Question for the right wingers

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Originally posted by Radar
Now, back to the topic at hand and how only voluntarily funded services are legitimate and all government funded services amount to robbery and slavery....

As it happens I do agree with you in principle on this, although I don't think that the current social support network in this country would be able to provide adequate care to all in need. I DO think that there are a lot of abuses of the welfare and disability systems, however. There is a BIG difference between someone on disability because they are mentally retarded or severely mentally ill and need custodial care and someone whose disability is alcohol or drug use.

Substance abuse is NOT a disease, it's a decision, and I shouldn't have to pay for the consequences of someone else's stupidity.

(incidentally, by taking such a position, I'm cutting off my own nose to spite my face, because treating those worthless drug users on the county, state, and federal dime pays my salary. I'm guessing only about 1/4 of the people I see have private insurance coverage, the rest are uninsured or have medical assistance. I'll have to try to get a copy of our annual report. Those percentages used to be in there.)