--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bbrigante <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <feste37@> wrote: > > > > > > I can't think of a suitable retort to this since I'm still reeling > > from your stated > > > belief that in the US, the poor have just as much access to health > > care as the > > > rich. Someone who believes that will believe anything, so it's not > > much use > > > talking to them about critical thinking. > > > > > > > Shemp should watch more Three Stooges movies (his heroes, rightly > so), > > and less Fox News, which has clearly caused brain damage. > > > > I don't watch much news -- Fox or otherwise -- as I find it depressing. > > But what's more depressing is people who can't think for themselves. > Poverty -- real poverty -- has been eliminated in the USA. This is an > incredible success story and should be acknowledged. NOT to do so > does incredible damage to the real poor of the world because if those > of us living in the country where this success has taken place DENY > it, how can those that need to know of the solution (and their > political leaders) possibly adopt this solution if we living with the > solution say it isn't so? > > So, I know it's cool to be politically correct and all your liberal > friends will keep you in their clique when you tow the party line but > think a little of the damage you can do to the real poor of the world > before you take the stands that you do. >
IF you define poverty as not having enough calaries available every day, then yes, MOST Americans don't live in poverty. However, man does not live by soda alone. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/