Killing to pay for Medical Bills

I came across a newspaper article about a man plotting to kill a Federal employee so the United States' government will pay for his medical bills. What are the people in this country thinking?

How is this possible you ask? People in prison must be cared for. It's the humane thing to do. Three square meals a day. Shelter. A bed. Interaction with people (though the men must be careful to not drop the soap). Entertainment (did I read somewhere that some prisons have Sega or XBox?) And medical insurance. If a prisoner is sick, they must receive medical care.

So here's this guy who is deep in debt, medical expenses no less, and realizes the government will take care of his medical needs if he's in prison. So who's the easy target? A postal worker. An unsuspecting postal worker who has delivered the mail to this attempted murderer for years. (The postal worker survived the shooting, but not without some life altering damages to his body).

The postal worker and his family will probably be paying the medical bills (beyond what the insurance doesn't pay). Good thing Federal employees have good insurance. The family won't be receiving money from this attempted murderer, because, well, he had no money to begin with.

Now, I don't know how this will play out. The United States Postal Service is in charge of this investigation. (Didn't realize they were the new police force). But I can't help but wonder how many more lunatics are going to try this tactic?