Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too
From: Matthew Powell <mlpowell@directvinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 21:07:21 -0500

On Friday, August 30, 2002, at 05:43 PM, Marc James Small wrote:
> I find it appalling that 25% of the US population are too stupid to get
> medical insurance but, then, I'm one of them:  I did my moral duty by
> serving in this country's military and now enjoy to-the-grave medical
> support from my VERY friendly VA hospital, four miles from my present
> location.  Thank you, US taxpayers!  (But, in a perfect and anarchist
> universe, this wouldn't happen this way, but, then, I AM a bit of a 
> cynic,
> aren't I?)

No, that's not cynical. This is more on the line of unrealistic.

25% are "too stupid" to get medical insurance? We live in a nation where 
almost 20% of children are living under the poverty line. Should parents 
give up rent to pay for insurance?

> Marc

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