] I personally know - very closely - at least four persons,
] one elderly, who suffer from debilitating chronic
] diseases, which, without adequate treatment, will prove
] fatal. In each case their income = ZERO. Private-sector
] (commercial) health insurance is unavailable at ANY
] price.
]
] A recent study published by TIAA-CREF's latest View
] listed individual tax burden per $1,000 of income for
] each of the 50 states. TENNESSEE WAS 50th - THE LOWEST IN
] THE NATION! (New York was the highest.) Given this fact
] alone makes it ludicrous to argue that the State of
] Tennessee cannot afford to keep its poorest and its
] uninsurable citizens healthy!
]

11/10/2004 - Torpedoing TennCare Signs Some Death Warrants - Opinion - Chattanoogan.com