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Universal Health Care Kicks Ass! June 25, 2008

Posted by janethepain666 in Politics.
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Right now, we have a really messed up health care system. The people who can’t afford private insurance have to hope to God they don’t get really hurt or really sick. And when that does happen, they usually die. People who have private health insurance are at the mercy of insurance companies. And insurance companies will go out of their way to say “No. We are not paying for this,” even if that person’s life depends on it.

 

Why? They don’t give a shit about your well-being. They just want to make money, and when they don’t pay for shit, they still get your money. In fact, it’s their duty to their shareholders to do this. Corporations want to make money, and paying for an expensive life-saving surgery won’t do that. It’s the truth, plain and simple.

 

As long as there’s money to be made out of this, these corporations are not going to suddenly grow a heart. The only way health care will ever serve the people, and not some rich execs in a midtown corporate office, is if it’s taken into the hands of the government. Universal health care is the way to go.

 

The government is required to serve the people. They don’t have shareholders. They can’t make shitloads of money off of its own people suffering without sending most of the country into uproar. So, if our taxes paid for health care for every citizen, rich and poor, black and white, young and old, they could not just rip us off. They would have no reason to rip us off.

 

Even if you are perfectly healthy, you would still pay taxes for this. And I know that some people would be pissed by this. But with universal health care, you can save a homeless person’s life just by paying your taxes on time. The people who require the most treatment would do the same for you if you were in their situation. It’s called social responsibility.

 

“If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people.” – Tony Benn

Religion and Politics: How Much SHOULD They Mix? June 20, 2008

Posted by janethepain666 in Politics, religion.
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Ever since I made my same sex marriage post, I’ve been thinking about the above question. Should religion and politics mix? If yes, how much? Should one religion’s views take precedence over the others, if they are the majority? For some people (particularly many religious extremists) it may be hard to understand the opposing point of view.

 

Well, if you just take some time to read, here is my opinion.

 

To some extent, religion and politics can mix. However, not too much. The second you start telling me that God hates gay marriage, and therefore it should me illegal, is the second I give you the finger and walk away.

 

Basically, they can mix, if it’s just a politician evoking God in a speech. Not in a “God wants me to run for senate” way, however. That would be too forceful, and would probably land them in some deep shit with their religion for trying to speak for their God.

 

What pisses me off is when politicians use God as a way to pressure people into agreement. Especially when it comes to something like gay marriage or abortion.

 

So you believe same sex marriage is wrong. No matter how right you think you are, forcing everyone to follow your God’s rules would be going against the free will that you believe God gave us.

 

Same with abortion. It is debatable whether or not life really begins at conception. Personally, I have decided that that is bullshit. But since it can’t be confirmed whether it’s murder or not in the first place, saying “God hates murder.” sounds retarded anyway.