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At first it was the incomes of corporations, then of rich citizens, then of well-provided widows and opulent workers, and finally the wealth of housemaids and the tips of waitresses. This is all in line with the ability to pay doctrine. The poor, simply because there are more of them, have more ability to pay than the rich. – Frank Chodorov	added by Normando 12 months ago
These individuals took advantage of his addiction and his ability to pay substantial funds for illegal drugs, one of those individuals took advantage of his mental illness and agreed to take Alex's life by shooting Alex Murdaugh in Hilton Head. – Dick Harpootlian	Found on CNN 2 years ago
These individuals took advantage of his addiction and his ability to pay substantial funds for illegal drugs, one of those individuals took advantage of his mental illness and agreed to take Alex's life by shooting him in Hilton Head. – Dick Harpootlian	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Before we get to the point of litigation, the patient has ignored eight to ten attempts at contacting them to work out some kind of payment arrangement or qualify them for charity care, not for profit hospitals have a responsibility first and foremost to care for people without regard to their ability to pay, and we do that. We also have a responsibility to be a sustainable institution for our community, and to do that we have to be able to collect from patients who can pay. – Eric Fletcher	Found on CNN 4 years ago
How do we think that the mentally ill have the ability to pay the deductible on an insurance policy that they have that they can buy for $3,000? – John Kasich	Found on CNN 6 years ago
Banks, insurance companies, pension funds and Mom and Pop on Main Street are stripped of their ability to pay for future debts and retirement benefits, central banks seem oblivious to this dark side of low interest rates. If maintained for too long, the real economy itself is affected as expected income fails to materialize and investment spending stagnates. – Bill Gross	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Their ability to pay is very limited and indebtedness makes them more vulnerable to exploitation, their desperation makes them take greater risks, such as sending their children away for what they think are better lives, or even selling their kidneys. – Nandita Baruah	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
We need a progressive tax system in this country that is based on the ability to pay, if we are serious about reforming the tax code and rebuilding the middle class, we have got to demand that the wealthiest Americans and largest corporations pay their fair share in taxes. – Bernie Sanders	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The opposition weighing in Congress doesn't change oil prices, but it does give them power to change foreign exchange policies and allocation of resources that could improve the economy and the country's ability to pay its debt. – Jim Carlen	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Investors have focused for a long time on Ecuador's willingness to pay given past defaults, but I think now it is more about ability to pay. – Sarah Glendon	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think that you just can't leave these people -- who are not victims of their own accord -- without the ability to pay for their healthcare. – Florida Republican Dennis Ross	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Midwives and other maternity staff should not act as gatekeepers to maternity services, they owe a duty of care to all pregnant women who seek care from them and they should provide care to all pregnant women irrespective of ability to pay. – Lesley Page	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
At a time of massive wealth and income inequality, we need a progressive tax system in this country which is based on ability to pay, it is not acceptable that a number of major profitable corporations have paid zero in federal income taxes in recent years, and that millionaire hedge fund managers often enjoy an effective tax rate which is lower than the truck drivers or nurses. – Bernie Sanders	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I really can't explain why so many people are confident about their ability to pay for long-term care, it might be that they think - wrongly - that Medicare is going to cover it, or maybe they'll just spend down to indigent levels and go on Medicaid. But there's no way this is a justifiable sense of optimism. – Jack Vanderhei	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

At first it was the incomes of corporations, then of rich citizens, then of well-provided widows and opulent workers, and finally the wealth of housemaids and the tips of waitresses. This is all in line with the ability to pay doctrine. The poor, simply because there are more of them, have more ability to pay than the rich.

– Frank Chodorov

added by Normando
12 months ago

These individuals took advantage of his addiction and his ability to pay substantial funds for illegal drugs, one of those individuals took advantage of his mental illness and agreed to take Alex's life by shooting Alex Murdaugh in Hilton Head.

– Dick Harpootlian

Found on CNN
2 years ago

– Dick Harpootlian

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Before we get to the point of litigation, the patient has ignored eight to ten attempts at contacting them to work out some kind of payment arrangement or qualify them for charity care, not for profit hospitals have a responsibility first and foremost to care for people without regard to their ability to pay, and we do that. We also have a responsibility to be a sustainable institution for our community, and to do that we have to be able to collect from patients who can pay.

– Eric Fletcher

Found on CNN
4 years ago

How do we think that the mentally ill have the ability to pay the deductible on an insurance policy that they have that they can buy for $3,000?

– John Kasich

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Banks, insurance companies, pension funds and Mom and Pop on Main Street are stripped of their ability to pay for future debts and retirement benefits, central banks seem oblivious to this dark side of low interest rates. If maintained for too long, the real economy itself is affected as expected income fails to materialize and investment spending stagnates.

– Bill Gross

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Their ability to pay is very limited and indebtedness makes them more vulnerable to exploitation, their desperation makes them take greater risks, such as sending their children away for what they think are better lives, or even selling their kidneys.

– Nandita Baruah

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We need a progressive tax system in this country that is based on the ability to pay, if we are serious about reforming the tax code and rebuilding the middle class, we have got to demand that the wealthiest Americans and largest corporations pay their fair share in taxes.

– Bernie Sanders

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The opposition weighing in Congress doesn't change oil prices, but it does give them power to change foreign exchange policies and allocation of resources that could improve the economy and the country's ability to pay its debt.

– Jim Carlen

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Investors have focused for a long time on Ecuador's willingness to pay given past defaults, but I think now it is more about ability to pay.

– Sarah Glendon

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think that you just can't leave these people -- who are not victims of their own accord -- without the ability to pay for their healthcare.

– Florida Republican Dennis Ross

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Midwives and other maternity staff should not act as gatekeepers to maternity services, they owe a duty of care to all pregnant women who seek care from them and they should provide care to all pregnant women irrespective of ability to pay.

– Lesley Page

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

At a time of massive wealth and income inequality, we need a progressive tax system in this country which is based on ability to pay, it is not acceptable that a number of major profitable corporations have paid zero in federal income taxes in recent years, and that millionaire hedge fund managers often enjoy an effective tax rate which is lower than the truck drivers or nurses.

– Bernie Sanders

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I really can't explain why so many people are confident about their ability to pay for long-term care, it might be that they think - wrongly - that Medicare is going to cover it, or maybe they'll just spend down to indigent levels and go on Medicaid. But there's no way this is a justifiable sense of optimism.

– Jack Vanderhei

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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