Quote Originally Posted by MMI View Post
And that brings me on to Thorne's comments. Oh Thorne! What can I say? Should I say it in German? Wer sind die Untermenschen, die verdienen, zu sterben*?

How would you decide who gets healthcare and who doesn't? People without jobs don't? Or blacks, jews or communists, maybe. Perhaps you hate women. Or people earning less than $50,000.
Thankfully I don't have to make those decisions, but my first choice would be those who prey on innocent people, taking anything they want because they are too lazy to work for it. I don't hate blacks or Jews. And I don't even hate communists, though I think they are deluded in their beliefs. And I definitely love women! And I respect them. And for the record, I earn less than $50,000.

What is your criterion when you say there are people who deserve to die?
Well, to start with, I'd have to say child molesters would be at the top of my list, followed closely by drug dealers/importers, especially those who sell to children. Spouse beaters and general bullies who blame everyone for their own failings might make the list, though perhaps just being the recipients of the kind of abuse they hand out would be enough. And rapists. I cannot tolerate them. Put them up with the child molesters.

There but for fortune, Thorne. You do deserve to be crucified
While I will admit that some of what I have in my life may be due to luck, most is due to my own hard work and that of my wife. We have always looked to the future, saving when we could and skimping when we had to. Not letting ourselves get into debt over luxuries we could live without.

And you also need to get it out of your head that you are being asked to give up any of your ill-gotten gains just to give other people who you consider beneath you a free ride.
The unkindest cut, here. Anyone who manages to save and make something of themselves must be depending upon "ill-gotten gains". Well I can honestly say that none of what little I have in this life has been gained at the expense of someone else. Unless you think I should give up my job of 25 years to someone who needs it more.