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As long as you don't mind paying for it, then we're cool.

Hehehe... keep digging.

Yeah He is beyond ******* stupid now. I really hope more wing nuts like start spouting this nonsense. I bet if he got sick and lost his job tomorrow he would be singing a different tune.

"Hey, that person's sick, lets get him some help"?

I was in the midst of typing something snarky but, honestly, if I truly believed that the majority of conservatives (or even Republicans) felt that "a person's value as a human being is determined by the capitalist free market and if you were worth a procedure, you'd already have it", I'd have to move out of the country. Instead I'll be content to let my opinion of Gbaji sink that much lower.

One correction Liptor is for high cholesterol not blood pressure.

As someone who has several chronic medical conditions gbaji has no idea how better it can be to have government supplied health coverage over private insurance even when it was through an GS position.

Medicaid has made sure I don't develop complications due to HBP or Cholesterol as well as make sure I don't go into deep depression or suffer from unbearable pain every day.

I'm without words for the moment, and there isn't a smiley that can adequately relate my feelings on this.

Oh, hadn't you noticed? Deep down, conservatives rate the virtue of a person based on his income. No such thing as the virtuous poor. Or a virtuous man who can't afford health insurance. If they were virtuous, they all COULD afford health insurance. No such thing as circumstance, luck, context. If you're virtuous, you're willing to work hard. And if you're willing to work hard, then in all circumstances you WILL be able to work, and you WILL be rewarded concomitantly to your willingness to work.

So, the only people that deserve health care are farmers, construction workers and possibly tailors? Since all we really need is food, shelter and clothing? Gbaji, we don't need IT techs. No more insurance for you.

Yeah, I just don't know what to say. I mean I consider my own upbringing rather conservative. I mean farm, small town religious schooling and stuff. There was plenty of a "hard work" mantra being repeated and looked up to. Still though, that 'compassionate christian' side would kick in these circumstances and over-ride all that. Part of being a good community, good friend, good christian, or whatever was making sure everyone was taken care of to the best of your abilities. No one was unworthy of your compassion, you gave people a hand when they were down on their luck, etc. Pursuit of money being the root of all evil or something.

Just doesn't strike me as the 'conservative values' that I thought I knew.

Edited, Apr 5th 2012 9:52am by someproteinguy

I'm not seeing the issue here.

Oh, I see your sarcasm, but I actually do hold that view as my initial reaction to everyone. Guilty first. Prove thy innocence.