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TheWraith

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3. Isn't that exactly the sort of shit the right accuses Obamacare of doing?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 05:42 PM

Mar 2012

The claims about "death panels" making value judgments about whether someone is worthy of treatment or not? To even broach that idea I think someone has to provide some pretty compelling evidence that there's something wrong with the current system of transplants and treatments based on actual medical necessity rather than the subjective ethics of a few.

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Taxpayers paid over a million dollars for Cheney's heart transplant [View all] malaise Mar 2012 OP

I'm OK with paying for old, fat, smokers. War criminals, not so much. Scuba Mar 2012 #1

I was going to fill in the blank with "committed war crimes". lastlib Mar 2012 #11

You're both correct malaise Mar 2012 #12

Exactly he should have died in prison marlakay Mar 2012 #19

At the end of a stout rope. hifiguy Apr 2012 #33

What Scuba said nt XanaDUer Mar 2012 #20

great response! robinlynne Mar 2012 #21

To the last question, yes. Life is precious regardless of age or lifestyle of the individual imo. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #2

Rememebr it's OK if you're a ReTHUG malaise Mar 2012 #13

Isn't that exactly the sort of shit the right accuses Obamacare of doing? TheWraith Mar 2012 #3

Given Cheney's age, one at the age of 70 generally is not a heart transplant candidate. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2012 #5

And any organ transplant for a "celebrity" or noted person is automatically audited... TheWraith Apr 2012 #32

Of course malaise Mar 2012 #14

That's okay Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2012 #4

He still thinks it's the good ole days. lpbk2713 Mar 2012 #6

Ok folks time to say it nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #7

This needs to be circulated widely. Cheneycare for all! freshwest Mar 2012 #15

Good one, do you mind if I use it? sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #16

Go for it nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #17

Ah, thank you Nadin. I like it! sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #18

Cheneycare is very good malaise Mar 2012 #22

No objection to paying for cheney's transplant, & i doubt taxpayers really paid a million. HiPointDem Mar 2012 #8

And while I am generally opposed to the death penalty, he deserves lethal injection for war crimes rfranklin Mar 2012 #9

His warcrimes are unrelated to his right to health care. The whole "why does so and so get health HiPointDem Apr 2012 #26

However, if properly punished under internation law, he would need no health care... rfranklin Apr 2012 #27

That's the point of this thread malaise Mar 2012 #10

Well said HiPoint, thank you Puzzledtraveller Apr 2012 #31

Yes it costs over a million. Friend of mine had one. It gave him another five years. 1620rock Mar 2012 #23

i don't find it ironic, i find it sickening.... spanone Mar 2012 #24

Taxpayers have been paying for shimonitanegi Mar 2012 #25

Too true malaise Apr 2012 #29

A bargain... Octafish Apr 2012 #28

This makes me angry. Quantess Apr 2012 #30