From: Tony Williams 

Are you saying that the government has no responsibility to feed, house and
care for the people who lost their homes due to hurricane Katrina?

How about we abolish the army too, and everyone hires their own private
security forces?

--
Tony

Gary Britt wrote:
> Well its good you aren't a citizen then.  There are enough commies voting
> here already.
>
> Gary
>
> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> news:43b9a198$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>Gary Britt wrote:
>>
>>>That's a LIE.
>>
>>No, it's the absolute truth. I didn't say the ambulance wouldn't turn
>>up, just that it would cost a ludicrous amount which the patient would
>>be responsible for paying.
>>
>>
>>>Its not government's job to feed people, provide them housing or
>
> healthcare.
>
>>Yes it is.
>>
>>--
>>Tony
>>
>>
>>>People are responsible for providing for themselves (in general).  Its
>>>government's job to make sure there is opportunity for those who want to
>>>work to provide these things for themselves.
>>>
>>>Gary
>>>
>>>"Tony Williams"  wrote in message
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>>>
>>>>Phil Payne wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>That's the communist/socialist point of view
though, "if all cannot be
>>>>>>equally successful, all must be equally
unsuccessful." It's a rip
>>>
>>>everyone
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>down to the lowest common denominator system -- a
completely flawed
>>>
>>>point
>>>
>>>
>>>>>of
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>view as has been proven fruitless repeatedly... Yet
one that the left
>>>>>>continues to embrace as they secretly pine for the
resurrection of
>
> their
>
>>>>>>ideal model: the Soviet Union.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Did you ever go to the Soviet Union?
>>>>>
>>>>>A friend of mine slipped on a stone staircase in
Tashkent Airport.  She
>>>
>>>fell
>>>
>>>
>>>>>against a step and broke a tooth out of her jaw.  Blood
everywhere.
>>>>>
>>>>>There were two white-coated first aiders then within a
few minutes -
>
> the
>
>>>>>ambulance came within a quarter of an hour and she was
on an operating
>>>
>>>table
>>>
>>>
>>>>>within the hour with a local anesthetic applied to the
jaw and pretty
>>>>>serious surgery performed to fix the tooth.  From the look of the
>>>
>>>hospital
>>>
>>>
>>>>>and the people milling around pre and post treatment,
we weren't in any
>>>
>>>way
>>>
>>>
>>>>>privileged - the peasants were getting the same treatment.
>>>>>
>>>>>I wonder how she'd have faired under your version of capitalism.
>>>>
>>>>Without medical insurance she'd be paying about $1000 just to get an
>>>>ambulance called out to the scene.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Tony
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>>>
>>>
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