But when push comes to shove, and that person is in excruciating pain after severe injuries in a car accident,  or when they are getting eaten alive from cancer,  they are going to be going to the hospital, and the hospital is going to be treating them, regardless of their ability to pay, because we don't just let people suffer and die-- our values won't allow that.  These people may not mean to be a burden to society, but that's what they end up being.