44.8 Million Uninsured

I checked census.gov about this number and came to the following conclusions about the number of individuals without insurance:

• 8.7 million - make more than $75,000
• 8.3 million - make between $50-75,000
• 9.3 million - not US citizens
• 8.5 million - between 18 & 24
• 10-14 million - eligible for Medicaid but do not apply

You'll notice there's some overlap there because the total is 48.8 million. Some of these large groups of people don't really deserve my pity when it comes to them choosing not to have insurance. There is on disturbing number: 8.3 million are under 18 years old and do not have insurance. That's one thing that my love for freedom, choice, and limited government begins to take issue with. Of course, the question is who is going to pay for these children to receive health care and how many of these children belong to parents in the above groups that are choosing not to have insurance. Of those 8.3 million children, another source puts 6 million eligible but not receiving government provided care making that number a bit lower.