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MillwoodsGal asked in HealthOther - Health · 1 decade ago

Why is it that folks on Answers don't have money for a doctor but ....?

they have money for computers and internet service? How many times have I seen folks who say they have no money to see a doctor for an ailment, yet they can afford cell phones, computers, nice clothes, fake fingernails [love that one] etc. Am I alone in my thinking here?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Good question!

    People will pay lotsa $ for entertainment so they can sit all day and surf the net, not getting any physical activity (not contributing to good health), yet something responsible like a Dr's bill is too costly! Maybe that would take away $ from the smokes budget!

    It's all about priorities!

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes how dare people get sick and expect to continue leading normal lives like the rest of us... we should immediately blast them off on a rocket to "Planet Sick" and let the rest of us pampered people live in peace, luxury and richness, forever more.

    Hey maybe if doctors weren't expensive as they are, more people would be able to afford them. You ever think of that? People can't be expected to stop living just because they are unfortunate enough to have ill health. They are just as much a part of this world as everybody else. Truthfully I think poorer people, and those who make just enough to survive, should be getting free health-care, funded from the taxes of rich people. That makes total sense to me.

    "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven." - Jesus.

  • 1 decade ago

    By the time you get finished with a Dr., you have to pay for all kinds of tests and prescriptions. One visit can cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Many people cannot afford medical ins.

  • 1 decade ago

    I see most of these losers tying up the computers at the public library for hours because they don't work, or they are kids using computers their parents bought

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  • JustMe
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I agree with bear - it's all about priorities. People tend to live in the moment rather than planning for the future.

  • Coyote
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Dont forget the $200.00 tennis shoes.

  • 1 decade ago

    I can't understand it either! Listen to Shania Twain's "Ka-ching" for an insight! ;-)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well thats cool then let them die and we'll steal their computers and tennis shoes! lol

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    damn electronic's are cheap doctors you are paying for bmw's and a mansion

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