In terms of “socialist” ownership of car companies…
Volkswagen is partially owned by the German state of Lower Saxony. For a brief period of time, General Motors was majority owned by the US government, with the government of Canada owning a minority stake.
If a cancer has spread, it is unlikely that surgery would cure. I.e. it may not have been worth doing the surgery because it would not have saved him (and surgery for prostate cancer can cause a number of undesired effects on quality of life, such as incontinence).
Or, they could have been taking a conservative approach, knowing that most prostate cancers are not aggressive, so that the undesired effects of surgery were not likely to be worth it (given the current state of difficulty in determining which few of the known prostate cancers are aggressive).
In the US, he may have to wait until age 65 to get socialized medical insurance coverage (Medicare), which is a huge component of US government spending. At younger ages, he would have to hope that his employer provided insurance approves the treatment; of course, expensive treatments are why such insurance costs employers a rather large amount of money.
It is pretty easy to say “give everyone the medical treatment s/he wants” and “get spending in order”, but that is where choices need to be made, whether it is done individually, by third party private organizations (insurance companies), or by the government (as in Medicare).
You’re wrong. Ever seen the show Botched? Oh wait, you said ethical.
(In best Emily Litella voice) Never Mind. 
Just because people say it, doesn’t mean it is true.
No, Walmart is not forcing the taxpayers to do anything.
Let’s recap.
Is anyone complaining that the political campaigns have people working for them for minimum wage or even for free and many of those people get government benefits? Are people saying “Clinton or Cruz is forcing taxpayers to subsidize their low or non-existing wages”? LOL.
I think it was Roseanne Roseannadanna, not Emily Litella, @Nrdsb4. If I am wrong… never mind 
It was Emily Litella (Whats all this about Violins on Television) but they were both Gilda Radner.
I finally read Stefanie Williams letter to Talia Jane. Stefanie, though, has one thing not available to Talia: a ridiculously attractive figure that would get you a front-of-the-house job offer within minutes of telling someone you are available. I can’t complain as I’ve been the recipient of this type of advantage but I wouldn’t confuse it with “work ethic.” Our dentist and our kids’ orthodontist is staffed only with highly attractive people. The same is true at most of the upscale bars and restaurants where you could earn enough to make a decent living. A friend of mine made $300-500/night at Windows of the World in the late 1980s. That job would not have been available without a heap of genetic good fortune.
As for denial of surgery for prostate cancer, the number one reason to deny surgery is smoking. If it’s unlikely to get someone off of a ventilator, surgery won’t happen. Hospitals prefer people die at home. And 15 months on narcotics means he was far past the early stages of prostate cancer.
Um, aren’t you a HS student, SS? Do you mean your family hosted an exchange student?
Really? Gotta disagree with you on that one. The many posters here in the industry, in healthcare and who have dealt with these issues directly for decades would probably not agree with that.
Lol, Nrdsb. The ethical ones would not. The results of the work of the others are featured on Botched, as you said. 
@skyoverme Where did I say it was right?
@Magnetron Stephanie was able to live with her mother for a while…do we know if Talia had that luxury, being able to live with parents or relatives can make an expensive city a lot more affordable…
@saillakeerie
Where did I say you said it was right?
You raised a point and said others said this.
I pointed out that just because others said it, doesn’t mean it is true.
I don’t about the mother but she could certainly have lived with a roommate. That would have increased her disposable income three folds.
nobody forced her to move to san francisco …parents home, roommate, renting a room in a basement etc…whatever living accommodations …she made a choice. on a side note if you use an agency like kelly or randstad, etc…they have temp to hire positions they can get you. they may not be at a “tech” job in the valley or downtown san fran…but you can probably do a lot better with pay for another company with the same skill set and resume.
I like Pinkham’s take on it (maybe because I loved “behind closed ovens” when he was with Kitchenette).
Gen Xer Sara Michner’s rebuttal to 29 year old millennial’s article ripping on 25 year old ex-Yelp employee:
Granted, it’s a perspective most here will probably not agree with, but it’s not one derived from ones regularly and negatively ascribed to the “entitled millennials”:
Michner also scrutinizes the 29 year old millennial author in ways similar to how said author scrutinized Talia’s life.
Interesting…very interesting…
This could go on forever, like a hall of mirrors!
Another 2 or 3 of these and I’ll chime in as the women in her 50s correcting the 45 year old lambasting the 40 year old who targeted the 36 year old who destroyed the 29 year old who ripped the 25 year old ex Yelp employee.
Maybe the next literary masterpiece should be from Yelp CEO defending his free nuts?
That Pinkham rebuttal to the 29 year old ripping Talia Jane is crap:
It IS illegal for companies in SF to pay only $8.15/hr, because the SF min wage is $12.25/hr. Talia Jane said $8.15/hr was NET after taxes/deductions.
Talia Jane’s compensation included all kinds of expensive benefits, not limited to free medical/dental/vision insurance.
Ad hominem attacks & profanity are the crutch of people who can’t make a coherent argument
When I was fresh out of college, I had to have a roommate to make ends meet. My 30+ yr old niece in the Bay Area has a roommate. Dunno how Pinkham and Talia Jane think it is a human-right to earn with no skills, a wage that enables one to live without a roommate in one of the most expensive cities in the world.