Thinking out loud

about living in America.

Here in North Carolina, a criminal is appointed an attorney if he or she can’t afford one. If the criminal is found guilty he or she has to pay cost of the attorney back to the state. Found innocent, he or she doesn’t have to pay anything.

If someone has a pain in their chest and can’t afford health insurance, he or she has to pay to visit a doctor. If he or she finds out that they have a non-terminal condition and requires a lot of treatment, they have to pay for the long term treatment. If he or she finds out that everything is fine, after some testing, they have to pay for it.