Spoiled babies whine because other countries won't cover cosmetic treatment

This entry is more observational, as it talks about what I've seen personally on various Internet forums.

Ya know, I dig checking things out on the ol' 'Net, because I like to keep informed about the stuff that makes the Lexus and Grey Poupon crowd cry about how unfair this big, mean world is to them. One thing I've noticed over the past 5 years or so is the number of wealthy suburbanites in the U.S. and A. trying to get free cosmetic treatment - even at other countries' expense.

Most of us are used to not having cosmetic procedures - so if our faces rot, it's fine with us, as long as there's no associated medical risks. But a select few are not used to it. So they expect everyone else to pay for their plastic surgery.

Upon learning that the British health care system does not pay for cosmetic care (while it does pay for more important things), the privileged upper crust of suburban America complains that they can't fly to Britain to get free cosmetic treatment. Seriously, they do. At least once every few months, I've seen some crybaby groan about this.

Actually there's a good chance they'd get it free just by staying in the United States. Did you know some cosmetic treatment is usually covered by American insurers? Surprising, perhaps, because they won't cover cancer treatment or life-saving formula for children that was prescribed by a doctor. I suspect this is another example of how money talks. (But, to quote Neil Diamond, it don't sing and dance and it don't walk.) It's kind of like the fact that youth torture facilities commit insurance fraud but the insurers let it go because they can recoup the losses by charging everyone else more.

Now here's the real clincher. A few months ago, someone came across an article about a young woman in the Midwest who was trying to raise money for very expensive surgery for a potentially life-threatening condition. Almost immediately, one of the same folks who complained about not being allowed to bilk British taxpayers for their cosmetic surgery callously claimed the young woman in the article was just looking for a handout.

I had to check and make sure I wasn't reading Free Republic by mistake.

Sounds like the Spoiler (that dude on 'The Electric Company') got hold of a few of the Internet's "great" minds. Who would be spoiled enough to demand free cosmetic treatment despite having the ability to pay for it - while at the same time accusing someone who is clearly far less opulent of trying to get a free ride for surgery they actually need?