Comments on: Don’t like higher taxes? You’re SELFISH!

By: The Skepticrats » Who’s selfish, Barack?

The Skepticrats » Who’s selfish, Barack? — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:33:49 +0000

[...] Cassy Fiano says it better (then again, I set a pretty low bar): Look, I get the point Obama’s making. We need to help out [...]

By: physics geek

physics geek — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:06:36 +0000

Cassy,
The only reason someone wants to champion a cause as a “right” is to force others to pay for it. Obama personifies that idea.

BTW, I must be selfish because I want to feed, house and clothe my wife and kids. Either that, or Obama is a Marxist asshole.

Oh wait, was that last comment RACIST?!?

By: Rignerd

Rignerd — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:59:05 +0000

Why are the rights that conservatives champion exercised at no cost to others. But the “rights” the liberals champion require that everybody sacrifice?
I do believe there is a right to health care, but the providers also have a right to get paid for their goods and services. I don’t believe that anybody has a right to make me sacrifice to provide that money.
My wife would protest that she has to sacrifice her right to shoes and clothes for my right to keep and bear.
The fact that she can share mine but I can’t share hers is labeled as unfair and oppressive. I do concede that her weapons are more powerful than mine.

By: Joe Duncan

Joe Duncan — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:52:20 +0000

Thought I was the only one who had looked in the Constitution and could not find the rights to health care or college education etc. Looked real hard for that privacy thing too, didn’t find it either. Amazing how liberals can find these things in there and cannot see a clearly stated right like keeping and bearing arms.

By: Larry Sheldon

Larry Sheldon — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:09:04 +0000

“Virtue of Selfishness”

That would make a catchy book-title.

Oh. Wait. I think it has already been done.