Death by a tooth ache: Isn't this story about the problem with parents?

Boy dies of tooth ache.

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There is a child in Maryland who is dead because his mother didn't take him to the dentist. She couldn't afford the $80 tooth extraction. What is the outcry? Parents abusing their kids? Parents having kids even though they can't provide for them? The father not paying child support? NOPE. You and I should have to pay for them. Some how it is our fault this happened.

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If only we could force dentists to accept Medicaid. If only we forced dentists to accept children who can't pay. If only we could get America to raise your child, too.

If only we could force you to take a 50% pay cut on top of the taxes that you are already paying. If only we could force you to go to work even though you may no, and probably will not, be paid. What? This isn't about you? You need to keep reading.

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They keep calling the single parent family a "family" as if the father is around to help provide for the children. For some reason, I'm sure they would have delved deeply into the fact that the father was killed or other wise 100% unable to provide this care for his children as well if it was true. They didn't bring it up so I'm assuming he is still alive and is not paying child support or providing for his children either. He is even more responsible for his child's fate.

The article also says "...three of Driver's sons went to stay..." How many kids does she have? It doesn't sound like she can afford one child let alone many children.

I can guarantee that people are going to email me and say that contraceptives are not as readily available to poor people. To which I say "Get real. That is so ridiculous that I refuse to respond to it." The article points out that it is hard to get free services. Life isn't easy, you really have to work for it, even if it is free; but the services are available. Traveling for hours to get dental care means that there is care.

There is another aspect to this entire problem. Relocation. Unemployment is at an all time low so there is no reason you can't move closer to services and find a new job. Rich people do it all the time, traveling all over the country, disrupting their family, taking their kids away from where they grew up...it's a part of life and a way to get ahead.

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Why can't people take care of themselves? Be responsible, live within their means? I can guarantee you that this story goes much deeper...little to no education, missed opportunities, having children too young, abuse (not only by not taking the children to the dentist because the child's life depends on it, but the parents were probably abused/neglected as well). I'm reaching here, but any family that allows this to go this far has serious problems.

One more thing...the $250,000 hospital bill is probably what they charge non-insurance clients. If you have insurance, the hospital will charge you 3/4 to half of that amount and then bill your insurance. In other words they reduce the bill to $125,000 to $188,000 and then bill your insurance and then you. Basically, if you aren't insured they are stealing your money. It's called theft...and theft of the worst kind...stealing from the poor to give to the rich.

Seriously, stop having kids if you can't afford them. Stop the neglect, stop the abuse, stop demanding that everyone else needs to take care of you because you're irresponsible.

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03-01-07