Re: OT: I live in the greatest country on Earth !!

"Randy RI" <RandyRI@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Steve wrote:
> "I worked and paid taxes for over 30 years before getting sick.
> Wait a sec. Before you said "all at little or no cost to me". But what
> do you think you were paying taxes those 30 years for? You don't say who
> is paying for your care, but isn't it an insurance policy you paid for
> or got through work, or Medicare, or Medicaid?
> In any case, it sounds like you've ALREADY paid."
>
> Yes, indeed.  For 30 years Don has been paying into the system.  Now,
> after 30 ywars of working and paying into it, he is now  needs help from
> it.  Now the Repubs have a problem with that. I don't get the right wing
> mindset.

I really don't think you'll find that many republicans that have an issue 
with it.

>The mindset is "everyman for himself" and if any one of us is
> down on our luck, too bad.  My income is in up there too.  And I have HC
> benefits.  But I am also smart enought to know that my luck could
> change. And if it does it's nice to know that there is a "safety net"
> which, I hope to never have to use.   I am not a flaming Lib, but put me
> down for pro-UHC.  Every citizen should have converage.
>
> ~Randy~
>