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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 12:58 PM Original message |
Doesn't universal health care mean paying for people who don't exercise? |
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soleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. Maybe if people lived in a country that had universal health care |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Sounds nebulous to me. |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. To just add on to your post if I may. |
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waiting for hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Okay - pay my salary and hire me a nanny - |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. And what of families who gamble and have kids even though they _might_ carry on |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. I can't believe you are assuming that people who do not exercise are inactive. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. what in the hell does one have to do with the other? |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. You are not really that stupid are you? |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
7. Huh? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. How old are you? |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yes. Universal health care means just that. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. I like Boojatta threads |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. or a logic train wreck |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. Did I just read blithering bullshit or was it just my imagination? |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. Well there's a bit of a difference between Health Care and Chess |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
31. Just a bit of information for you. |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Can't argue with any of that |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. I agree with everything you just said. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
13. Not everyone has the luxury to be able to exercise |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yes... |
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FredScuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
16. Hey you cripples! Get on the Nautilus! |
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Seeking Serenity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. That post reminded of this. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
17. With 300 million (give or take a few) in the SAME pool |
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Bigleaf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. You mean only people who don't exercise are likely to get catastrophic illnesses like cancer etc. |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
20. Uh . . . could you stop eating stuff with HFCS please? |
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DeadEyeDyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. It is just a matter of "From those who can pay- to those who can't" |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. Are you serious? |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
23. I would gladly pay taxes for health care so people can sit on their asses. |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. Yes, and also paying for people who smoke, people who don't eat all their fruits and vegetables, |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-28-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #24 |
40. If I'm not mistaken, various kinds of insurance involve various... |
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man4allcats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
25. And how about those folks who smoke or drink |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
28. Is this why |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Been this way for a while for this one. |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. "I notice you are not answering anyone here." |
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Spike89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
32. Of course it does |
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CANDO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
34. Who says those who exercise don't need health care? |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
35. I hope this country isn't stupid enough to pay for other people's healthcare |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
36. Yep. Them, too. (n/t) |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
37. Doesn't universal driver's insurance mean paying for people who talk on cell phones when they drive? |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-26-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
39. I've heard this bullshit argument for YEARS |
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