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Bear 45/70 wrote:
And therein lies the root of the problem.
Gov't has delared that 'we the people' must shoulder the burden of resposibility for those who will not do so themselves. Where the *&#!@ do they get off telling me that I HAVE to pay to care for some putz who scrambled his brains by not wearing a helmet?
IT'S NOT THEIR PLACE TO MAKE THAT DECISION. It's not the government's responsibility.
The very fact that people know that gummint will take care of them enables the stupid people of the world to make stupid decisions without repercussions. If you wanna stop a vast majority of stupid decisions, MAKE them accept the consequences.....STOP ENABLING THEM.
Last I checked we still live in 'The Land of the Free' (or so they claim). Let the weak willed fry their brains with drugs. Let the idiots of the world drive without a seatbelt and impale themselves on a steering column. Let the stupid people ride bikes without a helmet and spread their brains across half the county.But do not DEIGN to tell ME that *I* have to shoulder the burden of THEIR decisions!
I say the world would be a better place without em!
Bear 45/70 wrote:
<snip>.. Usually those without helmets are those without any provisions to care for them when they become vegetables, so the public ends up picking up the tab, not my idea of a responsible person. <snip>
And therein lies the root of the problem.
Gov't has delared that 'we the people' must shoulder the burden of resposibility for those who will not do so themselves. Where the *&#!@ do they get off telling me that I HAVE to pay to care for some putz who scrambled his brains by not wearing a helmet?
IT'S NOT THEIR PLACE TO MAKE THAT DECISION. It's not the government's responsibility.
The very fact that people know that gummint will take care of them enables the stupid people of the world to make stupid decisions without repercussions. If you wanna stop a vast majority of stupid decisions, MAKE them accept the consequences.....STOP ENABLING THEM.
Last I checked we still live in 'The Land of the Free' (or so they claim). Let the weak willed fry their brains with drugs. Let the idiots of the world drive without a seatbelt and impale themselves on a steering column. Let the stupid people ride bikes without a helmet and spread their brains across half the county.But do not DEIGN to tell ME that *I* have to shoulder the burden of THEIR decisions!
I say the world would be a better place without em!