So I guess this guy went on his show the other night to pull at peoples' heartstrings over his son's condition and used it to demand more government health care...
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.3128199
I'd like to address this a little... First of all, it's easy to look at a bad situation like someone who can't afford medical care for their dying child (not Kimmel, BTW) and to feel horrible. But then, to take the leap that it is government's job to make up the difference?! Really?As his child's heart defect is considered a preexisting condition, he also asked for a show of bipartisan compassion when it comes to making sure all Americans have access to health care. Said the ABC stalwart of 14 years, "If your baby is going to die, and it doesn't have to, it shouldn't matter how much money you make. "I think that's something, whether you're Republican or a Democrat … we all agree on that, right?"
However, in the same manner that he acknowledged the medical staff who saved his infant's life, he offered words of appreciation for the members of Congress who opposed Donald Trump's wish to cut $6 billion from the National Institutes of Health by instead increasing the agency's budget by $2 billion.
These people never consider what happens on the other end of that proposition. Their morals only extend to the dying child and the family. They do not apply those same morals to the people who earned their own money and now have it stolen from them at gunpoint. Further, they don't even consider that EVERYONE's child will have to live in indebted servitude to a future government because we felt bad for that family.
They also do not consider that there are charitable organizations like St. Jude that cover medical costs for people who can't afford it. Did Kimmel use his platform to make a plea for St. Jude donations? No. He wants the government to steal it from people to support the NIH... Under the guise of "empathy".
Sorry, Jimmy. I feel bad about your kid, but you're an asshat. Worse than your son's medical condition is that he's growing up with a father who has no moral compass other than "gimme what I want".
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