From: "Gary Britt" 

No

And providing for the national defense is the ONE function that a national
government is for sure supposed to provide.

Gary

"Tony Williams"  wrote in message
news:43b9a47e{at}w3.nls.net...
> 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
> >>>news:43b98a11$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>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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