Gruss Did you actually read any of the links in that post? Go take a look at the LeanLeft and JustAMinute blogs in particular. The Schiavo case is not about economics. But ok, let's go there for a minute. The fallacy in your thinking is that you assume that all government spending is static and unchanging. That nobody would ever cut EPA enforcement in order to fund public relations campaigns. I'm merely saying that instead of buying Halliburton execs a junket to some spa, we *could* increase funding for hospitals or even, heaven forbid, research.
But let me tell you a dirty little secret -- you ask if you should pay for Terry Shiavo. Actually, in her case the question is irrelevant, as money was available for her medical bills; her guardian merely chose to spend it on legal bills instead. But let me explain something to you. It isn't the Terri Schiavos who are expensive. It's the people who unquestionably *do* have brain function. I was thinking after my last post, hmm, I'm probably actually in the six figures for the year, what with all the CAT cans and ER visits and EKGs. Ah but I can benefit, you cry. Yes, I did, and there is still significant doubt that Terri Schiavo would have benefited too. Before you start again with the hundreds of doctors and the thousands of judges, let me share with you that I just took a good hard look at the original judgement that found that she was PVS and guess what? It's highly unclear whether the doctors who said she was were ever even in a room with her. There is a reference to the one Larry saying she squeezed his fingers. Hmm. I think I'd rather have a quack that examines me as my doctor than two that say there is no point. And I repeat, it was ONE judge and a whole bunch mor that said the ruling was legal. Remember that legal doesn't mean fair. Or right. Just legal. Dana On Apr 3, 2005 9:33 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dana wrote: > > Shiiiiiiiit. Don't get all moral with me about who is supposed to pay > > for this stuff. > > > > I'm not getting moral, I'm getting practical. It's one thing to > advocate for someone's life support, it's another to actually step up > and provide it. You've only done the first. > > Take a look at the anti-choice people: they take a moral position on > abortion, but when you ask them to adopt a crack baby they run for the > hills. How is your position any different? Aren't you basically > saying, "keep her alive but I don't want to pay for it"? > > The bottom line is, either we're all going to have to take big pay > cut to fund random people living on machines or we're going to have > get comfortable with pulling the plug. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:152677 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
