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#82174 - 10/10/11 04:41 PM Re: NYT article about Medicaid [Re: DrBeckyMom]
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Originally Posted By: DrBeckyMom
And for the person who thinks the overweight, bad food eaters, smokers, etc should either not be covered or pay more, that is pretty much also heartless.


Heartless is not taking care of yourself so that your loved ones are either: 1) Left behind to deal with life without you and/or 2) Required to take care of you when you didn't love yourself enough to live a better lifestyle.

If you and everyone who agrees with you are willing to PAY for the healthcare for these individuals AND let them live with YOU through chronic/debilitating illnesses which could have been prevented, then by all means PLEASE do!

What's heartless is expecting other people to pick up medical tabs for people who make poor lifestyle choices. Actually, it's heartless AND selfish and I don't want to pay for it for ANY adult to whom this applies.
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#82175 - 10/10/11 04:59 PM Re: NYT article about Medicaid [Re: DrBeckyMom]
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Originally Posted By: DrBeckyMom
Judging lifestyle is as useless as judging someone based on the car they drive. We are here to help, not judge, and if helping isn't part of what you want to do as a physician, maybe it's not the best field for you.


You've been on this site 2 minutes and here you are JUDGING AND CRITICIZING who should become a Physician and who should not, based on personal opinions. SHAME ON YOU!!!!!

My opinion on this doesn't have a darn thing to do with my desire to become a Doc. And if requiring a modicum of personal responsibility of people who want free health care is my opinion, perhaps you should respect that because I'm not the only one who feels this way. Maybe YOU should find another career since you don't believe in personal responsibility!!!

Speaking of freebees, are you this "high and mighty" about women who purposely have lots of kids to get welfare checks, free housing, and food stamps? Because if they can't have freebees without criticism, why should anyone have free healthcare without requiring personal responsibility?

URGH, democratic "principles" are going to be the death of this country! mad
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#82202 - 10/11/11 06:51 AM Re: NYT article about Medicaid [Re: Apop201X]
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Oh please. I'm sure there are lots of ways to incorporate healthy-lifestyle incentives into a single-payer model. Is that really the central issue??

The real point here is, why do we have an expensive system that works badly when we could have a cheaper one that works well?

It's a ridiculous price to pay for some theoretical ideal of 'government non-interference.'

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#82222 - 10/11/11 03:53 PM Re: NYT article about Medicaid [Re: tr_]
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I've got just one question.

How's that "hope and change" working for your:

1) 401K Plan?
2) Stocks, assuming you have them?
3) The equity in your home?

Inquiring minds want to know. cool
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