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14. Tell me about it. When I got my nursing degree I was astounded.

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Tue Sep 3, 2013, 09:55 AM

Sep 2013

The doctors could be so uninformed.

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When Our Neighbors Wish Us Dead or Broke, We're in Trouble with More Than Our Health Care System [View all] xchrom Sep 2013 OP

I don't know what it is. Puglover Sep 2013 #1

I'm related to some of them. Have relatives who literally BRAG that... Triana Sep 2013 #18

We had damn well better figure out "what it is." Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #31

It's the same attitude the pre-WWII german population had. Hubert Flottz Sep 2013 #36

Its Ayn Rand on steroids warrant46 Sep 2013 #78

You are so spot on Jackpine. CrispyQ Sep 2013 #82

I live in the country for exactly the reasons you're talking about. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #93

Nature is not a cure DonCoquixote Sep 2013 #120

Actually, I think rural life as it was lived prior to, say, WWII, Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #130

Sorry to sound brusque DonCoquixote Sep 2013 #137

Being in sync with nature is not the same as living a rural life, CrispyQ Sep 2013 #138

But he works for the Federal government instead of getting a real job. SharonAnn Sep 2013 #90

Government-employed republicans .... the_sly_pig Sep 2013 #97

"Eventually there will be a split. Rome didn't last forever either." CrispyQ Sep 2013 #101

Federal govt. is a real job. What does that mean? WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #128

Judge and Jury Of Our Healthcare System grilled onions Sep 2013 #2

I had idiot Republican conservatives say that to me when I had a job that didn't offer health raccoon Sep 2013 #83

I've been sensing this too--a sort of "expendables" cleansing zazen Sep 2013 #3

My biology teacher said NC had the most stupid people on the planet. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #5

Was he or she from SC? - nt HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #6

I don't think so. She had no accent at all. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #11

I guess they didn't travel much n2doc Sep 2013 #9

Actually she traveled a lot. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #13

Stupid begets stupid Mopar151 Sep 2013 #124

Ain't it the truth. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #126

we might soon, if the GOP succeeds in dismantling our great universities zazen Sep 2013 #10

Tell me about it. When I got my nursing degree I was astounded. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #14

Imadoctoritis. A highly contagious malady that spreads like a wildfire on medical school Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #40

Based on some attorneys I know, enlightenment Sep 2013 #131

Drs and lawyers, what a mix. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #135

Plenty of disability attorneys who feel the same way your bio teacher does Supersedeas Sep 2013 #12

I don't get your meaning at all. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #17

Your smart, well-traveled teacher doesn't sound very professional. (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #59

That smart, well-traveled teacher sounds like she knows what she's talking about. loudsue Sep 2013 #92

I live in North Carolina, too, LS. Non-native, though. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #94

Ouch. Yeah it is scary when they are hateful to boot. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #129

They *do* want so called undesirables to die pitbullgirl1965 Sep 2013 #106

Why would you cry over this ahole? WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #4

"I don't know that I would lift a finger if he was having a medical crisis." WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #27

He would probably sue me. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #38

NCLEX too hard? n/t Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #46

No. I have an RRT credential which is harder than the NCLEX. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #62

Respiratory therapy exam Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #75

I've taken all 3. Have you? WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #85

Why would I take any of those exams? Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #95

If I have to explain it. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #116

I do work in the medical field. Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #118

Yes HIPAA. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #125

You are wrong about it and none of the list of things in your imaginary rant happened to you. Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #132

No, you are wrong. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #133

Wow, you're out there. Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #136

No I didn't, but there you go lying again. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #139

LOL I'll take my *outrage* wherever I damn please. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #52

Why so angry? WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #63

Just like Bill Frist offering up a medical diagnosis based on videos... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #74

This must be the worse before better. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #86

No, the "worse" would be not lifting a finger if someone were having a medical crisis. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #96

I'd call 911. Never said I wouldn't. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #117

Thanks for posting. I believe the sickness is 'imperial rot' and it goes way, way HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #7

with what money...how??? matt in france Sep 2013 #42

I didn't bother trying to poke at the RW mentality. But if I had to hazard a guess, their thinking HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #44

+1 imperial rot indeed! n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #56

k/r marmar Sep 2013 #8

hey you -- seems like ages since i've seen you. all is well? xchrom Sep 2013 #16

Yes buddy, I'm good. ...... Summer haze -- I've been taking a DU break...... marmar Sep 2013 #21

Social Darwinists have always existed, but Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2013 #15

"magical thinking" and distancing . . . ^^ this ^^ zazen Sep 2013 #22

I'm currently reading... haikugal Sep 2013 #60

plenty of rednecks matt in france Sep 2013 #67

True...to a point. haikugal Sep 2013 #68

Thanks, I'll look for it. mountain grammy Sep 2013 #70

He does it with some grace and lots of humor... haikugal Sep 2013 #71

I second the recommendation of that book Populist_Prole Sep 2013 #107

There is a lot in what you say here. Mopar151 Sep 2013 #127

k&r Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #19

I hate pricks like this guy. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #20

