# Man with T2 robs a bank to get health insurance - Political Discussion
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/man-with-t2-robs-a-bank-to-get-health-insurance-political-discussion/6431
**Category:** Politics
**Created:** [February 4, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/man-with-t2-robs-a-bank-to-get-health-insurance-political-discussion/6431 "2019-02-04T22:50:46Z")
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### Author:  [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/man-with-t2-robs-a-bank-to-get-health-insurance-political-discussion/6431/1 "2019-02-04T22:50:46Z")
This is the political area to discuss this post if you are interested.
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### Author:  [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/man-with-t2-robs-a-bank-to-get-health-insurance-political-discussion/6431/2 "2019-02-04T22:51:13Z")
Quoted from TiaG - This was an interesting story (and a long read). I’m guessing this is also a bit of a Rorschach test, where you see different takeaways, depending on how you feel about the state of healthcare/insurance and government safety nets in this country. On one hand, it’s kind of ridiculous (to me) that this man got to such a place of desperation before he was able to get help. On the other hand, the reality was that he likely _did_ have options all along to help him get the healthcare he needed; it’s just that unless you somehow get entangled in the criminal justice/mental health system, you may not have access to the people who can help with that incredibly complicated and bureaucratic process. And clearly he made many choices, over a series of years, that led indirectly to his dire situation.
> **[The Desperado](https://magazine.atavist.com/the-desperado-ed-averill-bank-robbery-austin-texas)**
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> In April 2018, a blind man with one foot robbed a bank in Austin, Texas. This is a heist story—but unlike any you've ever read. From @ciaraorourke, with illustrations by @matty\_huynh.
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### Author:  [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/man-with-t2-robs-a-bank-to-get-health-insurance-political-discussion/6431/3 "2019-02-05T00:18:43Z")
This is obviously a satire piece because since 2010 with the affordable care act everyone has had access to high quality affordable healthcare.