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At least not today...









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RE: Ok
By The Raven on 3/8/2011 3:52:12 PM , Rating: 4
Nice. I so want to move to the 'free state'.
MO is a nice change from my home state of CA but I would like to take it a step further and head on up there.

In CA, cigarette smoke was annoying and smelled like crap.
In MO, cigarette smoke is heartening and smells like freedom.

(Full Disclosure: I hate tobacco and hope to never smell it again, but I will defend to the death, your right to do it courteously.)

RE: Ok
By protosv on 3/8/2011 5:47:35 PM , Rating: 1
Sure it may smell like freedom now, but just remember that your tax dollars are likely going to pay for this person's medical care when they likely get lung cancer and COPD/Emphysema 20 years from now. If it were really about "freedom" then people who engage in high-risk behavior willingly such as smoking should have to accept the very likely consequences (both heath-wise and financially) of this activity, and should not be able to fall back on the safety net of having everyone else pay for their healthcare.

As of 2008, 25% of medicaid recipients accounted for 85% of all medicaid spending ( this 25% is comprised largely of people with chronic illnesses. I'm pretty sure this isn't changing anytime soon. While this fraction also includes people who have been diagnosed with other forms of spontaneous cancer or diabetes, people who smoke are engaging in a voluntary activity that has a clear correlation with both certain types of lung cancer and COPD/emphysema. So while you can't blame people for randomly getting cancer, you CAN blame people for bringing some types on themselves through smoking. While I probably went on a bit of a rant here, I guess what I'm trying to get at is that if you want to advocate for freedoms to engage in dangerous activities, you have to be completely consistent in applying that philosophy to the consequences as well.

RE: Ok
By protosv on 3/8/2011 5:59:00 PM , Rating: 2
Sorry the link was broken here it is:

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RE: Ok
By FITCamaro on 3/8/2011 11:44:18 PM , Rating: 2
So get rid of federal government sponsored health care. Problem solved. As far a state plans, if we don't like the programs set up in a state, we can try to change them or move to another state.

