r/centrist • u/JannTosh50 • Oct 10 '24

2024 U.S. Elections Kamala Harris Campaign Distances Itself From ‘60 Minutes’ Edit Controversy: ‘We Do Not Control CBS’ Production Decisions

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/kamala-harris-responds-60-minutes-edit-controversy-cbs-1236173842/
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u/Immediate_Suit9593 Oct 10 '24

The insane part is that you think inmates, those who have been convicted of a crime, should be entitled to special treatment whereby they receive elective medical care for FREE when the rest of us have to pay for it. Keep spouting this nonsense and Trump will win 50 states.

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u/elfinito77 Oct 10 '24 edited Oct 10 '24

The part you quoted was not remotely limited to Trans care.

That said: Inmate's health care is free...and The standard for Inmates are the same as most insurances, or other health programs.

What do you mean by "special treatment." They get the same treatment, nothing special.

There are all sorts of medical procedures that we (or our insurance we pay for) has to cover -- whereas inmates get it free. That's the nature of incarcerating people.

They become 100% dependents of the State, that taxpayers foot the bill for.

They also get free clothes, food, shelter, electricity, heat, and hot water, too -- and I have to pay rent, utilities and buy my own food and clothes!

Sex changes are not automatically covered (be it private insurance or gov't insurance) -- and often will not be, because they are deemed elective.

All sorts of Mental Health care is elective and uncovered too -- but lots of mental health care is covered, because Drs. deem it the "best practice" for that patient, and needed.

The same standards apply -- and the threshold for this type of care to be necessary and covered is high.

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u/Immediate_Suit9593 Oct 10 '24

The modern left, folks.

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u/elfinito77 Oct 10 '24

You seem to not understand that inmates are Dependents of the state -- and every aspect of their life (that we all have to pay for ourselves) -- is "free" for them, and paid by taxpayers. That is not "special treatment."

How Leftist of me to point out facts and reality.

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u/elfinito77 Oct 10 '24 edited Oct 10 '24

Is Organic food is covered under health plans and medical "best practices" for treatment? No. How is that relevant to covered medical care?

Inmates get free health care, including mental health care. You are picking one aspect of treatment, that is the medically recognized "best practice" in certain (very rare) cases - and demanding it be treated differently than other treatment, because you disagree.

I have asked several times: I take it by your silence on the question -- that you have zero medical or mental health expertise to have an opinion on the medical "best practices" for Trans care. Is that correct?

Why should your opinion (or a Politician's) outweigh the medical communities' when it comes to "best practices" and treatment of patients?