Disclaimer: I believe the "healthcare system" in America is flawed and should be changed. However, this is a man who put 20 years of work and taxes into the sy

Disclaimer: I believe the "healthcare system" in America is flawed and should be changed. However, this is a man who put 20 years of work and taxes into the system and never got to use what he put in. Let's think about this for a minute. When you say "put 20 years of work ... into the system" what do you mean? Was he not adequately compensated for the work he did? Is free healthcare in perpetuity assumed to be part of compensation for work that you do? Should it be? As far as taxes, the article says he "looked into filing for disability. He applied for early Social Security." but only qualified for food stamps. I find that portion of the article to be either misleading or not complete - it doesn't say whether he actually applied for disability, or say anything about applying for the food stamps. The earliest you're eligible to receive SS benefits is age 62, so I'm not sure why (or how) a 59 year old would apply for early benefits. Regardless, the "system" is indeed broken. However, I don't think the path to fixing it includes emotion-filled appeals about how many years of work someone has "put into the system".