don't have their own insurance? That BTW is not meant as a provocative question, simple something I have often wondered about when a see riders without helmets, due to not fully understanding the US system in regards to long term care etc.
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If they are employed, or have been, then they have insurance, under Social Security disability.
This is insurance for which the individual pays the mandatory premium and has it deducted from wages.
If they have never worked or earned wages,then it would likely be covered by others under a welfare program paid for by some form of Medicaid.
There is no ligitimate principal in law of which I am aware, which would give the government the right to prohibit bad habits or dangerous activity as a requisite to recieving benefits from state funded mandatory programs. Nearly everyone of us knows at least one(or more) person(s) who are on government provided disability due a chronic drug habit or some similar problem.