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da_decider

(104 posts)
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 07:29 PM Aug 2013

Meet Caleb Howe

You probably know this piece of work, blogger on RedState. He is pretty infamous for taunting the late Roger Ebert and mocking his cancer.

Recently, it was known that Caleb, who was a major ACA hater, was facing a major health issue an asking for donations because he did not have insurance! I know, let him die!

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Obviously, we don't want this happen to anyone, specially a father and husband.

So DailyKos and Breitbart readers donated money (about 25k so far) to help him with his medical cost. Now, according to this, he is going to stiff the hospital and keep the 25k for dance lessons for his kids because &quot the hospital will bill him) small amount each month until they forgive the debt or it’s paid off..."! i.e., the rest of us with "real" jobs and insurance are going to pay this clown's medical bill! And he'll use the money on dance lessons!

I was actually had a health problem when I was in college with no insurance and I had to visit ER; and I had to pay more than $1000 - which was a lot of money for me at the time - even though I did not spend the night in Hospital. So I get pretty pissed off when I see d-bags like this game the system and screw the tax payers while ranting about personal responsibility.
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Meet Caleb Howe (Original Post) da_decider Aug 2013 OP
Isn't that...like illegal malaise Aug 2013 #1
this is what I thought: FRAUD. But aparently it is grey area ... da_decider Aug 2013 #2
Looks black and white to me malaise Aug 2013 #4
So he's a thief. Nothing new for a CONservative. Shrike47 Aug 2013 #3
A ReTHUG thief malaise Aug 2013 #5
remember what his ilk catrose Aug 2013 #6
Disgusted. 25K donated, and he's going to stiff the hospital mainer Aug 2013 #7

malaise

(268,980 posts)
4. Looks black and white to me
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 07:55 PM
Aug 2013

Guess it's grey until someone sues him to return money donated for medical bills.

catrose

(5,066 posts)
6. remember what his ilk
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 08:28 PM
Aug 2013

accused Andy Stephenson of doing? And delayed Andy's treatment& made his last days miserable?

mainer

(12,022 posts)
7. Disgusted. 25K donated, and he's going to stiff the hospital
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 09:07 PM
Aug 2013

The hospital should come after him for unpaid bills, knowing he has those assets.

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