I absolutely agree, I’d rather give every single child of a killed or wounded warrior a free college education anywhere they want to go in the country. And I’d be glad to do it. But the discussion we were having was a little more esoteric and we were dealing specifically with the compassion angle. We should NEVER have spent one damn dime on them (except a child should never be denied emergency medical care, but the family should be sent home after the child is well). My only point was that if we’d taken the money we’ve paid to essentially keep them here, on HELPING them improve their country, given the premise we would’ve spent the money on them anyway, that would be more beneficial to both countries. Frankly, our forefathers built this country in pretty harsh conditions and they can do the same. Granted, their leaders are mostly corrupt and much of the country is run by drug cartels but they should care enough to do what it takes to get control of their country.
Cindie
Yes, I understand your point, and as I said, no offense meant to you in my post.
But helping them improve their country first entails subverting and overthrowing their socialist regime, and replacing them with people who are NOT socialists, NOT liberals, and NOT corrupt. Hard to find that anywhere nowadays.
As for kids/emergency care - again, if it’s a real emergency, fine. But I see them clogging up the emergency rooms up here in my neck of the woods (PA) with kids with the sniffles, for free, while I have to come with a 200.00 co-pay for a REAL injury that I had last week. So in effect, I’m paying for THEM, and for myself as well.
“...we were dealing specifically with the compassion angle..”
I’m low on compassion these days, ma’am. I’m feeling more and more like we as a country are being violently raped and our “elites” have told us to lay back and enjoy it. And the rapists are just sitting there grinning at us.
Don’t know any other way to put it at this point...
And on a different note: God bless and protect your Marine son...