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08-31-2008 #11
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Allanah,
I would guess that a lot of the surgery you have had was paid for by Republican dollars?...but hey if BHO gets to be prez, maybe you will get all that "medical care" free?
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08-31-2008 #12Originally Posted by braveman
I respect your choice to be part of any party you choose, even a communist. I believe in FREEDOM of choice.
However, Do I respect people who lead, indulge, and enjoy alternative lifestyles but support socially backwards anti gay, anti feminist, anti green, and socially conservative candidates-very little.
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08-31-2008 #13
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Originally Posted by DarkThanos
See, you're benefitting from the general welfare too. General Welfare??!! Isn't that communism? What radicals are still pushing that? Oh wait, it's the first sentence of the US Constitution...
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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08-31-2008 #14Originally Posted by smokeslv
Your words:
"I would love to be Sexy Jade's bitch for an entire night!"
Says a lot of a man who wants to be a bitch for a night, yet supports the Republican social agenda.
Goes back to my original post. Point proven.
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08-31-2008 #15Originally Posted by Buzz
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08-31-2008 #16
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Originally Posted by AllanahStarrNYC
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08-31-2008 #17Originally Posted by DarkThanos
Of ocurse there are abusers of everything and those should be not be helped.
I have a very relevant story about health care in regard to my mother.
My mother had cancer about two years ago. She is in remission but the surgery and and radiation have led to a myriad of problems that are common after treatment.
She recently had an intestinal infection as a result of her treatment. My mother has private health insurance, with a $785 a month payment.
The anti biotic the doctor prescribed to her costs $1,500.
Yes, $1,500 for 90 pills.
The insurance would not cover the medicine because she had already used her $1000 a year prescription coverage.
They would not cover it, yet if she did not take it her infection would only worsen and she for sure would eventually need to be hospitalized.
Essentially she was shit out of luck if she did not have the $ to pay.
So I stepped in and paid for it.
Am I the only one that seems totally fucked to?
How can that be justified anywhere? How can medication be denied to people?
How exactly is that justifiable in the USA?
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08-31-2008 #18Originally Posted by smokeslv
Yes- sexual prefference can dictate political views when it comes to
'morality' based issues that this country is obessed with.
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08-31-2008 #19
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What I find absolutely unbelievable, is some peoples opposition to universal health care in this country. If a nation has affordable medical infrastructure, then it has healthy citizens. Healthy citizens can perform their jobs and contribute to the growth of the country. Yes, it would cost money and some people would exploit it in some way. No system is perfect.
If you lack universal health care, many unfortunate people will become ill, and not be able to do their jobs, and that weakens the economy. It's pretty simple. Most people do actually want to be able to contribute to the society they live in, but I think many fiscal conservatives just imagine everyone is out to rob them. It's like a five year old in a sand box.
"You can't use my Tonka Truck bulldozer! It's mine!"
"But if we use it together, we can make better roads."
"It's mine! Go get your own!"
And the sand box ends up having shitty roads.
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08-31-2008 #20
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Originally Posted by AllanahStarrNYC