Skip to comments.
Question for grown-ups: Who deserves government-subsidized health insurance?
http://michellemalkin.com/ ^
Posted on 10/12/2007 10:36:22 AM PDT by WBL 1952
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-54 next last
To: donna
What about the disabled, really disabled? The people that truly cannot take care of themselves and have no family to provide for them. Down syndrome adults, blind people, etc.
I don’t think we should provide for healthy adults, but there is a segment of our population that cannot take care of themselves because of disabilities and I don’t think they should be left alone to fend for themselves.
To: luckystarmom
That is what Charity is for, Government should not be a charity.
22
posted on
10/12/2007 11:32:13 AM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
I agree to a certain extent, but too many of the charities don’t have the money to take care of severely disabled people.
I just don’t want those people to fall through the cracks.
To: Kenton
He could have been bartering as well. A great kitchen carpentry job might be worth a new SUV of your choice at the local dealership--especially if the dealer is the brother-in-law of the homeowner with the new kitchen cabinets.
24
posted on
10/12/2007 11:34:37 AM PDT
by
cgbg
("I give you health care and I say 'no smoking'". "Yassah Miss Hillary.")
To: luckystarmom
Government is force.
Are you prepared to pick up a gun and demand the money from your neighbor to help the disabled person.
If not then you are not truly compassionate, according to the libs.
25
posted on
10/12/2007 11:37:11 AM PDT
by
cgbg
("I give you health care and I say 'no smoking'". "Yassah Miss Hillary.")
To: flat
They’re too cowardly to walk up to you and steal the money out of your wallet - they just empower the government, the only entity that can legally use deadly force or the threat thereof, to steal money from you.
26
posted on
10/12/2007 11:38:47 AM PDT
by
MrB
(You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
To: WBL 1952
With all the publicity they've gained, and now that they've become a tool of the Liberals, it is unfortunate that an IRS investigation into how they afford their lifestyle, and how they STILL "qualify" for taxpayer-subsidized payment for their Medical Plan is not going to happen. The result would be major mileage in the MSM about "mean-spirited Republican Right Wing Extremists trying to persecute "working class families, etc."
The potential for abuse in ALL government-run programs is evidenced by the amount of Cadillacs lined up in front of welfare offices in EVERY major urban area of this Country.
Sad, but the purchase of votes from the entitlements' crowd is rift with fraud and abuse, all at Taxapayer expense to assure a dependent-class that votes for the Socialists every election. They want their benefits to just keep on comin'.
27
posted on
10/12/2007 11:39:11 AM PDT
by
traditional1
( Fred Thompson-The ONLY electable Republican Candidate)
To: traditional1
IRS please pick up the blue courtesy phone
28
posted on
10/12/2007 11:43:09 AM PDT
by
70th Division
(If we loose the Republic we have lost it all.)
To: luckystarmom
I dont think we should provide for healthy adults, but there is a segment of our population that cannot take care of themselves because of disabilities and I dont think they should be left alone to fend for themselves. Very, Right or Left, few people would disagree in extreme cases. (Ok maybe the Left would disagree if the person was conservative.) The issue mainly applies to the general case. If a person is capable of work, but just doesn't make enough to be able to afford cable.
29
posted on
10/12/2007 11:49:11 AM PDT
by
nosofar
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
That is what Charity is for, Government should not be a charity. The main problem with charity is that it's unreliable, inconsistent and unequal. Often, the person who gets the most charity is the person who is most effecting in 'selling' his own supposed afflictions. Instead of setting up a black and white either-or situation, we should work at solving the problem with as little recourse to government as possible. The 'problem' in general being people who need help, but don't get it for whatever reason. If we can do that, this will undermine the rationale for more government programs.
30
posted on
10/12/2007 11:56:30 AM PDT
by
nosofar
To: WBL 1952
...just curious as to why so many freepers are against goobermint health plans.
Doesn’t the ruling class (POTUS, Senators, Congressmen and other leaches) have their health care paid for by US taxpayers?
I never hear anyone else speak up about the goobermint bennies that “our leaders) have.
31
posted on
10/12/2007 11:57:27 AM PDT
by
taxed2death
(A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
To: luckystarmom
“What about the disabled, really disabled?” That is what Medicaid and other programs were supposed to be for.
To: WBL 1952
Ever notice those that whine the loudest about FEMA, the IRS, and DoD are the ones that are screaming for nationalized healthcare run by those that produced FEMA, the IRS, and DoD?
33
posted on
10/12/2007 12:12:38 PM PDT
by
Badeye
(Free Willie!)
To: luckystarmom
Did you know that hospitals used to be non-profit? They were started by Christians. There used to be systems to meet these needs that were not government based.
34
posted on
10/12/2007 12:17:06 PM PDT
by
donna
("We can create Kingdom on earth" - Barack Hussein Obama)
To: WBL 1952
This needs to be repeated loudly across America. The mentality of at least 50% of this country is that they are owed something. It ridiculous that a family with 3 vehicles and a nice house to boot, didn’t have insurance. I hope this comes back to bite the dems.
To: cgbg
You still have to report it as income.
36
posted on
10/12/2007 12:38:21 PM PDT
by
ozaukeemom
(Nuke the ACLU and their snivel rights)
To: 70th Division
IRS please pick up the blue courtesy phone...I agree, someone needs to sic the IRS on this scam...just like the Clintons always got the IRS to pester their opponents!
37
posted on
10/12/2007 12:40:58 PM PDT
by
iopscusa
(El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
To: Disambiguator
If youre forced to voluntarily contribute to charity, its not voluntary any more. Neither is it charity.
38
posted on
10/12/2007 12:41:26 PM PDT
by
MortMan
(Have a pheasant plucking day!)
To: luckystarmom
I agree to a certain extent, but too many of the charities donÂt have the money to take care of severely disabled people. If the government got it’s hands out of our wallets, people would have more money to donate VOLUNTARILY to charities.
39
posted on
10/12/2007 12:51:44 PM PDT
by
2nd amendment mama
( www.2asisters.org | Self defense is a basic human right!)
To: ozaukeemom
you still have to report (barter) as income
I believe you meant the law says you have to--but in the real world most folks don't obey the law here.
There is a massive underground economy, but by its very nature it is hard to measure.
Barter is a significant "tool of the trade" because the transaction is hard to trace.
40
posted on
10/12/2007 4:02:12 PM PDT
by
cgbg
("I give you health care and I say 'no smoking'". "Yass'm Miss Hillary.")
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-54 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson