Joey Scum: I'm a free-market guy BUT

[PCIntern]

if my son is getting on a plane, I want it regulated by the Government.

Yeah, Joey...you dick...if it's happening to YOU, you want rail and air safety, clean water in YOUR house, safe pharmaceuticals which have been tested to ensure they're not causing undue complications of even cancer or birth defects...etc.

The rest of us can drop dead, right?



I can imagine what would have happened if Thalidomide had been up for review by the FDA under Bush and Co. We'd have thousands of deformed individuals as they did in Great Britain.
It would have been shoved thru despite the protestations of those who knew there was going to be a problem.

[Skidmore]

1. I was thinking that and I was thinking about the hypocrisy of

his fellows for arguing against living wages for people while propping up CEOs who make hundreds of times what the employee on the front line with all of the responsibility.

[ejpoeta]

2. it is true that these folks always make exceptions for themselves.

with EVERYTHING. if it is them then they change their way of thinking. that's why it's only 'pork' and wasteful spending for the other people who have stuff in a bill...your pork is vital. i'm sure they don't want the fire department requiring payment and authorization from your fire insurance company before they put out the fire at your house. "sorry, you only paid to cover the back bedroom portion of the house. the fire is happening here, in the kitchen. call us when it gets to the bedroom."

[malaise]

3. What about the food his son eats

What about good roads and traffic lights
What about health care for his son

Free market my ass. All it means to goons like Joe scum is that the market can freely co opt the taxpayers' money at will but workers rights must be removed.

[Vinca]

4. He's a free market guy who is afraid of having a national insurance

compete with United Healthcare and BC/BS.