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To: Neets

Big time.

Freepers want to keep people alive, regardless of the fact that they have no brain activity, indefinitely. Until nature takes its course they tell me.

Problem is, if nature had its way, Terri would have been dead 15 years ago. The machines aren't natural at all and people can now live indefinitely, on machines. Which cost the earth.

It's a burden Medicaid and the health community can't absorb. But hey, what's a little tax increase among friends. Like by 75% or so.


106 posted on 03/22/2005 4:48:56 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Peach
I get it. Cut taxes...kill the disabled.

That's been done before. Well the "kill the disabled" part, anyhow.

112 posted on 03/22/2005 4:52:33 PM PST by B Knotts
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To: Peach
It's a burden Medicaid and the health community can't absorb.

Yeah and all those old and sick people, I mean they've already lived their lives, why can't they just "take one for the team?"

114 posted on 03/22/2005 4:54:02 PM PST by dfwgator (It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
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To: Peach
Problem is, if nature had its way, Terri would have been dead 15 years ago. The machines aren't natural at all and people can now live indefinitely, on machines. Which cost the earth.

well, then there now - Terri was not, is not "on machines" - she was not on life support, not comatose, not in a PVS - etc - only a feeding tube - and only that because her husband-in-name-only refused to let them feed her by mouth - and there are nurses who have signed affidavits that she could be -

But how can you create the illusion that someone is on life support if they are not, at least, on 'something -

the feeding tube is only hooked up for a few minutes a day to deliver the nutrients...

that is not "life support"

(and, oh, Peach-y, don't bother to answer me. It's obvious you are for euthanasia - so no sense conversing with you - I only commented on you remarks for others to read)

170 posted on 03/22/2005 6:04:09 PM PST by maine-iac7 (."...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time" LINCOLN)
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