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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 10:39 AM Original message |
Dem Asks: "Why Should A Woman Pay More Then A Man?" - Repub Answers: "Why Should A Smoker Pay More" |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. Because they have more parts to go wrong. Why should a person with a more expensive car pay more |
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Moosepoop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I hope you're kidding ?? |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. That was my thought too |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
17. +1. |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
28. IF women use healthcare more than men |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #28 |
86. Insurance companies don't care about rewarding |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 12:18 AM Response to Reply #28 |
122. I'm guessing women give birth, men don't......would be enough to back up that claim.... |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
85. Charging men more is acceptable |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:42 PM Response to Reply #85 |
107. Just Wondering Something: |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #107 |
114. Nope, I don't visit free republic |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Your testicles, my ovaries what's the difference? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. costs are the difference |
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Pool Hall Ace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
70. I had my tubes tied, so I never have to be concerned about |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:46 PM Response to Reply #70 |
94. Possibly |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 07:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
168. Do you know what robotic prostate surgery for prostate cancer costs? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. I'm torn. Can kind of see the point |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. African Americans and Hispanics have higher rates of diabetes |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Men lack the cardiovascular-protective benefit of estrogen-- |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. No you can't identify race as well as gender |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. I have no intention of having a baby. |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #54 |
72. +10000 |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:47 PM Response to Reply #54 |
95. I have no intention of driving like an idiot |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:52 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. you shouldn't- it's a form of prejudice. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #98 |
112. But if men weren't charged more for being men |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #54 |
101. All U probably have to do is prove whatever prodedure you had |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #52 |
60. It's about risk--higher-risk groups are penalized. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #52 |
135. Well, it's the cost of doing business, in a way. If we want to reproduce, which |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #41 |
84. Whaaat? Women don't get prostate cancer. n/t |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #41 |
100. We have to have a finger shoved up our butt at 40 |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. And what if it were determined that Hispanics had more health problems? |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
56. What should the legal definition of "Hispanic" be? |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. In this case, it would be whatever the insurance cos. deem it to be. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. I am not saying charging one gender more than another gender is ethical, |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Then we agree. It's unethical. eom |
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StarfarerBill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Men have prostates, women don't... |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
48. Our parts do more than men's parts |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
74. And it's thanks to those parts that you're here to write something |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
93. Finally someone speaking logically |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
2. A smoker needs incentives to quit; maybe higher insurance is one of them |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
59. Why do smokers need an incentive to quit? nt |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:01 PM Response to Reply #59 |
99. Because it causes health problems |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #99 |
106. People have a right to live unhealthy lifestyles in my opinion. nt |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
3. I quit in June because of the SCHIP taxes |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
4. No one in the responses has even called out the overt sexism here? |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I don't believe Republicans despise women, they just think women "have their place" |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. No, they just love those lazy, good for nothing feminazis..... |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
67. Definition of a 'Feminazi'... |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Insurance companies always screw women over |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. On another note, maybe men should pay much higher taxes.... |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
73. great point, there! |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
88. Interesting road to go down |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
37. Well to be fair |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
87. Yeah always, that's why car insurance and life insurance |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 08:37 AM Response to Reply #87 |
124. Bullshit. I was talking about health insurance and you know it |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #124 |
130. You said insurance companies |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. I was shocked at that |
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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
21. thank you |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
25. It is disgusting--as if female anatomy and health is equivalent to detrimental behavior. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
89. The role of insurance companies is not to reward or punish behaviors |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 12:21 AM Response to Reply #89 |
123. Women's anatomy is not a choice or a behavior. It's simply the human form |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #123 |
129. Ok, you're still not getting this |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #129 |
131. I didn't say it was about "reward/punishment". I said it's discrimination. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #131 |
132. Ok so you would favor raising rates on men then |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #132 |
134. I think charging an automatically higher premium for family history |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #134 |
137. So you think we should penalize those who get sick |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #137 |
140. That's the point of health insurance--all insurance. If I make a lot |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #140 |
142. And where does your initial rate come from |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #142 |
145. To answer your first question--Health history and age, I would assume. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #145 |
150. Do you choose your health history |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #150 |
161. It would be ridiculous to dismiss health history when buying HEALTH insurance. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #161 |
162. Why is health history important |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #162 |
165. Because if you have a history of hypertension, there's going to be |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #165 |
167. But you didn't choose those |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #167 |
169. Women's anatomy and function are not equal to a state of sickness. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:50 AM Response to Reply #169 |
170. Look we keep coming to the same issue |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
79. Maybe. But the math doesn't have any similar bias. |
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Salviati (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
7. As a smoker, you choose to pay more when you buy that pack of cigarettes. |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
9. Oh my this thread is one way to get the blood pumpin' in the morning. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
