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Originally Posted by Golfingnut

If it costs more for everyone to have coverage, then I am all for it. You must separate medical care from luxury material, medical is a necessity not a bigger house or fancier car. The greed for more more more must be replaced with common decency for our fellow man. I know people that drive a Mercedes but will not help the less fortunate with basic survival.

golfingnut - an honest and liberal enough emotion...but...in the city where i live, we taxpayers believe that our state and federal taxes are paying for quite a bit for our less fortunate bretheren and are saying enough, enough, enough!

i do resent those who want a larger monthly welfare check - bad enough they are irate that their allowance now comes on a plastic debit card that does not buy unauthorized items! i want a larger social security check and cola adjustment in my pension, too. difference is, i worked 40 yrs to earn my govt handout and pension.

i resent those who will not lift a finger to help themselves. i do resent the fraud that is rampant in the food stamp and other social aid programs - that our elected officials refuse to eliminate. how is it that the work truck for the flooring business is parked in a local driveway overnite [nite after nite and wknds] has pa tags and a pa tele number and local address on the truck? why is it not registered in the state of nj? why don't the local police enforce the required change in registration? i do resent those who cross our border illegally in search of a better life by taking advantage of what this country has to offer. why can't they do it legally as my ancestors did?

how much must a person pay to be considered a decent member of society? do we shortchange our families and our lifestyle to support another family and their lifestyle? where do you suggest we draw the line? how much do those folks who own the mercedes pay in taxes that get siphoned to help others with basic survival?