Why should I pay for sickle cell? I'm not black!

[ret5hd]

(or has this one been done already?)

[mark eagledove]

1. Why should I pay for mailgnant melanoma?

I'm not white.

(I'm white but...its a good retort, no?)

[HereSince1628]

2. But sickle cell isn't limited to blacks.

The gene flourishes in the malaria belt and includes parts of Africa, the Mideast, So. Europe, and s and sw Asia, because it contributes to survival to adulthood.

[ret5hd]

4. Well, I'm Irish...

does that make you feel better???

[HereSince1628]

5. Just say'n,

if you're planning on taken this clever retort out in public, you don't want to embarrass yourself.

[ret5hd]

7. Ya know I'm being totally sarcastic, right?

If not, you need to bring your Sarcastometer(tm) in for it's yearly calibration.

[HereSince1628]

10. Yep.

[ret5hd]

12. K

[bluestate10]

6. A society is a commonwealth. Blacks may have a greater risk of some maladies,

but so do the Irish. If we insist on funding that which only impacts us, society will fall and that won't help anyone.

[HereSince1628]

9. Yes. ACA pushes America around a corner...policies that meet it's standards go beyond

merely personal care, they include providing support for others.

And the tax-credits and subsidies that help those who qualify for assistance are additional avenues by which the costs are share across society.

I've yet to hear anyone complain that their taxes are paying subsidies and providing tax-credits, and it's essentially the same thing...getting others to help pay for other's healthcare.

[Niceguy1]

3. because sickle cell

Is elective and , well, we are pro choice . As in CHOICE , which is elective.

[JI7]

11. because you want them to help pay for skin cancer treatment

[mark eagledove]

13. yes

like I said up top.