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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][b]If you believe that people who are not legal DC residents should pay for the services they use, you should support a commuter tax.[/b]

In the case of this $20 million, it's a "pay me now or pay me latter" situation. In the United States, or at least in DC -- Virginia may be different -- we don't kick sick people out on the street. When they show up at the emergency room, they get care regardless of their legal status. Despite what Republicans seem to believe, that care is not free. By providing this health insurance, individuals can receive care through more appropriate (and cheaper) means. In the long run, this is actually a money-saver.

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I believe that people who are not legal US residents should pay for services. Apparently many other jurisdictions do too.

The whole straw man argument of "we must pay for them or they'll be a burden" is so tiresome. Their just being here leeching off the system is a burden to DC. Didn't DC just have to raise taxes because they couldn't balance the budget?[/quote]

You can't argue with a straight face that these people don't contribute some economic benefit to the city. Who the fuck do you think parks your BMW downtown?[/quote]

I don't know. I don't check ID. [/quote]

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