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Postby The_pantless_hero » Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:59 am

Sibirsky wrote:20% of the total uninsured are illegal immigrants. We should not be raising taxes on anyone to provide health coverage to criminals.

Criminals that build your house, pick your vegetables and fruits, and dig your ditches.
I think we better give them healthcare.
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Postby Kryozerkia » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:00 am

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Haha funny guy, eh? You are a moron, dude! Please get your facts straight. Bush was not what the Conservatives stand for. Let me reiterate the point so inmature people like you are "informed"

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Postby Sibirsky » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:07 am

No Names Left Damn It wrote:
Sibirsky wrote:And I doubt the Brits are here reading about our healthcare.


I am.


Ok, well that doesn't change the fact that the majority of those reading this thread cannot vote for/against BNP.
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Postby Sibirsky » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:08 am

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Muravyets wrote:Nicely said. It must be nice for some people to be able to blame the exploited for the problem that exploits them. I would also point out that the "we shouldn't be paying for illegal immigrants" argument falls flat with me because I happen to agree with the UN that access to medical care is a human right and not a commodity to be traded or a privilege to be granted or withheld by government fiat.

And I am also very interested to see Sibirsky come up with a link to an alternative plan that will get the job done. As I said, I'll go for any plan that will remove the dangling sword of personal bankruptcy due to just one serious illness from over my head. But I've heard claims that such plans exist many times, without ever being shown such a plan. I've seen more evidence for Bigfoot, frankly.


I especially giggle when Congressmen like John Boehner Say things like; "We can't afford it right now" or "It's too expensive" or "We shouldn't rush healthcare reform."

Easy for him to say. He has healthcare coverage. :p

When was the last time a congressman got his insurance canceled?


Why don't the politicians enroll in this new program should it pass? Nope, they will keep their current system.
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Postby Sibirsky » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:10 am

The_pantless_hero wrote:
Sibirsky wrote:20% of the total uninsured are illegal immigrants. We should not be raising taxes on anyone to provide health coverage to criminals.

Criminals that build your house, pick your vegetables and fruits, and dig your ditches.
I think we better give them healthcare.


They broke the law. They should be punished, not rewarded.
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Postby No Names Left Damn It » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:12 am

Sibirsky wrote:Ok, well that doesn't change the fact that the majority of those reading this thread cannot vote for/against BNP.


I don't think he cares, tbh. Just spamming.
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Postby The_pantless_hero » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:20 am

Sibirsky wrote:
The_pantless_hero wrote:
Sibirsky wrote:20% of the total uninsured are illegal immigrants. We should not be raising taxes on anyone to provide health coverage to criminals.

Criminals that build your house, pick your vegetables and fruits, and dig your ditches.
I think we better give them healthcare.


They broke the law. They should be punished, not rewarded.

Oh no, they illegally came to America and are doing menial labor while paying taxes and into Social Security and getting nothing back, how ever will we recover from such horrendous crimes!
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Postby Surote » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:46 am

Sibirsky wrote:
The_pantless_hero wrote:
Sibirsky wrote:20% of the total uninsured are illegal immigrants. We should not be raising taxes on anyone to provide health coverage to criminals.

Criminals that build your house, pick your vegetables and fruits, and dig your ditches.
I think we better give them healthcare.


They broke the law. They should be punished, not rewarded.


This is for the lower class my mom can barley afford her health insurance cause it's to high and they don't give nothing back. It's for people like me and my mother

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Postby Eugene Zolo » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:51 am

The_pantless_hero wrote:
Sibirsky wrote:20% of the total uninsured are illegal immigrants. We should not be raising taxes on anyone to provide health coverage to criminals.

Criminals that build your house, pick your vegetables and fruits, and dig your ditches.
I think we better give them healthcare.


I think we better not. I don't think money should stolen from US citizens to provide healthcare for illegal immigrants.

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Postby Surote » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:53 am

Eugene Zolo wrote:
The_pantless_hero wrote:
Sibirsky wrote:20% of the total uninsured are illegal immigrants. We should not be raising taxes on anyone to provide health coverage to criminals.

Criminals that build your house, pick your vegetables and fruits, and dig your ditches.
I think we better give them healthcare.


I think we better not. I don't think money should stolen from US citizens to provide healthcare for illegal immigrants.


