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Subject: [Homestead] Re: Making The Irresponsible Pay
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 00:15:48 -0800
I guess I'm pretty dense. In your original post you said somthing about
socialism or welfare and the phrase "lose the weight and return to
work." I interpreted that to mean that if you're going to harm
yourself, the State should not help pay for it.
I actually knew a fellow who got SSI for being too fat, more or less.
He was pretty paranoid over it and couldn't leave the house, but he was
definitely not mentally ill enough to receive public assistance.
Bill
[Homestead] Re: Making The Irresponsible Pay,
Bill Jones, 12/06/2004