On 2010-03-31 19:00:16 -0400, DaveS said:

On Mar 31, 2:42*pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-31 17:13:02 -0400, "Tom Littleton" s
aid:



"DaveS" wrote in message
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So at least you personally will not need God to save you from the
Democrat/Communist plot to make sure that the next generation of
working people will be healthy enough to fight this Nation's battles,
raise this Nation's food, and build this Nation's economy,

Dave

and, it sure is a lucky thing that the government has nothing to do wit
h ol'
David's healthcare, huh?
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * *Tom

Tom, read my reply to David. *I *PLANNED* my future. *You should
probably try to do the same, although I think it too late for you. *I
have worked HARD all my ****in' life, Tom, and for you to make light of
it is not appreciated. *I *sacrificed* in my youth for my old age, and
now I am reaping the benefits that were promised to me in 1956. *You
could have done the same.

I wish someone would tell me how, how in the hell, did we become such a
successful, powerful, wonderful country that everyone wants to
immigrate to, and we did it without the "right" of healthcare. *All of
my rights are God given and are contained in the Bill of Rights. *
They're FREE!

What a ****in' mess we have gotten ourselves into. *God help us.

Louie

Well Louie I have no problem with you getting Tricare.

Thank you.
Or with you
planning. Or with your service.

Thank you. That is very big of you.

However you seem to have some
standards for you and some for others. For example. . .

Tricare- . . . is broke. It pays out more than it takes in. So why
should you expect the Government to extract taxes from others to pay
for your healthcare? Oh, that big bad govt, of the American people,
there it goes again, coming thru on a promise to Louie, not a right.
Where in the Constitution is Tricare mentioned?

Health care and Tricare is NOT in the Constitution. That's my point,
David. However, in 1956 a representative of the Government *promised
me* a full retirement after 20 years of service and a lifetime of
medical care. It was PROMISED. Seemed like a pretty good idea to me.
Stay in the military, make some rate, do a good job, retire at age 38,
have a small retirement for the rest of my life along with other
bennies, *INCLUDING* health care.

Oh wait, I forgot, lets see how did you put it(?) . . . " All of
(Louie's) my rights are God given and are contained in the Bill of
Rights. They're FREE!" Free to you maybe, but the present and future
generations of taxpayers foot the bill for that promise. WHY? BECAUSE
IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
Keeping a promise IS the right thing to do, David. My health care and
yours and probably everyone else's will not be any better after this.
There is no money. The Government is spending like a drunken sailor in
towndown Yokohama.

This all started, David, because I pointed out that SS was broke. Tom
was recently touting how good SS was and that the health care program
will follow its path. The government can not run health care and do it
efficiently. Fix it. God yes, it needs help, but to turn it over to
the governement is foolhardy at best.

Interesting. No one is threatening your health care, why it's your
what, "GOD GIVEN RIGHT?" Where in the Bible(s), the Koran, or
whatever holy book you got does it say the Louie's health care is his
God Given Right, cause he planned and "worked hard?" No, it is a
discretionary decision of the American people to provide healthcare to
vets and retirees. And lots of DOD civilians.

big grin

But you get all worked up, damn the patriotism of people trying to fix
a system that costs twice what other Western Nations pay for
healthcare for half the results, and you hector those efforts at every
available opportunity? Amazing.

Fix health care, David. It needs fixing, but don't let the government
be in charge. It can only lead to catastrophy, one we can not afford.


Dave
I don't remember you getting so worked up with Bush's giveaway to Big
Pharma on meds? Oh, wait a minute: was that why Hillary murdered
Vince Foster, or maybe a plot by Kerry to get the Silver Star, or
maybe it was Al Gore's plot to fake global warming?

Your ghosts really bother you don't they, Dave? Tsk, tsk, remember,
Ideology Sucks. A given. And another given is SOCIAL SECURITY IS
BROKEN, BUSTED, BANKRUPT. As is everything else government has ever
tried.

Dave