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Victor_c3

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31. I'm both delighted and sick by this
Fri Sep 28, 2012, 06:19 PM
Sep 2012

I'm happy that people are donating their time and resources to provide free healthcare to a very needy portion of our population. However, I'm sick that it has to come down to this for them.

We depend on the bottom tier of our society (including illegal immigrants) to perform all of the menial jobs that the rest of us don't want to have anything to do with. I'm sorry to offend any republicans out there who view these people as mooches, but we need to be able to provide these people with means to sufficiently support their family - especially the kids. It's not their fault they came out of the wrong vagina and weren't born into a rich family.

Being rich shouldn't be viewed as being a bad thing, but when you are rich you have to know that your wealth came out of the backs of the bottom and middle parts of our society. Yes, you do owe society for your affluence and you should pay more taxes as a result. Obviously you benefit the most from our society if you are rich. We (the rest of us who aren't rich) made you rich from our labor. The least you can do is help provide more than a subsistance wage and a sufficient means for us to be able to care for our families.

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Ed Schultz picked up where KO left off doing hifiguy Sep 2012 #1
that was my first thought... where's K. O. when you need him oldhippydude Sep 2012 #22
Where's Keith when you need him? heliarc Sep 2012 #40
K & R Scurrilous Sep 2012 #2
I would like to recommend this 1,000,000 times. This would be good for Obama to show. democrat_patriot Sep 2012 #3
According to Mitt, it's not his job to worry about them arcane1 Sep 2012 #5
One of his best ever. n/t n2doc Sep 2012 #4
We had one in our area nichomachus Sep 2012 #6
that would be donquijoterocket Sep 2012 #12
Welcome to the wealthiest nation on earth. Scuba Sep 2012 #7
Unfortunately, many doctors, dentists, and other tblue37 Sep 2012 #15
It's the wealthiest nation for the wealthy. nt valerief Sep 2012 #17
K&R. Speechless. n/t myrna minx Sep 2012 #8
K&R Aeroette Sep 2012 #9
Recommending this union_maid Sep 2012 #10
Illegals, deadbeats and druggies no doubt MindPilot Sep 2012 #11
K&R. Mad_Dem_X Sep 2012 #13
re:The Rude Pundit: Photos That Make the Rude Pundit Want to Huff Nitrous OxideThe Rude Pundit: Phot allan01 Sep 2012 #14
KO was a major supporter of this, and was honestly making an effort without any rolling cameras marble falls Sep 2012 #16
miss me some ko dembotoz Sep 2012 #25
Me too Samantha Sep 2012 #37
Big Kick & Rec. nt valerief Sep 2012 #18
Oh, if only we had a faith-based initiative..... Grins Sep 2012 #19
Dental care is even worse than in a 3rd world country fasttense Sep 2012 #20
In the 1960's I got desperately needed dental SheilaT Sep 2012 #21
Yeah, United Way is a big scam too RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #23
I know. Once I learned that, I stopped giving to them. SheilaT Sep 2012 #38
same here RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #49
. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #24
That's odd, our country usually hides poor people DaveJ Sep 2012 #26
unbelievable mrsadm Sep 2012 #27
We *are* a third-world country. area51 Sep 2012 #39
hey Mitt says that they can go to the emergency room..it should be sent to Mitt so said april Sep 2012 #28
What third world country were these pictures taken in? tclambert Sep 2012 #29
So angry he forgot to cuss. Justifiably so. K&R n/t Bossy Monkey Sep 2012 #30
I'm both delighted and sick by this Victor_c3 Sep 2012 #31
I know what you mean. So gratified that there are people with hearts big enough, and calimary Sep 2012 #46
Remote Area Medical (RAM) has been doing this for years jsr Sep 2012 #32
I remember seeing Delphinus Sep 2012 #47
i hope we had people out there doing voter registration and outreach. nashville_brook Sep 2012 #33
This makes me cry Smilo Sep 2012 #34
Makes me smile SmileyRose Sep 2012 #41
Hey Pukes need heathcare much...your fellow citizens do.... Historic NY Sep 2012 #35
k&r n/t RainDog Sep 2012 #36
Thank you Lee Papa Tnliberallee Sep 2012 #42
Well, all this evidence confirms it. Romney is right on. olegramps Sep 2012 #43
Freeloaders mikelewis Sep 2012 #44
Holy cow! lonestarnot Sep 2012 #45
Over 1,200 people pre-registered for today's giant health clinic at Dallas Convention Center jsr Sep 2012 #48
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