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Although the doctors and nurses were taking care of this woman as best they could, their ultimate goals were purely monetary based on her large wealth. Sad.

fleitz 13y ago
Yes, truly despicable, personally I forgo a paycheque for the honour of working for the wealthy for free. These doctors and nurses have some gall as members of the working class to consider acting like those they serve. Who do they think they are? Millionaires?
- antonius 13y ago
  One of her doctors tapped her for more than $1 million in loans that he would never repay. Because that sure is working for free right?
- mikeash 13y ago
  There is a vast gulf that exists between working for free and blatantly defrauding your patients. Most of humanity lives within that gulf. From your tone, I suspect you may not.
  - fleitz 13y ago
    From the sounds of the article everything they did was legal... Just as her father buying his senate seat was... Just as the various ways in which Montana copper mine strikes were dealt with, just as the way Montana came to become a state. I suspect you may be uncomfortable with the moral foundations of US law and how that country and its wealth came to be as well as the legal means by which one may acquire wealth in the United States.
    - pstuart 13y ago
      Just because it was legal doesn't make it moral.
      - deleted 13y ago
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    - mikeash 13y ago
      Really? Fraud is simply lying for gain. I see a ton of that in the article. Maybe it hasn't been prosecuted, but that doesn't make it legal.
    - prawn 13y ago
      You're speaking of her father's indiscretions, not hers.
      - fleitz 13y ago
        Ahh yes, the "I didn't know this stereo i got for free was stolen execuse"
alan_cx 13y ago
Makes you have to wonder about the assisted suicide debate, either way.
- JackFr 13y ago
  What does that even mean? Am I missing something, or is that a serious non sequitur made worse by the 'either way'.
  - Leon 13y ago
    He/she is implying that Doctor's want to keep people alive so that they can bill them for services rendered longer and make more money.
    - forgotAgain 13y ago
      Or conversely, once the caregiver is in the will the patient is toast.
- gcb1 13y ago
  yes, it highlights how assisted suicide will not worsen the problem, as it exists just fine without it. but there is not talks about medical accountabilityq and transparency, which is the solution to the root issue, making the talks on assisted suicide frivolous. but i guess solving problems does not win votes.
dlsx 13y ago
I doubt they were trying their best, I mean other than trying to kill her and "extract wealth." What's sad to me is the general populace thinking a "doctor" is anything more than a spineless vulture pushing whatever status-quo pill regime is hot in the pharma industry. Doctors like this should be fucking hung, I'm not joking. I don't care if you are desperate for that third mercedes. You're a scum bag trying to milk the death of an elderly lady that doesn't know any better. Really, what the fuck is the point of "healthcare" in this obviously broken industry built on exploiting health rather than fixing it.

fleitz 13y ago

Yes, truly despicable, personally I forgo a paycheque for the honour of working for the wealthy for free. These doctors and nurses have some gall as members of the working class to consider acting like those they serve. Who do they think they are? Millionaires?

antonius 13y ago
One of her doctors tapped her for more than $1 million in loans that he would never repay. Because that sure is working for free right?
mikeash 13y ago
There is a vast gulf that exists between working for free and blatantly defrauding your patients. Most of humanity lives within that gulf. From your tone, I suspect you may not.
- fleitz 13y ago
  From the sounds of the article everything they did was legal... Just as her father buying his senate seat was... Just as the various ways in which Montana copper mine strikes were dealt with, just as the way Montana came to become a state. I suspect you may be uncomfortable with the moral foundations of US law and how that country and its wealth came to be as well as the legal means by which one may acquire wealth in the United States.
  - pstuart 13y ago
    Just because it was legal doesn't make it moral.
    - deleted 13y ago
      [deleted]
  - mikeash 13y ago
    Really? Fraud is simply lying for gain. I see a ton of that in the article. Maybe it hasn't been prosecuted, but that doesn't make it legal.
  - prawn 13y ago
    You're speaking of her father's indiscretions, not hers.
    - fleitz 13y ago
      Ahh yes, the "I didn't know this stereo i got for free was stolen execuse"

alan_cx 13y ago

Makes you have to wonder about the assisted suicide debate, either way.

JackFr 13y ago
What does that even mean? Am I missing something, or is that a serious non sequitur made worse by the 'either way'.
- Leon 13y ago
  He/she is implying that Doctor's want to keep people alive so that they can bill them for services rendered longer and make more money.
  - forgotAgain 13y ago
    Or conversely, once the caregiver is in the will the patient is toast.
gcb1 13y ago
yes, it highlights how assisted suicide will not worsen the problem, as it exists just fine without it. but there is not talks about medical accountabilityq and transparency, which is the solution to the root issue, making the talks on assisted suicide frivolous. but i guess solving problems does not win votes.

dlsx 13y ago

I doubt they were trying their best, I mean other than trying to kill her and "extract wealth." What's sad to me is the general populace thinking a "doctor" is anything more than a spineless vulture pushing whatever status-quo pill regime is hot in the pharma industry. Doctors like this should be fucking hung, I'm not joking. I don't care if you are desperate for that third mercedes. You're a scum bag trying to milk the death of an elderly lady that doesn't know any better. Really, what the fuck is the point of "healthcare" in this obviously broken industry built on exploiting health rather than fixing it.