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Why anyone would be against health care for all, is puzzling.
if you are against health care for all, you are a terrorist.
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Why anyone would be against health care for all, is puzzling.
The Right Wing's view is, only they (the Rich) should be allowed to pay for medical coverage for themselves. Everyone else should just die.
2 things. Republicans and greed.
The Right Wing's view is, only they (the Rich) should be allowed to pay for medical coverage for themselves. Everyone else should just die.
You must not understand the context of the line "Am I my brother's keeper?" It's a rhetorical expression that implies, "Of course not." It isn't a great line to use when trying to establish that everyone should be responsible for one another.
Well, that's certainly an extreme statement.
"People should provide for themselves," vs "everyone else should just die." Do you actually believe this, or did you just take it to the most absurd extreme, possible, for the effect?
I know all about it. I'm a catechist. I maintain that the implied answer to this rhetorical question is "no," because that was the intention of the person who said it. Now that you bring it up with a twist, I'll further posit that God does not bother answering at all.Do you know where this phrase actually comes from? In the book of Genesis Cain is furious that his brother Abel's sacrifice was acceptable to God and his was not (Cain brought all the shitty fruits of his labors -- Abel offered God the best!) It is God himself who asks this question of Cain........."where is your brother Abel?" And Cain responds: "How should I know, am I my brother's keeper!" The rhetorical answer is certainly not "of course not" it is -- you bet your ass you ARE your brother's keeper -- he IS your brother!"
Do you know where this phrase actually comes from? In the book of Genesis Cain is furious that his brother Abel's sacrifice was acceptable to God and his was not (Cain brought all the shitty fruits of his labors -- Abel offered God the best!) It is God himself who asks this question of Cain........."where is your brother Abel?" And Cain responds: "How should I know, am I my brother's keeper!" The rhetorical answer is certainly not "of course not" it is -- you bet your ass you ARE your brother's keeper -- he IS your brother!" God then declares: Abel's blood calls out to me from the ground! And for what he's done Cain is marked for life and banished to roam the earth.
And btway -- I would think that in any "society" that calls itself Civilized the very notion that we ARE indeed responsible for one another is what separates us from the animal kingdom! (and even in many instances in that kingdom, they look after their own!)
we of all people, should not be having this debate about who can or can't afford to live, or die because of lack of funds for health care. This whole argument is ridiculous. Everyone should be allowed to get access to proper health care. If our very own congress, gets their health care benefits paid for by tax payer dollars, but they disallow their constituents to have the same rights to health care, then it's a simple matter of taking those benefits away from congress once and for all. They can most afford health care coverage on their own. They don't need tax payer dollars to pay for their health care. They they don't want us to have it, then they should not have it. End of story. The only other solution, is to give their constituents the same coverage that they have enjoyed for years, and years and years, even after they're out of office. This is an economic war of the haves and the have nots. If they continue to make it about that, then it's war with the very people who have taken an oath to the constitution to, preserve, protect and defend. They're supposed to do our bidding, not take the grover norquist oath of no new taxes and ignoring the primary oath to the constitution, which is required by law. This after all is a no brainer. Health care for all.
Bump:biggrin1:We of all people, should NOT be having this debate about who can or can't afford to live, or die because of lack of funds for health care. This whole argument is ridiculous. Everyone should be allowed to get access to proper health care. IF our very own Congress, gets their health care benefits paid for by tax payer dollars, but they disallow their constituents to have the same rights to health care, then it's a simple matter of taking those benefits away from Congress once and for all. They can most afford health care coverage on their own. They don't need tax payer dollars to pay for their health care. They don't want us to have it, then they should not have it. END of STORY. The only other solution, is to give their constituents the same coverage that they have enjoyed for years, and years and years, even after they're out of office. This is an Economic War of the Haves and the Have Nots. If they continue to make it about that, then it's war with the very people who have taken an oath to the Constitution to, Preserve, Protect and Defend. They're supposed to do our bidding, NOT take the Grover Norquist Oath of no New Taxes and ignoring the primary oath to the Constitution, which is required by law. This after all IS a NO Brainer. Health Care for ALL.