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Old 04-10-2008, 02:01 PM   #73 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by garysher View Post

I don't have any problem with the taxpayers taking care of military vets' healthcare.

But there is a huge hypocrisy when those people denouncing the very principle that supports them.

It's the "I'm all right Jack and f*** you" attitude of the Republicans.

I'm all for personal responsibility and competition but I have major ethical issues with denying health care to people just because they can't afford it.
I don't see the hypocrisy. I followed the rules in place for what I have. I didn't cheat any one and I have done what was asked. If I commit a felony I lose my benefits, or I could not take care of myself and die still. I'm sorry, but IMHO I practiced personal responsibility with my decisions to make sure I was taken care of. And I still do with several retirement accounts and savings to make sure my family is taken care of in my inevitable demise. I can't buy decent life insurance so I have to create my own.

I just don't think that a person who has not contributed anything to anything should have the same health care as someone who pays the even higher taxes that a plan would bring. That's not hypocrisy, that expecting people to be a part of the system if they want the system to help them.