Thorne, although I don't think ANYONE deserves to die I am with you on child molesters and the like. I don;t think many would have sympathy for the users and abusers and criminals of the world. But wealth doesn't seem to care. Being poor does not mean you are a criminal. Being poor does not mean you are lazy.

Many child molestors and criminals can afford health care. Most criminals can afford health care. Look at Bernie Maddoff, ruined countless lives, but he can "afford" to get Cancer and have experimental treatments.

And even though conventional wisdom and the braying of talk radio and the corporate interests may differ, MOSt poor or those that cannot afford health care are NOT lazy. They are in Dr. BuzzCzar's situation, or circumstantially are unemployed or underemployed.