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Should US Taxpayers Pay Medical Expenses For Sex Change Surgeries?

Should The US Pay Transgender's Medical Expenses Related To Their Sexuality?

  • Yes

    Votes: 5 12.5%

  • No

    Votes: 32 80.0%

  • Other - Please explain

    Votes: 3 7.5%
  • Total voters
    40
Sensationalist topic, not applicable to 99.99% of Americans. Transgender and Gay are the favorite topics of the Right, as they alienate voters more than anything else. Only 2-3% of Americans are Gay. A poll of FOX News watchers revealed that they thought the number was over 25%.

Gay rights hurts the Democrats at the polls. There is no question about it. However, they have the correct stance, in that every citizen of the US should have the same rights, guaranteed by our Constitution.
 
Moderate Right said:
84% of those polled voted no.
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I'm not referring to your silly poll.....I'm referring to your ridiculous assertion that transgenders join the military in order to have their surgeries paid for. That is downright laughable.
 
disneydude said:
I'm not referring to your silly poll.....I'm referring to your ridiculous assertion that transgenders join the military in order to have their surgeries paid for. That is downright laughable.
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I don't think it is laughable at all. Many, many people join the military to get their college paid for. Most transgender people I have seen are not rich and couldn't afford sex change operations. So, it's not a stretch at all that at least some transgenders joining the military do so for this reason.
 
disneydude said:
I'm not referring to your silly poll.....I'm referring to your ridiculous assertion that transgenders join the military in order to have their surgeries paid for. That is downright laughable.
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But then again, you wouldnt know.
 
Moderate Right said:
I don't think it is laughable at all. Many, many people join the military to get their college paid for. Most transgender people I have seen are not rich and couldn't afford sex change operations. So, it's not a stretch at all that at least some transgenders joining the military do so for this reason.
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Sorry. It is ridiculous and laughable. I doubt even 1 transgender person's motivation for joining the military was to have a sex change operation. The notion is ludicrous.
 
Moderate Right said:
I may be wrong on this but I think most of the hoopla surrounding transgenders in the MILITARY is that Trump believes taxpayers should not be on the hook for the medical expenses related to transgender's sexual identity. Of course the US taxpayer should be on the hook for the normal medical conditions that any soldier or veteran would encounter. If I am wrong on this I'm still interested to see what others think on this issue.
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We certainly find the funding to support 7 bogus endless wars of global occupation and resource extraction for corporate interests. Hell, we're trying to cook up a couple more.
 
No taxpayer money should be used to pay for medical expenses related to their sexuality. Life-threatening conditions or serious health issues, yes definitely, but body-altering surgeries are not at all related to a person's health conditions. I would group cosmetic surgery into this category as well, it's mostly for beauty purposes and not health-related.
 
Completely agree with that and I'd like to add as well:

I do not believe that we, as a society, should be endorsing sex change operations for people with gender dysphoria. We should instead be looking at how to help treat these people so don't feel the desire to change genders.
 
AJay_Willms said:
Completely agree with that and I'd like to add as well:

I do not believe that we, as a society, should be endorsing sex change operations for people with gender dysphoria. We should instead be looking at how to help treat these people so don't feel the desire to change genders.
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i feel the same way - only with a twist
we should instead be looking at how to help treat people so they don't feel the desire to be judgmental conservatives who believe they have a right to intrude on the personal decisions of others about their own bodies
 
Yes if it's deemed needed or falls under any other requirement for medical procedures to get done. Why on earth would I want this one discriminated against? It should be treated like anything else not specially excluded because people find it icky. Some people's prejudice and bigotry make me sad.
 
LaylaWindu said:
Yes if it's deemed needed or falls under any other requirement for medical procedures to get done. Why on earth would I want this one discriminated against? It should be treated like anything else not specially excluded because people find it icky. Some people's prejudice and bigotry make me sad.
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how do you feel about the government incurring the medical cost of such surgery if it is elective - being not medically necessary?
 
justabubba said:
how do you feel about the government incurring the medical cost of such surgery if it is elective - being not medically necessary?
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It doesn't bother me one bit since that's already the norm. Theres many insurances and companies that cover things right now that could be argued elective. I have no opinion on them and couldn't care less. Why would I?
 
LaylaWindu said:
It doesn't bother me one bit since that's already the norm. Theres many insurances and companies that cover things right now that could be argued elective. I have no opinion on them and couldn't care less. Why would I?
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it speaks to the thread topic
if the taxpayer was responsible for picking up the tab for elective medical procedures that could consume significant tax dollars
 
justabubba said:
it speaks to the thread topic
if the taxpayer was responsible for picking up the tab for elective medical procedures that could consume significant tax dollars
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I don't think it would really when it comes to military spending. They already do things like viagra and other things do they not? I'm sure there are arguments or reasons to support those things and thats fine, im just saying "arguably elective" things are already done so I don't care. Especially for the military, they should get some extra fringe benefits. Like I said its already a common practice throughout the nation to have certain things arguably elective covered so I would never make a stink about it especially for military.
 
No. While I'm in favor of single-payer healthcare, I don't believe it should cover elective cosmetic surgery.
 
Entirely elective, so no.
 
Depends, if they are career officers or career enlisted men who have been proudly serving their country for 20 years or so, why not IMHO. If that much money is spent on viagra (like almost 42 million dollars) what is sex reassignment surgery going to cost compared to that.

But only for career soldiers, not for those just serving 2 years but men and women who have made it their lives work to serve the United States armed forces and the people it protects.
 
The cost is a drop in the ocean budget-wise. Not paying would be spiteful.
 
MaggieD said:
I don't think taxpayers should foot the bill for sex change treatment or surgery. Beyond that, I, like you, believe they should be covered for any other medical problems they have. I don't think insurance companies should do that either because we all pay for that through our premiums.
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Health insurance companies, being private organizations would fall under a completely different set of arguments, especially since one elects to join an insurance and no one elects to pay taxes or not.
 
Moderate Right said:
I may be wrong on this but I think most of the hoopla surrounding transgenders in the MILITARY is that Trump believes taxpayers should not be on the hook for the medical expenses related to transgender's sexual identity. Of course the US taxpayer should be on the hook for the normal medical conditions that any soldier or veteran would encounter. If I am wrong on this I'm still interested to see what others think on this issue.
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As former Navy, I would have to say that I don't think it is proper for a person to join the military just for a benefit in and of itself. Despite the college argument put forth, I don't believe that many, if any, are in the military solely for the college benefits. That doesn't mean such benefits didn't factor into the decision, just that most are wanting to serve as is, and the military can serve both purposes. So that being said, I do think certain benefits should require a given amount of time in before they can be taken advantage of. Say 10 years minimum in order to qualify for the surgery, if needed.
 
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