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Old 03-17-2008, 03:29 PM   #16
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What about Mexico? Same deal?
Yes, I'd like to see the great, altruistic Mexican healthcare system offer to fly me back home for free, if I got sick there.

Oh, and first, they give me half-a-million in treatment, gratis. Oh, you can bet I'd be seeing red if that happened. Yeah, right.
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Old 03-17-2008, 03:48 PM   #17
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P freakin' S:

The US will never come after this woman for reimbursement. The US will (would, if I owned it on paper) seize my home for payment of my cancer bills.

yeah. Ok. whatever.
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Old 03-17-2008, 03:52 PM   #18
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Just remember that in no way do illegals cost taxpayers more money than they give us B.
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Old 03-17-2008, 05:46 PM   #19
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But what about now? She got the treatment. Now she needs long-term care, which may or may not strictly need to be provided by a professional, we don't know. Long-term care is freely available to her--in a facility that happens to be in Mexico. Is it wrong to allow them to give it to her?
She should be wherever she will get better treatment.
I'm tired of people having this Americans 1st opinion. She's a human, I'm a human, everyone is a human. That's it. Caring globally is the only thing that makes sense to me.
And no, i am not saying that America is the only country guilty of this and yes, I think the whole world should take responsibilty for everyone.
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Old 03-17-2008, 05:59 PM   #20
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She should be wherever she will get better treatment.
Goddess willing, we all should be. I should be in France or England or Canada. No one country can or should take up the slack for every other.

You can be as idealistic as you want. Fact is, you land where you land and go from there. Mexico needs to care for their infirm and unemployed and poor. GET REAL. I should be a fucking princess in Monaco, getting bedside morphine via a Sheldonrs look-a-like. Life isn't fair. This chick got a pretty fair deal IMHO. She could have crashed in...oh, I don't know...CHINA.
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Old 03-17-2008, 07:48 PM   #21
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She should be wherever she will get better treatment.
I'm tired of people having this Americans 1st opinion. She's a human, I'm a human, everyone is a human. That's it. Caring globally is the only thing that makes sense to me.
And no, i am not saying that America is the only country guilty of this and yes, I think the whole world should take responsibilty for everyone.
I agree. And I think we should all get a pony too.
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Old 03-17-2008, 10:00 PM   #22
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Kick all illegal aliens out, regardless of country of origin, and start over. No one gets a pass. Next.
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Old 03-17-2008, 10:10 PM   #23
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I wonder what these guys think about all this illegal immigration.


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Old 03-17-2008, 11:48 PM   #24
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learn from them, they didn't try to stop it until it was too late.
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Old 03-18-2008, 08:00 AM   #25
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My opinion is she's a human being and she was here when she needed the treatment. How about we stop making stuff like this political and make it about someone who needed help.
And before anyone asks, no I don't care where she came from, how she got here or if she paid taxes. Humans are supposed to help humans.
Ah, Shel. Are you sure you don't want to play for the other team, 'cause you are the grooviest!
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Old 03-18-2008, 08:33 AM   #26
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What you and Shel don't realize is that it isn't about humanity, it's about economics. I can barely afford health care for my family and I sure as hell don't want to pay for other's needs. Hope that your checks have arrived in time to help her. Which of you has the half million?
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Old 03-18-2008, 08:38 AM   #27
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What you and Shel don't realize is that it isn't about humanity, it's about economics. I can barely afford health care for my family and I sure as hell don't want to pay for other's needs. Hope that your checks have arrived in time to help her. Which of you has the half million?
I do realize that it's about economy. But what I KNOW is it shouldn't be. It should be about humanity. And not just for this woman. For anyone who needs it.
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Old 03-18-2008, 08:39 AM   #28
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Jump back, jack. I was just commenting on what a nice person Shel is. Sorry if that offends you. Snarl growl spit.

What you and yourself don't realize is you're a dick fuck.

Thanks for setting me straight, though. Whew, almost got sucked in by nice words. Lord knows we don't need that shit.
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Old 03-18-2008, 08:47 AM   #29
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Beggin" your pardon ma'am!
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Old 03-18-2008, 08:56 AM   #30
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