Sigh...and the beat goes on.Reply in my paper from my "friend"

[w8liftinglady]

" Beth, please define your statistics......yes Texas leads the nation in uninsured adults and children according to some polls, but ILLEGAL (meaning criminals who are breaking the law) immigrants are counted and people on medicade are not (http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/hlthaff.28.6.w991v1)....never mind the healthy idiots (I was one) under thirty who see no need for it.....but as far as legal imigrants and citizens it does not.

Provide a stat that makes the comparison between legal (abiding by the law) immigrants and citizens where age is comperable to the other states and I will concede the point.

If you notice most border and agricultural states lead the polls you referr to. Lock the boarder and that stat will go down.

I also find it odd that you fight so hard for a state that you hate so much. "



what can I say...

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Spell check is their friend?

[bobbolink]

2. "the state you hate so much"

geee, I wonder where they get *that* meme?

:puke:

Seems to me you show a lot of concern for your state by continuing to push for its betterment!

[JoePhilly]

3. Their link is weak.

To get the data you have to buy something.

BS ... tell your "friend" to send the stats that they are so impressed with, and not some lame link, and then say after that, YOU will be willing to concede the point.

Your friend didn't send you anything to prove their point.

[w8liftinglady]

4. Yeah,and I simply used those crappy "Census" stats...socialist that I am

[deaniac21]

5. LTTE section of any newspaper abounds with the kooky.

[gratuitous]

6. Advise your friend to do his own research

But thank him for his obvious concern about healthy idiots, of which he has personal knowledge by his own statement. Is his comment "I was one" because he's no longer healthy? Because he still seems plenty idiotic.

[Turbineguy]

7. Germs and diseases do not make such nice distinctions.

They seem to lean toward equal opportunity. That's why your "friend"s view is BS.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Um. People on Medicaid HAVE insurance. Why would they be counted as uninsured?

The stupid there is pretty mind boggling.