Conservative vs. Liberal View

If a conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn`t buy one.
If a liberal doesn’t like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.

If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn`t eat meat.
If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.

If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks about how to defeat his enemy.
A liberal wonders how to surrender gracefully and still look good.

If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.

If a black man or Hispanic are conservative, they see themselves as independently successful.
Their liberal counterparts see themselves as victims in need of government protection.

If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.

If a conservative doesn’t like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Liberals demand that those they don’t like be shut down.

If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn’t go to church.
A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced. (Unless it’s a foreign religion, of course!)

If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.
A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.

If a conservative slips and falls in a store, he gets up, laughs and is embarrassed.
If a liberal slips and falls, he grabs his neck, moans like he’s in labor and then sues.

If a conservative reads this, he’ll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh.
A liberal will delete it because he’s “offended”.

The above was an email sent to me and I just had to share it. I do not know who wrote it and cannot give the CONSERVATIVE CREDIT but I enjoyed it and definitely wanted to pass it on!!!

Health Care has me baffled?

I have to admit I am very baffled by the entire Health care issue. I hate to admit that but I am.

Can I understand the frustration with Insurance Companies? Yes. Do I want the Government taking over for them? No!

I don't even want to get into all the nitty gritty details of the Bill. That makes my head hurt!

Here are my two biggest concerns.


1. Who is going to pay for this NEW GOVERNMENT PROGRAM? I am assuming the American People. Which is the only correct answer. It is our GOVERNMENT. If we ask for a program we need to subsidize it. Now, here is where I think the logic gets fuzzy. I think bleeding heart Liberals have no problem taking from what they call the RICH and they get to decide the magical number or in other words define who is RICH and they want them to pay more. Although, in theory the Bleeding heart Liberal claims we are all equal and deserving of this PROGRAM, right? Therefore, shouldn't we all EQUALLY, pay into it? I mean why should the GOVERNMENT decide that a Magical number deems that person to have to give more to the Program??? Anyways, let's say we all have to end up paying in at some point, for argument sake. What amount are you willing to give up from your paycheck? In other words, if you give 15% of your pay now in taxes, and I am just throwing a number out there and basing this on a two income household with two children then how high are you willing to have your taxes go? Would 20% be o.k.? Would 30% be o.k.? Would you get upset if it was 40%? What is your breaking point?

Someone has to pay for the Health care program and do not fool yourself that it will only be the quote un-quote RICH. And what if you hit the Magical number, will you like finally reaching that point in your career only to have the Government take a chunk of it to make sure EVERYONE IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF???? Just asking?

Now, if you are perfectly fine with that! You think it is the moral thing to do, then I'm fine with your opinion. You truly have that right. You feel that you are incapable to give to the wonderful charities that provide for our poor and you need the GOVERNMENT to cover you. Which statistics have shown that Liberals do give less to charities that mean, despicable, horrid, let you die Conservatives. You know the Conservatives actually give more of their money away. Interesting, hmmmm.

Anyways. I understand, it makes you feel better.

2.BUT, why do you have such faith in the GOVERNMENT handling Health Care? See, this confuses me too. You seem to be the same people who gripe about how badly the GOVERNMENT has handled Social Security. You know another thing you pay into for your retirement because you can't SAVE your own money, on your own. Yet, now, all of you are whining that the GOVERNMENT has done such a poor job with this SOCIAL PROGRAM that by the time you retire you won't have anything. BUT, you want them to take on Health Care, hmmmm?

Then, at every turn you complain about our EDUCATION SYSTEM. I mean most of you try desperately not to put your children into the public schools and Home Schooling continues to grow every year. THE GOVERNMENT RUNS EDUCATION with OUR TAXES, hello, you do understand this, correct???

So, you don't like Social Security. You don't like our Education System. BUT, you think for some reason Health Care is going to be the one great SOCIAL PROGRAM the government can do!!! Um, o.k.

Lastly, I love going to all the little personal blogs and reading all these little personal horror stories that people have at clinics or hospitals.
For every one of those another person can tell an opposite story.

Like this: I have a relative, who is homeless. Really and truly. The guy has not worked for 3 years and for the last 10 years has had jobs part time here and there. He sponges off of family and friends. He has lived in his car and bounced from home to home. He goes to the hospital that never ever turns him away. He has no insurance. Obviously and they have never turned him away. Matter fact, one time the Doctor wanted him to rest and eat healthy so the hospital paid for him to stay at a hotel and eat at the hospital for a week. Unfortunately, he had a heart attack recently, he is o.k. it was mild, thank God, but the hospital took care of him. He received his stints and he is currently getting his medications. He has NO INSURANCE. They did not kick him out to die.

Once again, for every horror story there is an example of a poor person getting excellent care in the United States. I was unaware that we booted people out and left them to die. At least in my town, Doctors Care!

What I think is funny is that people complain about the mediocre teachers they get because they work for the GOVERNMENT and it is hard to get rid of a teacher. I ask you, don't you think this just might happen with Doctors? You know, when you take away the competition factor you get left with people just towing the line. Why do you think people try to send their kids to Private schools? They pay for their teachers, they pay for better teachers and can boot them out when they are not performing!

Now I keep hearing the United States compared to a lot of other countries. Let us look at these countries personal income taxes:

Comparable Taxes in 2005 Married 2 children

United States 11.9%

Canada 21.5%
UK 27.1%
France 41.7%
Germany 35.7%
Sweden 42.4%
Switzerland 18.6%


Bottom Line: You have to pay for Social Programs. What are you willing to pay out of your paycheck??? And, are you really absolutely sure it is money well spent? You really think the GOVERNMENT is best suited to run Health Care? If you say yes, then I do wonder, why? You already complain about two other huge social programs, Social Security and the Education System, what are you basing this trust on???