07-14-2002, 01:08 AM
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Originally posted by flibulzbuth:
So we should put them in prison instead? The penal system is much more expensive than healthcare. Should people having liver problem not be given medical care because it was caused by acohol? Should fat people having heart problems should be left to die because they have a bad diet? You can guess my answer... my definition of the "societal whole" doesn't exclude anyone.
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You are mis-quoting me. I said we should let them have access and die if that be their choice. Which is not imprisonment. The alcohol and food issues are not what we are talking about. Right now as it stands the VAST majority of society does NOT consume illegal substances and incur the problems associated with it. So lets deal with issue at hand and the problem that this thread is about and not derail it going off on extremist issues, we are talking about an extreme minority of people...Drug addicts not about food choices of the Majority.
The idea that Drug addicts/abusers are a valuable useful part of the collective whole I think is saddly missing the mark. The people who are abusing the illegal substances are a drain on the society not a positive influence. Ohh a few of them may be able to contribute for a while, or may clean up their act, but no I do not think they need public funds or clean needles to further their addictions.
At any rate this is just my opinion and since I weild no plenary powers to enforce my editcs, its not worth worrying about [img]smile.gif[/img] You may notice I am NOT a socialist in any true sense of the word.
Oh and by the way, I am agaisnt public funds for people who do unusual things, not normal things like eating. Personally I PAY for all of my medical care and get nothing from the state...except exorbitant tax bills. I have no problem with social programs for those who do not have othe rhealth care, but if you are accepting public funds, you SHOULD be obaying PUBLIC rules like not abusing drugs, wearing Helmets etc etc.
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