tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post8353140843660402463..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Yet Another Reason To Be Against Socialized MedicineDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-89093245528817538492008-04-08T19:12:00.000-07:002008-04-08T19:12:00.000-07:00It's not free market when the government tells you...It's not free market when the government tells you to, troll.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-82491234203113744012008-04-08T18:51:00.000-07:002008-04-08T18:51:00.000-07:00"Still, the threat is ominous. It shouldn't be aga..."Still, the threat is ominous. It shouldn't be against the law to be fat, and companies shouldn't be penalized because their workers are fat."<BR/><BR/>That is the free market, not socialism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-91764893052539754652008-04-08T18:05:00.000-07:002008-04-08T18:05:00.000-07:00It OK for the government to infringe on individual...It OK for the government to infringe on individual rights as long as it for the greater good. The government should be trusted to make sure that despite the individual citizen's inability to make decisions that are right and healthy for them, the government can step in and make everything right. The government is the only entity equipped to take care of its citizens and make sure everything is fair and even. Thankfully, the Dems know this. Just ask them.Law and Order Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069306257334186404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-70201721653079089572008-04-08T16:54:00.000-07:002008-04-08T16:54:00.000-07:00There are people in political office right now who...There are people in political office right now who would sign such a bill. Texas,right now, is mandating that all students be tested via a skills test every year. While there is no graduation requirement now, the unsaid promise is that down the road there will be. So what does that say to the shy, overweight kid who studies hard and makes a perfect score on the SAT but still can't graduate because he can't run a mile in under eight minutes? To my mind it says that your ability to be an athlete is more important than your ability to think. Don't we get enough of that stuff just with football?Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.com