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Group: nashville.general · Group Profile
Author: David MoffittDavid Moffitt Date: Sep 16, 2008 10:59
"Cyrus Afzali" wrote in message
news:eirvc4lk32taiu28v3sdbgoppebrgkdqk4@4ax.com...
| On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:50:23 -0500, "Kent Finnell"
| bellsouth.net> wrote:
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| >
| >"Cyrus Afzali" wrote in message
| >news:gcgvc4to0d1f6hj9cngqaaf0rrui73vp75@4ax.com...
| >> On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:19:08 -0500, "David Moffitt"
| >> stomping-leftist-twits.org> wrote:
| >>
| >> You must have been one of those children left behind. It's
| >> **DISTRIBUTOR*, not distributer. Focus on using clear,
| >> succinct
| >> language consisting of correctly-used words, please. That
| >> would better
| >> serve you and your agenda than those dumbass quotes.
| >
| >So it's your turn to play Conan the Grammerian, Cyrus? A
| >spelling flame compounded with an ad hominem. How weak!
|
| Not weak at all, thanks. I just think being able to clearly and
| succinctly use the English language is something intelligent people
| should have mastered.
| >
| >>>
| >>>A welfare state is one that assumes responsibility for the
| >>>health,
| >>>happiness, and general well-being of all its citizens
| >>>except the
| >>>taxpayers. -- Boyle's Observation
| >>
| >> Like the Medicare prescription drug bill? How about
| >> signing a pledge
| >> here and now that you'll never sign up? Odds are, you'll
| >> suckle from
| >> the federal teat when it's your turn just like everybody
| >> else.
| >
| >FWIW, Cyrus, I signed up although I'll probably never need
| >it. I'm paying into it because of the off chance I MIGHT
| >need it. It is set up to compel participation. I didn't
| >want it. I have no prescriptions. The strongest thing I
| >take is aspirin, and then on very rare occasions. It is
| >insurance as far as I'm concerned, like auto, apartment
| >renter's insurance, and life insurance.
|
| It's not set up to compel subscription; I know many people who didn't
| sign up for it because they aren't on enough medications to make it
| worthwhile.
|
| FWIW, it's not insurance because it's not being paid for completely by
| the individual and has no risk pool assessment. It's a socialized
| program that you voluntarily signed up for. I've got no problem with
| that, but recognize it for what it is, it's a government-funded
| program.
How can it be a socialized program when you have been paying premiums all of
your working life?
If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be elected swineherd
every time, no matter how much slaughtering he did on the side." -Orson
Scott Card
| >
| >The patron saint of American socialism, FDR, set up the
| >foundation for this Ponzi scheme. Your generation is the
| >one that will come out on the short end of the stick.
|
| And I'm sure you're participating it Social Security too. See, again,
| nobody turns away money when the federal teat comes around. This
| further proves my point that conservatism in all practical forms died
| with Barry Goldwater.
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