Re: Medicare Means Test

Gretchen Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 22:12:31 -0700, "Founding Father" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> >"Gretchen Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> On 3 Nov 2003 12:18:25 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Herman
> >> Rubin) wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> >> >Gretchen Evans  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >>On 30 Oct 2003 16:56:40 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DWood78828) wrote:
>  
> >> >>>>Subject: Re: Medicare Means Test
> >> >>>>From: Gretchen Evans
> >> >
> >> > ...................
> >> >
> >> >>And as to the financing, all he has to do is to stop sending the $87B
> >> >>to Iraq and he's got it made.
> >> >
> >> >That $87B is worth it; it is the $300B going to support
> >> >the inefficient entitlements which is not.
> >>
> >> Wonderful, Herman.  YOU send YOUR bucks over there  I'd much prefer to
> >> aid our own people.. And who are YOU to make a determination that
> >> someone isn't 'worth' an expendature to improve their healthcare?
> >>
> >> pixie
> >
> >Great idea!  Those of us who recognize that the federal government's primary
> >purpose is to keep us and our property safe from attack will pay the taxes
> >for national defense.  Those of you who believe the federal government was
> >created to give out free health care and welfare can pay those taxes.  By
> >the way, the former share is about 20% of the budget (way down from its
> >historical level of 50%), the latter, about 70%.
> >
> OK, please remit your portion of the $200 Billion or so that Bushie
> and the rest of your warhawks have blown in this latest fiasco. 
> 
> pixie

And while you're at it, please explain why spending $200 billion on
Iraq makes a robber, murderer, rapist, sniper or terrorist less likely
in our communities.

Bettina