>>>Why should Marcia be forced to contribute to the health care of a drinker like you and myself?
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>>>ROF,L and LOL!!!! Andy and I have a martini on the deck every night (when the weather is nice) while he grills our dinner. The point is, I do not want the government taking care of me and I do not want it to take anymore of my hard earned money so that it can give it away to someone else that it thinks I should be taking care of.
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>>OK How about :
>>Why should Tamar be forced to contribute to the health care of a drinker like you, Marcia, Andy and myself? ;)
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>Because at the same time you guys would be contributing to the care of my family that includes several people with long-term medical conditions. And we'd all be contributing to the care of people with really devastating conditions. The larger the pool, the easier it is to spread the risk and keep the overall cost down.
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>Tamar

Just a note to all those who scream about line ups for medicare in Canada. Tommy Tillman is in the USA and is experiencing the same kind of line up for service that there is here. It is called an - are you ready? Yes, it's called an appointment. There is no difference. PS - I used to be severely conservative on this issue too and then when it arrived it was great and still is.