> Roads and hospitals are paid for by taxes, usually paid by the people using them. Hospitals will treat people in the emergency room and ICU, whether or not t

> Roads and hospitals are paid for by taxes, usually paid by the people using them. Hospitals will treat people in the emergency room and ICU, whether or not they can pay. That ends up being way more expensive, to the precious taxpayer, than keeping folks out of the hospital in the first place. Penny wise, pound foolish.