I think it is a convention that originated in threats of lawsuits from said families.

I like the Ice Cube mix the best!

this is why you don't vote for black people. or whoever MTV or !@#$%! tells you too.

Dude, don't even argue with him. The guy spends his time trying to be an asshole, not having actual discussions.

Wow, you're so special!


This is all stupid. I'm not even going to bother saying why because you don't care and won't understand. But you're wrong.

13 pages? really?

hey everyone,
go get laid

i don't have time for this longass thread or to go into the topic, but yeah, there are asswads out there that will try anything to kill health care reform.

however, fear not-- we're killing THEM & moving on with history.

patience, is all.



already happened, but still, a little passion for important issues is a sign of vitality.

apathy on the other hand is a sign of a weak sex drive

oh yea. FACT.

^ i care about the issues, i just don't care about arguing about the issues.

i just have issues

we all do

nice avatar chump

Hakuna Matata

I loathe you.

a'goonie-goo'goo.

That's what I was going to say.

Hakuna Matata

Who the fuck said anything about that? There's a difference between government assistance and charitable foundations and giving some crackhead crack money so they can buy more crack.



I couldn't have said it better myself. It might be easy to leave alcoholics and drug addicts to die on the streets because they can't get ahold of their addiction, but the fact is, their existence negatively affects everyone. Not to mention the fact that since Reagan's gutting of funded mental institutions, most people living on the street are mentally ill, not drug addicted alkies, not at least until they get a drug problem due to having to LIVE ON THE FUCKING STREET.


This doesn't happen. The proverbial welfare queen was made up by Reagan to fool reactionary shitheads like you into bitching about helping the poor.


Wawahwah. Yes this happens, but so fucking what? People on all sides of the equation try to get more than they deserve. That doesn't mean you don't help real people who need real help. Should there be more oversight? I'd have to say yes, but this isn't an either or thing.

hahaha Rob

You're quite fucked up, especially since you obviously don't understand that this affects everyone. So, yeah, women who have 15 kids by 20 different fathers are irresponsible and don't deserve help, but guess what? Those kids are people too and they don't choose who their parents are. THEY are the ones you try to help by giving this woman welfare, not her. They deserve a chance in life just like you got, and if they don't get one, well we see where it goes. They knock up some whore who already has 10 kids, run off, steal shit, join a gang, have no prospects from the day they were born til the day they die.

And I think you really missed the point on #2 :p. I wasn't agreeing with you, I was saying your point was fucking retarded. Which is a pattern with you, isn't it?

My mom used to work at a food store. She said 90% of the people who paid with food stamps bought shit like Ben & Jerry's ice cream all the time. Why not buy the generic brand? Or how about something healthier? I guess if you get money for doing nothing, why not?

No one is saying poor people shouldn't be helped out. I just don't want to work, so others can do nothing and eat Ben & Jerry's, sit in the air conditioning and watch Jerry Springer all day. (I know that's not everyone, but even if there's one, that's not right.) My family didn't turn the AC on once this summer even though it hit 100 sometimes. Why? Because we would rather save our money. Poor people in other countries live in shacks and dig through garbage for food. They're the ones who I'd like to give my money too.

So if people on welfare can get Ben & Jerry's ice cream (a pint for $5.99), then I think we're giving them enough, if not too much. For $5.99, you can get 10 Ramen noodles, 10 cans of corn, a box of cereal, a loaf of bread, and some fresh fruit. That's what I bought yesterday!

And as for health care, I've gotten one prescription in my entire life. When I have a sore throat, allergies, trouble sleeping, or a sprained ankle... I deal with it. How do you think people survived before licensed doctors? I'm not saying people with cancer shouldn't be helped out. I'm saying enough with medicine to get you through an average day.

amen, and people actually go to the doctor when they get a sore throat? shiiit/

i've never been to a general practitioner.

i have a prescription for painkillers for chronic severe back and leg pain. does that make me a terrible person?

no, just go to a chiropractor. a good one will actually fix the problem, so you don't have to keep buying drugs which just numb yr brain/pain receptors into thinking the problem's fixed.

So you're willing to spite the worthy because of the worthless?

are you fucking kidding me? i have sciatica.

Mostly pseudoscientific bullshit.

Treatment

When the cause of sciatic is due to a prolapsed or lumbar disc herniation 90% of disc prolapses will resolve with no specific intervention. Treatment of the underlying cause of the compression is needed in cases of epidural abscess, epidural tumors, and cauda equina syndrome.
Many cases of sciatica are treated with different modalities. Evidence of effectiveness for these measures are however limited.[8] Some of these measures include:
Anti-inflammatory medications (e.g. NSAIDs or oral steroids though NSAIDs are no more effective than a placebo for acute sciatica. [9]
Acetaminophen: limited evidence
Narcotics: often used if severe pain
Physical therapy / Stretching exercises: no evidence of improving pain or function
Epidural steroid injects: no long term improvements in outcomes but some short term benefits
Non-surgical spinal decompression
Massage Therapy: little support
Chiropractic: no benefit has been found over concerative treatment

in before big pharma conspiracy

man, Ben & Jerrys sounds good like a motherfucker right now.

source and/or who do you think wrote that?

dude, if you think chiropractory can fix herniated discs, yr very mistaken. it'll make 'em worse. and unless surgery can fix them (and sometimes it can't), yr stuck with pills to keep yrself from taking a gun and shooting yrself in the head. unless, of course, you enjoy never-ending chronic pain.

wiki and/or do i give a fuck? ive tried absolutely everything. several chiropractors, acupuncture, you name it. all paid for OUT OF POCKET. popping heavy duty painkillers all day is absolutely the only thing that helps.

i dont have a herniated disc my spine is just fucked up and crushing a nerve

ok i read the wikipedia page where you got that from.

a quick google search told me that chiropractors can, in fact, fix sciatica. which makes sense since its a spinal condition. which is what chiropractic is all about.

this is the first guy i found, and he does it.
http://www.oldtowncpk.com/faq.htm

false

what did i just tell you, IT DOESNT WORK.

been there, done that, wasted that money.

^^^ 40mg prednisone qd, 20mg prednisone the next day and 10mg the next.

make yr doctor give you a script. take them when it starts to act up.

$3 for 30 or something insanely cheap.

get off the narcs. :p