Re: OT:Hannity and Wm. Ayers

On May 18, 8:12=A0pm, ScottW <Scott...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 18, 4:22=A0pm, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"

> <artygu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > On May 17, 10:40=A0am, ScottW <Scott...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > > On May 17, 5:27=A0am, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
>
> > > <artygu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > > On May 14, 1:34=A0pm, ScottW <Scott...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > > > > On May 13, 6:02=A0pm, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
>
> > > > > <artygu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > > > > On May 13, 6:38=A0pm, George M. Middius
<cmndr_geo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > > wrote:
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> > > > > > > Clyde Slick said:
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> > > > > > > > But that is not to say poor people are 'entitled' to
> > > > > > > > having the good life handed to them by the government.
>
> > > > > > > It's not a question of entitlement. It's a question of
compass=
ion. And
> > > > > > > "the good life" is way over the top when the necessities are
e=
ducation
>
> > > > > > Just send them to a private religious academy on the
government.=

>
> > > > > > > =A0and health insurance.
>
> > > > > > 2pid has proven that with a $5,000 deductible almost anybody
can=

> > > > > > 'afford' health insurance.
>
> > > > > =A0They will be protected from being wiped out financially from
il=
lness
> > > > > or
> > > > > accident. =A0Is that a bad thing?
>
> > > > Except that the $5,000 deductible will wipe out many, if not most,
o=
f
> > > > the people in that category, and that many, if not most, things
were=

> > > > not covered in the policy you posted.
>
> > > =A0GMAFB, =A0these people buy cars. =A05 grand is a burden but it
won'=
t
> > > force bankruptcy.
> > > Need a loan?http://www.mymedicalloan.com/?PPCCode=3DG309b
>
> > These people will not be able to afford the deductibles in order to
> > get care *before* it becomes necessary for hospitalization, when
> > treatment is *less* expensive for the system.
>
> =A0I suppose, cell phones and cable TV and internet are all so
> expensive.
> Who's got anything left for health care?

And your "proof" that people in this bracket all have "cell phones and
cable TV and internet"?

> > So you offer a choice of trans****tation or health care. Soon it will
> > be food or health care.
>
> =A0At least it's a choice. =A0Soon it will be gov't deciding if your
> life is worth it.

No, they won't.

> > (Don't worry, 2pid: I'll insert "whoosh" here now to save the trouble
> > of doing so later.)

Oh well. Whoosh!

> > This assumes they make enough to do so and that their employer offers
> > them, neither of which is true in all cases.
>
> =A0You don't need your employer to set up a health care reimbursement
> account.

No, you need extra money. That's something that many people do not
have, 2pid.

Duh.

> > I have an HSA, but I can already afford the deductible. And this isn't
> > all about "me". ;-)
>
> > Here. 2pid:
>
> > In 2005, there were approximately 113,146,000 households in the United
> > States. 19.01% of all households had annual incomes exceeding
$100,000,
> > [5] 12.7% fell below the federal poverty threshold[6] and the bottom
> > 20% earned less than $20,032.[7]
>
> =A0So we have 20% slugs out there who'd rather sit on their ***** than
> work.

Is that what means? Thank you for your 'insight'. LOL!

> =A0I'm shocked. =A0And you want to reward them with freebies.

Yes, 2pid. I want to reward people who don't work and spend all of
their excess money on cell phones.

What an imbecile.

> That will really motivate them. =A015 years ago these people weren't
> earning anything as the gov't was paying for them room and board.

Then we "rewarded" them.

You are quite a simple-minded sort. You have that going for you, which
is good.

LOL!