Larry's Debate

[LeftyGreenMario]

Hm, well, I don't have personal experience with healthcare in general aside from a lot of headaches with insurance covering my Methylphrenidate prescription medication for ADHD, which it seems that they NEVER cover it and the doctor has to keep finding affordable solutions to it. I live on the other side the U.S. (California), honestly. But I think NOT being insured or covered in terms of healthcare is much more costly in the long run. It's why our current system in the U.S. is so costly because of its highly inefficient method of dealing with healthcare, which is mostly on a private level, and the options for these plans, I believe, can be purely overwhelming. Single-payer universal government-run healthcare is an obvious solution that will streamline everything and make the doctors' lives easier, but many people, particularly the Republicans, oppose it for various reasons, some more inane than others, such as "it's socialism".

 

[Specific Neptune]

i think living beings are worth so much more than money

of course it really depends

if it was a bug, then i'd take the million

if it was a rabbit or a dog or something, that's where i draw the line

i'd still feel sad about the bug, but they live for about ten seconds anyway so whatever

I don't know, don't you have to kill and consume living things (unless they're grown in a lab) to survive, which would actually make living things more valuable than money without question? Plants and fungi are living things too. Unfortunately, living things also encompass the ugly things too like cancer cells, infections, e-coli, superbugs, specific mosquito species that have little known ecological role aside from spreading diseases, and even viruses if you count that.

oh was that what he meant? so like, essentially, should people have to pay for food or something like that? or is it something else? i don't think i'm understanding the question too well here :P

 

[LeftyGreenMario]

I have no idea either, the question is so vague and obviously one-sided that I've already pointed out how terribly framed it is. It's like asking if you value good looks or this community/my life more.

 

[RandomYoshi]

Anyone who says that they don't want to pay higher taxes to help someone else get the health care treatment they deserve is a shame to any community whatsoever and is incredibly selfish.

Discuss.

 

[DragonFreak]

Ive seen this one conversation where this guy was complaining that his taxes might go to Obamacare where it will be "wasted" on a trans undergoing sex reassignment surgery. And a bunch of people agreed with him.

 

[Ray Trace]

Ive seen this one conversation where this guy was complaining that his taxes might go to Obamacare where it will be "wasted" on a trans undergoing sex reassignment surgery. And a bunch of people agreed with him.

that made me threw up

mentally of course

 

[Stargatedalek]

Reassignment isn't something life threatening so it shouldn't be covered by government health care, hormones maybe, but reassignment is hardly necessary to trans peoples mental or physical health.

 

[LeftyGreenMario]

Ive seen this one conversation where this guy was complaining that his taxes might go to Obamacare where it will be "wasted" on a trans undergoing sex reassignment surgery. And a bunch of people agreed with him.

Budget, what's that!?

 

[Ray Trace]

Reassignment isn't something life threatening so it shouldn't be covered by government health care, hormones maybe, but reassignment is hardly necessary to trans peoples mental or physical health.

I'd argue that reassignment is necessary to the transperson's mental health, depending on the circumstances.

 

[Stargatedalek]

Reassignment isn't something life threatening so it shouldn't be covered by government health care, hormones maybe, but reassignment is hardly necessary to trans peoples mental or physical health.

I'd argue that reassignment is necessary to the transperson's mental health, depending on the circumstances.

Obviously it will mean more to some people than others, but I figure that if you're at the point where you're at risk of self mutilation or severe depression it's probably because of an underlying psychological condition and not purely because of an inability to get reassignment surgery. And that underlying issue is where your and/or the governments money would be best spent in order to properly enrich your life and improve your safety and stability. There is really no reason that the inability to get the surgery should in itself be debilitating to an otherwise mentally healthy person.

 

[LeftyGreenMario]

This isn't a clear line, though. One thing this reminds me is if insurance should cover ADHD medication or not. It's undeniably true that it does negatively affect lives, but the extent varies wildly from people to people and medication is essential for these people's well-beings. For others, though, people with ADHD may seem to be only underachievers at worst (like me), but there's no doubt that they still struggle a lot. Those can technically live without medication (my sister doesn't take medication, and I often forget but neither of our grades are jeopardized), but their lives will be harder regardless. Government already plays a role in assisting people with ADHD in all the spectrum with intervention or education plans, so... should insurance cover those drugs or not.

 

[PrinceLarryKoopa88]

Debate #3
Which do you prefer: Hard Tacos or Soft Tacos?

 

[LeftyGreenMario]

I used to eat soft-shell tacos all the time, but at least in Mexican-American fast food joints, I opt for hard shell. But I like soft-shell too.

 

[PrinceLarryKoopa88]

I like both of them but I know some people like specific shells.
Speaking of tacos, there was a pizza ad on tv where this little kid had trouble eating a taco. Coming from Mexican heritage, I felt a little insulted by that. Seriously, kid, you don't know how to eat a taco? Get educated.

 

[Natalie J.]

Hard shells break apart way too easily, so I'm for soft shells.

 

[LeftyGreenMario]

I like both of them but I know some people like specific shells.
Speaking of tacos, there was a pizza ad on tv where this little kid had trouble eating a taco. Coming from Mexican heritage, I felt a little insulted by that. Seriously, kid, you don't know how to eat a taco? Get educated.

That's not being racist or anything, it's just a little kid being dumb.

 

[Ray Trace]

Debate #3
Which do you prefer: Hard Tacos or Soft Tacos?

Soft Tacos. As Roy Koopa said, hard ones break apart too easily to enjoy them.

 

[Stargatedalek]

I only ever make "Tacos" by chucking some meat and sauce in a hard shell and eating it, so technically I prefer hard shell tacos because with a soft shell it's just a wrap.

 

[RandomYoshi]

I like how this went from two highly political topics to ... tacos.

Soft tacos.

 

[Weasel]

i'm going to be a rebel and say burritos

 

[Meta Knight]

Both.

Like this

 

[PrinceLarryKoopa88]

I like both of them but I know some people like specific shells.
Speaking of tacos, there was a pizza ad on tv where this little kid had trouble eating a taco. Coming from Mexican heritage, I felt a little insulted by that. Seriously, kid, you don't know how to eat a taco? Get educated.

That's not being racist or anything, it's just a little kid being dumb.

I rephrase- The kid was 12.

 

[Stargatedalek]

I like both of them but I know some people like specific shells.
Speaking of tacos, there was a pizza ad on tv where this little kid had trouble eating a taco. Coming from Mexican heritage, I felt a little insulted by that. Seriously, kid, you don't know how to eat a taco? Get educated.

That's not being racist or anything, it's just a little kid being dumb.

I rephrase- The kid was 12.

I don't see how that changes anything. Was the kid actually having trouble or did the add spell it out? Because the latter is dumb and patronizing but I wouldn't say racist but if you're calling some random kid racist for actually not knowing how to eat a taco that's a pretty dick move on your end.

 

[DragonFreak]

I almost choked to death on hard shell tacos.

So soft for me.

 

[PrinceLarryKoopa88]

I like both of them but I know some people like specific shells.
Speaking of tacos, there was a pizza ad on tv where this little kid had trouble eating a taco. Coming from Mexican heritage, I felt a little insulted by that. Seriously, kid, you don't know how to eat a taco? Get educated.

That's not being racist or anything, it's just a little kid being dumb.

I rephrase- The kid was 12.

I don't see how that changes anything. Was the kid actually having trouble or did the add spell it out? Because the latter is dumb and patronizing but I wouldn't say racist but if you're calling some random kid racist for actually not knowing how to eat a taco that's a pretty dick move on your end.

Tell me, when is the white supremacy going to end? When is this institutionalized racism going to end and we can live in this country together as Americans?