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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 07:51 AM Original message |
What if we spent 10 billion a month helping our poor instead of murdering the poor of Iraq? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. What if we spent it on universal health care |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 07:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Maybe then people would not worry so about hospitalization ruining them |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
3. It MIGHT even help our economy |
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Marsala (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. That would just ENCOURAGE them to BE poor! |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yes, the poor are holding us all back, not doing their share. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Plus they would get uppity. nt |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
6. Petraeus's war is eternal |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. He can't declare victory because it is a MYTH & a FABLE only repubs believe |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. 100% correct n/t |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
9. Then people like my family |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Poor health makes it 10 times as difficult, I know personally. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:46 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Thank you. |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
11. Even I as an atheist know that Christ commands us to help the poor. |
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JohnnyBoots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Imagine all the money they spend at and on building those mega churches. |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. The Vatican is a good example of a house of worship Christ would NOT build. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
16. we wouldn't be poor |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
17. If the $10 billion doesn't exist for one |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
18. ........... |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
19. i'm with you. or how about 85 billion for health care instead of an insurance bailout |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. 85 billion would be a hell of a shot in the arm |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 06:05 AM Response to Original message |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 06:18 AM Response to Original message |
23. either way, we'd still be spending money we don't have . . . n/t |
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