Someone who needs medical care for a loved one is going to head for the ER and MADem Sep 2013 #51

Yep, that was my point. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #58

As more people see the benefits, there's likely going to be more enthusiasm for SP down the line. MADem Sep 2013 #84

I'm glad that your relative had the care he so deserved. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #87

I remember a family holiday dinner, arguing about health care mountain grammy Sep 2013 #23

I would have looked straight at them, and told them ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #57

With attitudes like that, Brigid Sep 2013 #72

This is what 50 years of realigned Republican populism has brought us. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #24

my neighbor across the street turned my horses loose by the side of the road magical thyme Sep 2013 #25

Sounds like your punky neighbors are doin' some "Regulatin'." Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #37

the cameras arrived last week magical thyme Sep 2013 #39

Regulating has little support today, even in conservative, rural parts. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #45

I'm so sorry you have to deal with someone like that. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #69

k&r avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #26

so sorry you had to endure this hatred, xchrom. people like him are impossible to educate, or even niyad Sep 2013 #28

the idiot mantra: taxes = welfare. KG Sep 2013 #29

and of course they feel very strongly that way right up until it happens to them. unblock Sep 2013 #30

With age, comes wisdom. Eventually, you can smell out idiots like this closeupready Sep 2013 #32

Wisdom doesn't always come with age. Actually in the last election Romney's best demographic totodeinhere Sep 2013 #43

It happened with me. I guess everyone's not so lucky? closeupready Sep 2013 #47

I tell people like that we could always bring back an old industry ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #33

+1 n/t Gormy Cuss Sep 2013 #81

He doesn't realize that he too is one medical disaster away from bankruptcy. peace13 Sep 2013 #34

+1 n/t area51 Sep 2013 #121

To even hold such hateful views requires a closed mind. gtar100 Sep 2013 #35

I've talked to people like that. I usually say:Well, I understand your feelings. Most sociopaths.. BlueJazz Sep 2013 #41

Also, on "To The Contrary" this past weekend, a female panelist closeupready Sep 2013 #48

reading this riverbendviewgal Sep 2013 #49

I'll second that! LiberalLovinLug Sep 2013 #91

interesting how we are ignored here riverbendviewgal Sep 2013 #99

It's the tear-others-down mentality winning over the build-everyone-up mentality. reformist2 Sep 2013 #50

"He didn't answer in words, just shrugged his shoulders again and smiled." ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #53

ron paul is a doctor matt in france Sep 2013 #73

Ron Paul thinks your health hinges on his and other's charity ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #76

i disagree with him on this issue matt in france Sep 2013 #80

They're all against socialism until they need it. Thav Sep 2013 #54

So he works for a prison that provides some health care. L0oniX Sep 2013 #55

Another attitude these teabaggers have maryellen99 Sep 2013 #61

Until THEY need it NutjobMichele Sep 2013 #64

I want to know Highway61 Sep 2013 #65

Tell him that single-payer healthcare would help him remove his head from his ass Orrex Sep 2013 #66

i love you orrex -- but read your header. so to speak. xchrom Sep 2013 #77

LOL! Whoopsie! Orrex Sep 2013 #79

Chronic, life-long, and pre-existing condition. nt Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #110

The real problem is smallcat88 Sep 2013 #88

People are being re educated, felix_numinous Sep 2013 #89

Fascism can only exist where there is cruelty and intolerance. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #98

fear is a factor booley Sep 2013 #100

Once again the irony of ironies TomClash Sep 2013 #102

Don't let people like this haunt you. colorado_ufo Sep 2013 #103

Oh, I do like your attitude! mountain grammy Sep 2013 #105

The real problem with the US and in the US. "I got mine, so f.... well you know the rest. marble falls Sep 2013 #104

He works for the federal prison system? Our taxes pay for his whiney teabagging ass! muntrv Sep 2013 #108

Why should I pay sulphurdunn Sep 2013 #109

and so many of those folk who think that way claim to be Christians Skittles Sep 2013 #111

There are a whole lot of "people" in this world who actually aren't, for one thing. nt silvershadow Sep 2013 #112

. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #113

Where's the basis anymore for believing that financial security... Beartracks Sep 2013 #114

Do we want a lasting productive nation that will benefit the majority ... slipslidingaway Sep 2013 #115

So why should people who can't afford or don't have access to health care insurance have to SammyWinstonJack Sep 2013 #119

America's special brand of unbridled, fend-for-yourself capitalism is Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #122

Next time you get machine gun questions, ask what civilization is, what cave man ethics are. ancianita Sep 2013 #123

Why did we EVER think a society based on devil-take-the-hindmost capitalism Romulox Sep 2013 #134