As for you Gato, your blind acceptance of what they feed you borders on moronic.
As for bailouts, whether I agree or not, I know that if they are going to give them I want some conditions placed on the money, so it's not even at issue about agreeing or disagreeing.
As for you Inkara1, I was using you in the royal sense and if it doesn't apply to you, don't wear it. But the reality here is we have a two farce, er I mean party system. You may have not thought Bush was good for the country, but I'd bet you voted for him? I'd also bet you think the alternative would have been worse? No matter, as the point is now moot anyway.
Now on Medicaid; I can only speak as a Washington resident, but it is a JOKE!
Those are the income limits for Medicaid in my state. So basically if I am single, and I make $500 a month in gross income, then I am on my own with medical care! I mean obviously $500 a month is more than enough for health insurance! As long as i have no pre-existing conditions, but then such people are undesirable anyway, and we want them to die off, and not further contaminate the gene pool. Oh wait we forget rent and food?!? Well of course a roof over your head is a luxury item, and food stamps have higher income levels.....But WAIT...If you aren't paying rent then $40 ought to cover your food for the month.....Yeah, the poor are well covered, for 5 years max. And then ONLY of they have a child or are pregnant! Damn! You mean I don't qualify for any assistance at all?!?
Well I do IF, I become 100% disabled then I get fairly good care through the federal and state governments. But if I find some kind of way to support myself I better be "cured", because no medical insurer will touch me otherwise, and if I make any significant money well then all aid disappears and it all becomes a vicious circle. Tell me another one Inkara1, The poor are covered! That was a good one, quite worthy of a good belly laugh if it wasn't so freaking sad!
It's all well and good to sit in our ivory towers with our good health and good coverage, and think all is well in the world, but the chance tumor, for any of us, and it could all fall like the house of cards that it is. You might want to think about that, I know I do.