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[razorjak]

So Chimpy McFuckstick doesn't think we're heading into a recession.

He thinks it's "patentedly" unfair if the telecom companies are actually held accountable for their illegal actions.

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I can't even go on. My brain wants to implode from listening to that dipshit.

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[montieth.livejournal.com]

2. Unless we are just going declare health care a privilege of the rich, and kill off those who are poor, we must have a social safety net for medical care of the poor and the old, as well as additional care for children of the poor (who are not yet lazy Dolesters, and could possibly be encouraged to be productive members of our economy).

Cite the Article Section and Paragraph. This is a function of the state legislatures. That's why we have a Federalist system. Perhaps you learned about that in school. Can you articulate without looking it up what the basis of Federalism is?

Moreover just because you don't have health insurance doesn't' mean you don't have access to health care they are not a mutual requirement. My roommate hasn't had insurance and she goes to see the doctor when she needs to and pays out of pocket. Here's an interesting nugget, Doctors give discounts for people paying cash out of pocket, 30% in one case I've seen.

Health insurance is not insurance, it's a payment system for your health care costs and a benefit from your company. Some companies provide cars, are you going to argue that they should be mandated to provide transport for all people as well? Or are you going to just shove that into the department of transportation and say that EVERYONE has a right to transportation and thus I should be forced to pay for those who can't afford a car.

I still observe that the Federal governments' mandatory and discretionary budget is FAR larger and far more focused on social issues than is the US military in all it's expansive forms. Defense accounts for 19% of the budget. We've had far larger in more peaceful times and we weren't running such a deficit.

You want to talk deficit spending, look at the Federal Budget in WWII. Damn those war mongers who run us into debt eh?

And I'll close out by saying that Rights don't equate to government mandates to fund said right. Were that the case Jak and I would be going down to the local police station to get our government issue rifles and we can't.