the first 'stimulus' a few years back from bush, turned out to be an advance on a tax credit. that's what i was referring to when i said it messed up my taxes.

as for the tax on banks obama suggested...it always sounds nice when they say the big, bad corps are going to have to pay out, but we all know who ends up paying the extra. companies aren't going to alter their bottom line, so any other fees they have to pay will get passed on to us, the consumer.

If that's what it takes.

i think that's a shame. i'm all in favor of getting the budget righted...but we're all human beings. you really think people should be left to die for the sake of the almighty dollar?? if they can't prove they can pay the bill, they're to be ignored? somehow, if you were the one gasping in pain and needing care, i really think your thoughts on this would change.

Common sense should prevail but what care for everyone does is it doesn't put the responsibility of taking care of oneself on that person. If someone is morbidly obese, that is a lifestyle choice. Why should I have to pay for their Type 2 Diabetes treatment?....Businesses who run promotions to lose weight for money....guess what people lose weight. Put it back on people.

so is smoking, eating fried foods, red meat, not drinking enough milk, etc, etc. i'm not quite sure what a fat person has to do with your comments about letting people who are dying go without care so you don't have to pay. if everyone was insured, it would be the best way to handle medical treatment. that way, those of us with insurace wouldn't have to pay inflated prices to cover those who don't have insurance and have no way to pay. the question is, what is the best way to get everyone insured? the answer is not to completely lose our empathy towards others, and actually suggest letting people die by refusing treatment to save a buck. that's inhuman. do i think the current proposal in front on congress if the answer? no. but i find it disturbing that anyone would suggest turning a blind eye to someone in distress.
could we all do things to be healthier? sure. but i wouldn't suggest going thru the 'five guys burgers' thread to find people who practice bad eating habits and cancelling their coverage.

Danzig, if you came to this country illegally you don't deserve care...

Everyone paying for their own expenses is the best way to preserve our individual rights. There is no reason to make the government, or any third party for that matter, a participant in the relationship between a patient and their doctor.

When you pay for your own, whether directly or through an insurance company of your choosing, others have nothing to say about it. No one will tell you not to have a hamburger or try to control your life.

But when you choose to go on any form of "public assistance", that's not the case. The difference is that the Democrats want everyone to be a ward of the state so they will shut up and let them "rule".

i see. so, if someone comes here and get sick, we should let them die in the interests of money. that's incredibly cold-hearted. i'd hate to have the job of telling a frantic mother that her child was going to die so we could cover our budget. wow.


hey, i'm aware that illegal aliens can be a drain-but they are not the reason we're in the state we're in-and allowing them to die isn't the solution either. but, they're an easy target to aim at when times are tough.

btw, you are aware that social security takes in hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from illegals who never get that money back? that one of the reasons ss remains solvent is the vast amounts of money folks pay in thru fake numbers, with no chance of ever getting it back?

should we do something about illegal aliens? absolutely. our borders evidently are too porous, and can allow people with far more dangerous ideas than using our health care in to this country, with far more tragic results.

being here illegally shouldn't be a death sentence either. tough punishment for that crime.

I can't even resond to something so ridiculous as this post. So many things wrong with it. I give up. Please pick some money off the money tree and spread it around.

Um, Senate Democrats, who had a fillibuster proof majority, did not approve the public option. but you already know that. It just goes against your agenda that you cant possibly say something good about a Republican or bad about a Dem.

I'm not illegal but that statement is true for me too.

The first word in "illegal aliens" is "illegal". They are breaking the law coming here. Frankly, it's the liberal attitude over the years that is responsible for encouraging this. "Just get to America...they pay for everything."

It's time for the decision to break our laws to carry risk and consequences. Maybe eventually the advice from one would-be illegal to another will be more like, "Don't risk it. If you're an illegal alien in America, not only will they lock you up and deport you, but you won't be able to get medical care since you need to be a citizen at their hospitals."

Sure, people from other countries would like to be here since we have more opportunity and freedom than the rest of the world. But the way to do that is to legally apply and be accepted by the official departments regulating that. We won't continue to have freedoms if we bankrupt ourselves looking after other people who, since illegal, should not be here in the first place.

Use that bleeding heart attitude for the citizens first. Charity begins at home.

We can not be secure w/o secure borders just as a home can not be secure w/o a locking front door no matter how many policemen patrol the area, period!
For God's sake the poor N. Korea w/its limited resources was able to apprehend Al Gore's girls seconds after they crossed their border. Liberals and even people on this board cried kidnapping but as it turns out N. Korea has a more secure border than us, the girls were wrong and lucky to be home and not picking grass for dinner.

Great post. I'm all about supporting some kind of immigration reform and finding a better way to police and manage who comes and goes. That said, even if someone is here illegally, letting them die on the steps of our hospitals even though we can save them, just to let them die on principle is disgusting.

Lol.

Ah, gotcha on the tax credit.

So you don't agree with taxing the bank bonuses as part of financial reform?

That last proves you really don't read what I post :D

I don't want that government intrusion in my life.

I already have to prove what I'm doing here to immigration sometimes when I'm just driving through New Mexico, Arizona near the southern border.

Not government ID cards. Useless, and they can be forged (and will be).

A fingerprint database linked to the one already used for "Social Security Numbers". That's a nonintrusive answer, and quite safe from identity theft concerns. Not many people would (or can) alter their fingerprints surgically, all ten of them, perfectly. Low risk.

You wouldn't have to carry a card. And the few times this passive device would be used is for security, or at a hospital, airport, buying a gun, proving you're of age at a bar, voting, etc. It would greatly simplify every current need we have for showing identification. And the illegals would have nowhere to hide their status.

It's not active. It would not track your whereabouts, though I suspect they can already do that with cell phones that we all carry.

riiiiiight :rolleyes:

the reason the public option isnt in the senate bill is republicans fault. Though you had 60 democrats who could have put in a public option, though the smart ones didnt want it.