Do you see what's happening It's for the poor people you know the ones that carry america my mother and are poor and we can't afford healthcare but the repubs don't want to help cut the cost cause they care about the ceo's only it sucks

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Postby Sibirsky » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:55 am

Surote wrote:
Eugene Zolo wrote:
The_pantless_hero wrote:Criminals that build your house, pick your vegetables and fruits, and dig your ditches.
I think we better give them healthcare.


I think we better not. I don't think money should stolen from US citizens to provide healthcare for illegal immigrants.


Do you see what's happening It's for the poor people you know the ones that carry america my mother and are poor and we can't afford healthcare but the repubs don't want to help cut the cost cause they care about the ceo's only it sucks


Are you and your mother citizens? Or legal resident aliens?
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Postby Sibirsky » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:56 am

Eugene Zolo wrote:
The_pantless_hero wrote:
Sibirsky wrote:20% of the total uninsured are illegal immigrants. We should not be raising taxes on anyone to provide health coverage to criminals.

Criminals that build your house, pick your vegetables and fruits, and dig your ditches.
I think we better give them healthcare.


I think we better not. I don't think money should stolen from US citizens to provide healthcare for illegal immigrants.


Correct. Rapist and murderers also have jobs. You do the crime, you do the time.
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Postby Surote » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:59 am

My mother is legal just like me yet we can't afford healthcare

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Postby Sibirsky » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:01 am

Surote wrote:My mother is legal just like me yet we can't afford healthcare


Ok. Well not ok, but we were not discussing your situation at the moment. We were saying how ILLEGAL immigrants should not be provided healthcare at the expense of American citizens.
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Postby Treznor » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:05 am

Sibirsky wrote:
Surote wrote:My mother is legal just like me yet we can't afford healthcare


Ok. Well not ok, but we were not discussing your situation at the moment. We were saying how ILLEGAL immigrants should not be provided healthcare at the expense of American citizens.

Yes, we are discussing his situation. The OP is about healthcare reform, not about how illegal immigrants are destroying the nation. That's just a strawman conservatives are using to try to distract from the real issue, which is that the US healthcare system is broken, and it's broken because it's focused more on profit and less on helping people.

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Postby Surote » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:05 am

Sibirsky wrote:
Surote wrote:My mother is legal just like me yet we can't afford healthcare


Ok. Well not ok, but we were not discussing your situation at the moment. We were saying how ILLEGAL immigrants should not be provided healthcare at the expense of American citizens.


But listen your saying that it should be shot down so the bussiness do it I bet the govt. will make it so illegal people don't get it all I'm saying is if we can cut the tag then alot of people will be okay

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Postby Sibirsky » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:07 am

Treznor wrote:
Sibirsky wrote:
Surote wrote:My mother is legal just like me yet we can't afford healthcare


Ok. Well not ok, but we were not discussing your situation at the moment. We were saying how ILLEGAL immigrants should not be provided healthcare at the expense of American citizens.

Yes, we are discussing his situation. The OP is about healthcare reform, not about how illegal immigrants are destroying the nation. That's just a strawman conservatives are using to try to distract from the real issue, which is that the US healthcare system is broken, and it's broken because it's focused more on profit and less on helping people.


Treznor I am merely saying we were not discussing his situation over the last few posts. I have not dug up those plans for, exactly people like him and his mother. I am at work, working, scorinating a regional tournament, and doing about 10 other things. Eventually, I will get to it.
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Postby Eugene Zolo » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:07 am

Do you see what's happening It's for the poor people you know the ones that carry america my mother and are poor and we can't afford healthcare but the repubs don't want to help cut the cost cause they care about the ceo's only it sucks


Firstly the majority of Americans ARE insured, and its the majority that carry America. The Republicans don't want to help cut cost, because they don't feel that someone else should be paying for your healthcare. Its not my job to pay for your healthcare and you have no right to steal money from me or any other American to pay for your health insurance. I feel bad that your mother is uninsured, but she is not my responsibility.
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Postby Opola » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:08 am

11 million of the uninsured are illegal immigrants who do not qualify for insurance
21.8 million are kids who choose not to have insurance but can afford it
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Postby Sibirsky » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:10 am

Surote wrote:
Sibirsky wrote:
Surote wrote:My mother is legal just like me yet we can't afford healthcare


Ok. Well not ok, but we were not discussing your situation at the moment. We were saying how ILLEGAL immigrants should not be provided healthcare at the expense of American citizens.


