Schwarzeneggar Proposes to End HIV/AIDS Services

[Cadaverous Pallor]

There are plenty of other people that have been diagnosed with deadly diseases. If we had a state run health care system, then we'd need to cover them. We do not. How do you pick and choose which diseases we should provide coverage for? If the answer is that we need to medicate all people who have been diagnosed with deadly diseases, then we need to have mandated health care, which I support, but we do not have it at the moment.

Again, those of you that are so angry they are cutting this particular program - what do you cut? If you do not know the ins and outs of exactly what is being cut and what isn't (and I sure don't) then you can't claim that this is the wrong program to cut.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

There are plenty of other people that have been diagnosed with deadly diseases. If we had a state run health care system, then we'd need to cover them. We do not. How do you pick and choose which diseases we should provide coverage for? If the answer is that we need to medicate all people who have been diagnosed with deadly diseases, then we need to have mandated health care, which I support, but we do not have it at the moment.

Again, those of you that are so angry they are cutting this particular program - what do you cut? If you do not know the ins and outs of exactly what is being cut and what isn't (and I sure don't) then you can't claim that this is the wrong program to cut.

Are those diseases fully manageable only with medications that can cost thousands of dollars per month? And without those meds, you will quickly fall ill and die? If so, then they should be as fully funded as AIDS/HIV.

What do you cut? Things that people won't die without.

I am truly saddened and appalled at the number of people here who would so cavalierly let people die! Sickening!

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by JWBear

I am truly saddened and appalled at the number of people here who would so cavalierly let people die! Sickening!

well, how much of your own cash have you committed to the cause? The government may be one avenue of help, but it's not the only one. I don't think you can condemn a group of people not know what they themselves have done to help others in need outside of "giving at the office" via the government.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Are those diseases fully manageable only with medications that can cost thousands of dollars per month? And without those meds, you will quickly fall ill and die? If so, then they should be as fully funded as AIDS/HIV.

They should be, but they aren't. I support full health care for all US citizens. We don't have that, which means we don't have the funding set up for it.

Originally Posted by JWBear

I am truly saddened and appalled at the number of people here who would so cavalierly let people die! Sickening!

Without health care for all, we're pretty much stuck picking and choosing. Thank you for accusing me of cavalierly letting people die, especially since I said nothing of the sort. An apology would be appreciated.

There are plenty of treatable diseases that aren't covered by the government right now.

Oh, and did you have that list of gov't programs you're going to cut ready?