10. On a purely proximal level that is a perfectly good response |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Why? Because men generally won't go to doctors? |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Facts do not have to be benign to be valid. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Women can't reproduce alone |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Reproductive health is not a necessity, it's a lifestyle choice |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. That men make along with women |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. A woman makes the decision if she is going to have a child, a man has no say in that |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Divine conception? What about all us atheists, aliens attack us in the night? nt |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I made no mention of devine conception, you had to make that up yourself |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I guess you know the point would be, it takes a man to produce a child. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Most couples decide together |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. A man decides if he will or will not father a child, but that does not prevent |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. While that may be.. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. And he should pay the cost of incubating a child |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
50. you honestly think that? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. Forced? |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. It wasn't assault |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #50 |
82. This is about health insurance |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
61. Are you suggesting that the father should have an equal say in pregnancy decisions? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #61 |
81. I'm suggesting he had an equal say |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #81 |
92. What if she told him |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
91. So reproduction is a choice for men? |
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Caretha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #91 |
125. No |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #125 |
128. Deleted message |
Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #128 |
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Caretha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #128 |
147. I'm 57 fucking yrs old |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #147 |
156. You are also a sexist |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #147 |
164. You seem to be a very angry and hate filled individual |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. So when you get testicular cancer |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Not to remain able to reproduce, that is for other people to do. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #35 |
76. but to continue to LIVE- you would- |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #32 |
117. Testicular cancer is also fatal if untreated |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. Now that is a completely ignorant statement |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. The hell it is! |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. My sister in law just died of uterine cancer. |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. And my first husband died of penile cancer. |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Thanks, my SIL wasn't 40 yet so it was quite a shock. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. He has an HSA |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
49. Dude, stop digging that hole! |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
58. So what about childfree-by-choice women like me? eom |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
69. What do you think the parts do when they aren't creating babies? |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
75. Ok, then |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
78. bullshit- you are here thanks to a uterus and ovaries. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 08:20 PM Response to Reply #78 |
118. We are all here |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
44. I wish they'd quit trying to prove they're morons to us. We've already conceded that to them. Now |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. LOL |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #55 |
83. Doh! You got me :) nt |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
45. "We're all different"--no, not really. Humans come in only TWO forms-- |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #45 |
119. Unusual? No, more than half wouldn't be unusual |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 12:07 AM Response to Reply #119 |
121. Doesn't matter which gender costs more--and I don't take it as truth |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #121 |
126. Fortunately it's not a matter of opinion |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #126 |
136. I see that you are arguing the insurance co's perspective on women-- |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #136 |
141. It isn't a perspective |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #141 |
143. No, it IS a perspective if they choose to act on that math by imposing |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #143 |
151. They have to act on those numbers |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #151 |
160. They can't discriminate against race. They shouldn't be allowed to |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #160 |
163. You just stated one example of how race was a health factor |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #163 |
166. Race and ethnicity are health factors--both culturally and genetically. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:52 AM Response to Reply #166 |
171. But is race abnormal? |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
64. Easy! Smoking is a choice... |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
68. This is why we need single payer health care |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
71. where can i go to be born male retroactively? Why aren't men faced |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #71 |
77. Be careful what you wish for. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. if you knew me, |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #71 |
90. Take that up with nature |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:47 PM Response to Reply #90 |
96. no, but we can share the burden of |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:51 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. You use words like "blame" and "penalize" |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #97 |
102. do you really mean to say that because |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #102 |
110. Yes,that is what I mean to say |
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Caretha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #110 |
149. You know I don't hate men |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #149 |
155. Yeah, no hate from you at all |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #71 |
115. Oh, we do, we do, believe me |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #71 |
116. You also may want to rethink that position |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
103. So I, as a male, have to pay pretty much higher rates on almost every form |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:31 PM Response to Reply #103 |
104. can i ask you who you think |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #104 |
108. The oft cited statistic that women make |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #104 |
109. So I just have to ask this |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
105. Women should pay less |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
111. The argument is flawed because an individual can choose to smoke |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. That would only matter |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #113 |
120. I guess the pay gap needs to be equalized so women can better afford |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #120 |
127. The "pay gap" is largely made up |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #127 |
133. That's bullshit. The pay gap is supported by evidence. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #133 |
139. Sorry, but no it isn't |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #139 |
144. From the 2001 article you posted |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #144 |
153. Bingo |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #153 |
158. Seriously? LMAO |
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Caretha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 08:02 PM Response to Reply #127 |
148. Link |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #148 |
152. I provided a link |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
138. If health care is viewed as a right, all this is moot. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
154. How can you argue for private, for-profit insurance on one hand, and against actuarial pricing |
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cherish44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
157. Well I know a guy who racked up a $100,000 bill for his insurance company... |
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JetCityLiberal (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
159. Thanks for this article. The BS misogynist usual right wing bullshit posts |
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