millersangel,
OK,I'LL WRITE BIG SO U'LL DISTINGUISH YOUR TEXT FROM MINE
>Big Al, I really don't know ANYONE who doesn't brush their teeth. <>IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY DO NOT EXIST.
>Smoking and chewing are problems and serious health issues. We have >commercials on local TV where the tag line is "Don't pass down spit >tobacco."<>
>I think the key lies with educating young people and stopping them before >they start.
SO, YOU THINK ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY TOO.
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>Unfortunately, I think those who smoke or chew are unlikely to stop without >some kind of intervention. It is an addiction. .
THE SAME TIME YOU HAVE A TENDENCY TO BLAME THE 3D PARTIES FOR DIFFERENT PROBLEMS
BTW IT IS POSSIBLE TO QUIT SMOKING WITHOUT ANY INTERVENTION AND IT IS RECOMMENDED TO DO IT THAT WAY.
>Let's say a pack of cheap cigarettes is $2.50 and a person smokes a pack a >day. That's $70 a month. I don't know what parallel universe you live in >where you can get private health insurance that cheap.
YOU CAN GET IT FOR 100-120 WITH BIG DEDUCTIBLE IF YOU ARE NONSMOKER
>Obesity is another issue. It leads to heart disease and diabetes.
>Unfortunately, the reality of modern life is people just don't have time or >money to prepare nutrious meals. It is just easier and cheaper to stop at >Mickey D's.
THIS IS ANOTHER EXUSE FOR LAZYNESS, STUPIDITY AND IRRESPONSIBILITY
>The median income in WV according the US Census Bureau is $37,227. The >only state poorer is Mississippi. So you're saying a family living on that >should be able to not only pay for health insurance but visit a dentist every >six months to have their teeth cleaned?
READ ABOVE ABOUT INSURANCE. BTW TEETH CLEANING IS MADE BY DENTAL HYGIENIST AND ISN'T EXPENSIVE AT ALL, ALSO U CAN DO IT LESS OFTEN OR JUST FLOSS 3 TIMES A DAY
>I guess the main difference between us is that I do not judge other people. >I don't condemn the pillhead who broke into my house and stole from me >anymore than I do the morbidly obese people I see on the street. I have >not walked in their shoes and I cannot begin to fathom why they made the >choices they did.
YOU DON'T NEED TO WALK IN THEIR SHOES IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR OPINION. YES, THEY HAD THEIR OWN PROBLEMS AND REASONS TO BE WHERE THEY ARE NOW BUT- DIDN'T THEY HEAR THAT DRUGS ARE BAD? DIDN'T THEY READ WARNINGS ON CIGARETTE PACKS? DIDN'T THEY HEAR ABOUT OBESITY'S RISKS?
>I have not had an easy life and I am proud of where I have gotten basically >on my own. But I do not jump up and down and wave my arms yelling "Hey, >look at me. If I did it, you can."
WHY NOT?I AM NOT ASHAMED OF MY OWN WAY FROM $5/H TO MY OWN BUSINESS.I COULD DO IT OTHER PEOPLE CAN DO IT TOO.I AM NOT AN EXCEPTION.
>Because I don't give myself all the credit. I have fallen and I've gotten back >up.
THE SAME IS HERE. I AM THE SAME PHOENIX LIKE YOU ARE. BUT I GIVE ALL CREDITS TO MYSELF. I MADE IT. I SUCCEED. I DIDN'T GIVE UP. I WAS NOT LAZY.I BARELY HAD ENOUGH MONEY FOR FOOD BUT NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT APPLYING FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.I GOT BACK-WASN'T IT PAYBACK FOR MY HARD WORK AND A STRONG SPIRIT?
>Because in the end, it's just one big crap shoot. And if you think bad things >can't happen to good people, you're wrong.
THEY CAN HAPPEN, AGREE
>If someone at some point fails to bounce back, then I hope I can be there >to lend a helping hand and a sympathetic ear. Not lecture them on "personal >responsibility."
IT DOESN'T CANCEL EACH OTHER. HELPING HAND AND SYMPATHETIC EAR DON'T SUBSTITUTE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
YOU GIVE A FISH TO A HUNGRY MAN I GIVE HIM A FISHING ROD.
THIS IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US.
BUT I DO NOT SEE YOU AS MY ENEMY
WE ARE JUST IN TWO DIFFERENT CAMPS, I AM IN A CAPITALIST ONE YOU ARE IN A SOCIALIST ONE.
IF I CONTINUE TO LECTURE PEOPLE ABOUT PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY I WILL PLANT A SEED OF RESPONSIBILITY IN SOME OF THEM. EVENTUALLY THEY WILL HELP THEMSELVES.