But listen your saying that it should be shot down so the bussiness do it I bet the govt. will make it so illegal people don't get it all I'm saying is if we can cut the tag then alot of people will be okay


Yes. That is the core issue. I think we ALL can agree that the problem is exponentially rising costs of healthcare. It is how we address that problem where we split. I believe healthcare is rising at something like 3 to 4 times FASTER than everything as a whole.
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Postby Surote » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:13 am

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Do you see what's happening It's for the poor people you know the ones that carry america my mother and are poor and we can't afford healthcare but the repubs don't want to help cut the cost cause they care about the ceo's only it sucks


Firstly the majority of Americans ARE insured, and its the majority that carry America. The Republicans don't want to help cut cost, because they don't feel that someone else should be paying for your healthcare. Its not my job to pay for your healthcare and you have no right to steal money from me or any other American to pay for your health insurance. I feel bad that your mother is uninsured, but she is not my responsibility.


It's this society job to help each other because if the poor and mid class go down the whole economy will collaspse and don't tell me that majority maybe insured but most of them have to pay the majortity of the bill cause the greedy companies use the money we give for vacations and treatments at the spa not to pay off someones helth expenses like they should.

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Postby Sibirsky » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:13 am

Opola wrote:11 million of the uninsured are illegal immigrants who do not qualify for insurance
21.8 million are kids who choose not to have insurance but can afford it


16 million are people making over $50,000 per year who can afford health insurance.
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Postby Neu California » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:14 am

Opola wrote:11 million of the uninsured are illegal immigrants who do not qualify for insurance
21.8 million are kids who choose not to have insurance but can afford it

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Postby Sibirsky » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:17 am

Surote wrote:
Eugene Zolo wrote:
Do you see what's happening It's for the poor people you know the ones that carry america my mother and are poor and we can't afford healthcare but the repubs don't want to help cut the cost cause they care about the ceo's only it sucks


Firstly the majority of Americans ARE insured, and its the majority that carry America. The Republicans don't want to help cut cost, because they don't feel that someone else should be paying for your healthcare. Its not my job to pay for your healthcare and you have no right to steal money from me or any other American to pay for your health insurance. I feel bad that your mother is uninsured, but she is not my responsibility.


It's this society job to help each other because if the poor and mid class go down the whole economy will collaspse and don't tell me that majority maybe insured but most of them have to pay the majortity of the bill cause the greedy companies use the money we give for vacations and treatments at the spa not to pay off someones helth expenses like they should.


And politicians are even worse. The Social Security Administation spent $700,000 on a party. These people are supposed to be PUBLIC SERVANTS. And they go party at the taxpayers expense. In a middle of an economic depression. When unemployement is almost at a double digit rate. And counting the underemployed, and people who stopped looking the unemployment level is 21%. So 1 out of 5 people are out of work, and politicians are partying.
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Postby Eugene Zolo » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:20 am

Surote wrote:
Eugene Zolo wrote:
Do you see what's happening It's for the poor people you know the ones that carry america my mother and are poor and we can't afford healthcare but the repubs don't want to help cut the cost cause they care about the ceo's only it sucks


Firstly the majority of Americans ARE insured, and its the majority that carry America. The Republicans don't want to help cut cost, because they don't feel that someone else should be paying for your healthcare. Its not my job to pay for your healthcare and you have no right to steal money from me or any other American to pay for your health insurance. I feel bad that your mother is uninsured, but she is not my responsibility.


It's this society job to help each other because if the poor and mid class go down the whole economy will collaspse and don't tell me that majority maybe insured but most of them have to pay the majortity of the bill cause the greedy companies use the money we give for vacations and treatments at the spa not to pay off someones helth expenses like they should.


No one should be forced to help someone else. As Sibirsky an Opola have stated a large portion of the uninsured can obtain health insurance. Everyone uses at least some of the money they make at work for luxuries such as vacations not just the ''greedy'' corporations. And no it is NOT their job to pay off anyone's health expenses unless its their own.
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