Quote from Cutten:
Charity should be voluntary. Exortion at the point of a gun or prison cell is not "charity" by any definition of the term.
"Well I guess you would just walk over someone poor dying in the street!"
My wife actually had one of her friends say that to her. This woman believes that all conservative minded people are horrible. So even though we are her friend she says we are racist, sexist, and cold-hearted. She of course believes every one should be paid for if they have a need, out of her self proclaimed embarrassingly large salary.
My wife and I are very conservative with our budget and try to put money away with responsibility. We give money as we can to people and organizations we are concerned with. The beneficiaries are generally poor and needy.
This woman doesn't save anything. She shops a lot, eats out a lot, goes to the spa a good bit (Went and got dipped in chocolate this year at Hershey's), re-did her kitchen and basement, took a trip to France, a trip to the tropics, bought a $1000 dog, and countless other financial decisions she has made in the last year. At any point as a free American she could have diverted those funds to the needy she claims to champion.
It is not acceptable to me for her and her like, because she is not alone in our acquaintances, to demand my decision making freedom in regards to our money.
For those of you that want to help everyone pay there bills and get health insurance that is your right. You can do it now. Give your extra money away to those you want to. No law stops you. No one is going to demand it of you. I would like to see at least one person I know follow through on their desire for everyone to have everything after calling me vile for not signing up with their program.
If any of you bleeding hearts start paying the insurance bill for Joe blow, check out the cool new flat screen in his living room, but that's another distressing story. I learn from my experiences.
JIM
