Weiser on caring for others:
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Why not? Why should their health problems cause a financial burden for
me? Why should I have to pay for heart surgery for people who eat
McDonalds till they weigh 450 pounds and clog up their arteries with
plaque? Isn't that THEIR problem? Shouldn't THEY be responsible for
their own health, and for paying for fixing what's wrong with them?
What justifies imposing that financial burden on other people?
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Hmmm.... where to begin? Let's start by throwing out the term socialism
and using community instead. I think caring for your neighbors is a
part of what it means to be a member of a community.

My elderly neighbor occasionally needs a ride to the hospital. I offer
to drive her. I don't ask her whether she might not have avoided her
maladies if she'd taken better care of her health in earlier years! I
just drive her. Another elderly neighbor has difficulty getting her
trash can to the street on collection day. My kids or I take on this
task. This is what it means to be a member of a community.

Universal medical insurance is also about community. It's about giving
a damn about your fellow human.

Spit out the bile, Scott.

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