So this Obamacare ruling by the Supreme Court will effectively create some sort of healthcare for millions of Americans who would otherwise have none: that’s a good thing, right? Apparently, for some, it’s wrong.
Ok, let’s get one thing straight.
Americans hate being told what to do. This goes against Americans’ other great love of wanting to be defined (“I’m a Democrat!” or “I’m a Republican!” without thinking of anything in the middle). What this healthcare bill does is have people not die for about the price of streaming-only Netflix. Wouldn’t you be OK with paying a few dollars a month to have people not die and keep living?
What this boils down to, really, is the peacocking of rich (and stupid) Americans who love nothing more than the “fuck you, I’ve got mine” mentality of hoarding as much money as possible so that others will suffer. As long as the rich (and stupid) can’t see them, it’s not a big deal to them. This is twisted, asinine thinking.
Healthcare is a right. You should have the right not to be bankrupted by illness – now, finally, America is one step closer to being the greatest country in the world again.
June 28, 2012 at 3:14 pm, Nickie Lu said:
Careful where you put those apostrophes…Otherwise, I agree.
June 28, 2012 at 3:40 pm, Ned Hepburn said:
o,k.
June 28, 2012 at 3:49 pm, Buzz Chatman said:
Preach.
June 28, 2012 at 4:06 pm, Scott W. Hutchings said:
No, you smug libtard, healthcare is NOT a right. Explain where it is written that healthcare is a right. Take your time. And you miss the entire point of this bullshit law…it's not healthcare, the issue is who pays for this healthcare. Now our super-sharp federal government, with it's stellar history of successfully running large businesses (post office, food stamps, welfare, education…) is being handed another 20% of the US economy. What makes people think the government will suddenly get business-savvy? Fools…one and all.
June 28, 2012 at 4:11 pm, Paul Lysiak said:
Go get them Scott! Everything free in America. I agree totally.
June 28, 2012 at 4:14 pm, Scott W. Hutchings said:
"You should have the right not to be bankrupted by illness…" More horseshit. No, you DO NOT have the right not to be bankrupted by illness. This claim is a lie. The US has not given anyone this "right". Being sick as hell sucks, we all know that. Being sick as hell is a tough break. Being sick as hell has a slew of negative ramifications, one of those ramifications is the individual who is sick needs to be the number one caregiver, to include paying for the healthcare THEY want. As a society, are we being dickheads by asking the sick person to take the lead in their care and recovery? Why must it be policy that a sick person is told “don’t worry about being sick, and don’t worry about spending your own money to get well…your government will pay for it". And who in government pays? The taxpayer.
June 28, 2012 at 4:20 pm, Scott W. Hutchings said:
President Shit-For-Brains is on the radio in my office, declaring war on the healthcare insurance industry and the 47% of Americans who pay income taxes.
June 28, 2012 at 4:54 pm, Thomas Leach said:
No worries – if you're in the country illegally, or are on welfare, or belong to specific special interest groups – this does not apply to you.
June 28, 2012 at 5:12 pm, Scott W. Hutchings said:
Dude! I’m none of those things! Like you, I’m just a dumb old white male taxpayer.
June 28, 2012 at 5:16 pm, Thomas Leach said:
ohhhhhh… you mean a 47%'er? Let's start a dumbass "occupy" movement. Oh wait. Can't do that. We'd be considered, racist, elitist and sexist.
June 28, 2012 at 5:25 pm, Scott W. Hutchings said:
Again, like you, I'm too busy to get involved in any socialist protests shit. I'm at my J-O-B, living the fucking dream…
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June 28, 2012 at 10:39 pm, Kelly Karjola said:
QUESTION FOR EVERYONE: Some people consider the Supreme Court ruling today to be a bad thing or even causes today to be a sad day? Why would it be a sad day? The Affordable Care Act could help homeless, working poor, Diabetics, and the mentally ill get access to medication and maybe be productive members of society. How is that a bad thing?