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Title: Catholic congressman: I'd rather save my soul than vote for the health care bill
Post by: James on August 07, 2009, 07:50:56 AM
Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao, (R-New Orleans), the first Vietnamese-American congressman and a Catholic, announced this past weekend that, because of the “stealth mandate” for abortion still present in the Health Care bill, he prefers to “save his soul” rather than vote in favor of it.

http://www.dfwcatholic.org/catholic-congressman-id-rather-save-my-soul-than-vote-for-the-health-care-bill5925/.html
Title: Re: Catholic congressman: I'd rather save my soul than vote for the health care bill
Post by: 240 is Back on August 07, 2009, 08:01:27 AM
to be clear -

medicare/medicaid... all that free health care that old people get... that's socialized medicine, no?
Title: Re: Catholic congressman: I'd rather save my soul than vote for the health care bill
Post by: Soul Crusher on August 07, 2009, 08:08:38 AM
Quote from: 240 is Back on August 07, 2009, 08:01:27 AM
to be clear -

medicare/medicaid... all that free health care that old people get... that's socialized medicine, no?

Its not free you moron, they had payroll taxes taking out while they worked to pay for it. 

You are just a lie machine and cant stop can you????
Title: Re: Catholic congressman: I'd rather save my soul than vote for the health care bill
Post by: 2ND COMING on August 07, 2009, 08:35:20 AM
Quote from: 333386 on August 07, 2009, 08:08:38 AM
Its not free you moron, they had payroll taxes taking out while they worked to pay for it. 

You are just a lie machine and cant stop can you????

just to making this clear................... .....not everyone who has recieved medicare has paid the tax themself.

Title: Re: Catholic congressman: I'd rather save my soul than vote for the health care bill
Post by: Soul Crusher on August 07, 2009, 08:37:54 AM
Quote from: 2ND COMING on August 07, 2009, 08:35:20 AM
just to making this clear................... .....not everyone who has recieved medicare has paid the tax themself.



Medicare is not the same as medicaid and you are probably right for a few people, but most people paid payroll taxes while they were working for Medicaire. 

Its not free.  The govt collected taxes and never paid you interest on the money.  This is just getting some of it back.   
Title: Re: Catholic congressman: I'd rather save my soul than vote for the health care bill
Post by: 2ND COMING on August 07, 2009, 08:45:40 AM
a few people?
Title: Re: Catholic congressman: I'd rather save my soul than vote for the health care bill
Post by: Soul Crusher on August 07, 2009, 08:47:10 AM
Quote from: 2ND COMING on August 07, 2009, 08:45:40 AM
a few people?

Medicare, most of the people paid something. 

Medicaid is a whole other matter.