That was hardly some standing ovation. It was two or three people. Extrapolating that to the entire group is wrong.This is an indication how radical and far right the Tea Party is.
That was hardly some standing ovation. It was two or three people. Extrapolating that to the entire group is wrong.
First the applauding for executions in Texas and now the willingness to let people just die if they didn't have insurance. Man the blood thirst in the republican party is border line medievel. And they say us liberals are godless.
Wait until it's their own uninsured 30 year old kid. With the destruction of worker rights and benefits that they have supported, it might not be long until they experience that firsthand.
Tigger said:Some of us would have no problem with that. If you can't find a job that provides insurance at age 30, maybe you should just "go away"
Sometimes I think that you are someone of a different political persuasion doing a caricature of a right winger. The rest of the time, I'm concerned that you might not be.
It's just a matter of which God you look at. Mine is much closer to the God of the OLD Testament, not the wussie one from the New Testament.
Some of us would have no problem with that. If you can't find a job that provides insurance at age 30, maybe you should just "go away".
I think that was a rather poor example by Blitzer. Instead of giving an example of where someone willfully chooses not to have health insurance because they feel they're healthy and don't need it, he should have painted a picture of someone who honestly can't afford it and then become gravely ill.So what would the Tea Party's position be on this? Base on their rhetoric so far, I think that they agree with the ones that shouted, they just didn't have the balls to stand up with them.
I your example is good, however the mandate portion of Obamacare is meant to catch people like Blitzer's example.I think that was a rather poor example by Blitzer. Instead of giving an example of where someone willfully chooses not to have health insurance because they feel they're healthy and don't need it, he should have painted a picture of someone who honestly can't afford it and then become gravely ill.
This is an indication how radical and far right the Tea Party is.
They didn't really chant let him die, did they. Nice try though. Secondly, they guy should've had health insurance. Why should we have to pay for his lack of responsibility?
"who is going to pay for it if he goes into a coma?"
IMO comatose patients probably have a hard time paying their bills whether they have a insurance policy or not.
If I have insurance that I pay for out of pocket and I should slip into a coma, I am guessing that my insurer will not keep paying my bills seeing how I would no longer be able to pay my premiums due to my inability to write checks etc.
It is my understanding that if I cant/don't pay my premiums my insurance simply goes away(please correct me if I am wrong).
It's just a matter of which God you look at. Mine is much closer to the God of the OLD Testament, not the wussie one from the New Testament.
How is it that you're a Christian then? (assuming you would claim that mantle). The "wussy" God in the New Testament IS the Christian God. That's the whole point of Jesus.
I'm not saying that you have to see God the way Jesus described Him, just that if you don't believe what Jesus taught, how can you be a Christian?
We shouldn't have to pay for it. Unfortunately, unless you put Charles Manson in charge of hospital admitting, we will pay for it because no one other than a total sociopath would let someone die rather than providing them with life saving treatment.
I actually am very interested to hear how you view God.I'm NOT a Christian. I grew up Christian, and even back then had little respect for the New Testament God. Yahweh was always a much more meaningful and sensible diety than the New Testament God. I am now Spiritual, not Religious, so trying to explain how I see "God" would take a bit of time and totally derail the thread. If you're that interested, PM me and we can talk about it.
I actually am very interested to hear how you view God.