Hello John,   
      
   >BK>IOW,   
   >BK>you are willing to condemn others to a lesser level of living   
      
   >JM>What a strange thing to say, I want people to be successful   
      
   >LL>And what is the key to success?   
      
   JM>Different things to different people?   
      
   Success can be measured in a number of different ways.   
   Just being alive is one measure of success, as any homeless   
   person (or military veteran) will tell you.   
      
   >JM>did away with the social security, medicare, medicaid, and   
   >JM>the mandate that hospitals provide care in the ER even to   
   >JM>those  who can't pay.   
      
   >BK>IOW, die quietly. You just admitted to wanting the republican   
   >BK>plan I described.   
      
   >JM>The Republican "Plan" you describe?   
      
   >JM>Like I'm gonna believe you actually know what the Republican plan is.   
      
   >LL>Bob has it all wrong.  The Republican plan is NOT "Die Quietly".   
   >LL>It is "Die Quickly".   Preferably also quietly, but most importantly   
   >LL>quickly.  That is the essence of what "compassionate conservatives"   
   >LL>are all about.  Conservatives really do want to put a quick end to   
   >LL>po' folks' suffering...   
      
   JM>Putting an end to suffering is a good thing.   
      
   The Chinese do it so well with a quick bullet to the head.   
   But fortunately for us all, most Americans do not agree with   
   that philosophy...   
      
   --Lee   
      
      
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