[email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 11/22/02 12:47:33 PM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > In a perfect world I would agree. The problem is that with the government > > and > > all the way it is, when people do things that hurt themselves, it is > > everyone, > > not just them that usually pay. Everyone is assessed through increased > > taxes or > > health insurance premiums. > > I don't agree with this logic. That old argument has been used justify the > stripping away of many people's rights. The same case could be used against > you: "Marshall there are risks involved when you use alternative remedies > that have not been approved by the FDA. If it should not work out then the > rest of us will have to pay for your recklessness. Therefore, you must stop > or risk fines and imprisonment." And if you really believe what you've > written, then you should be insisting that McDonald's and Burger King be > outlawed immediately. >
I don't consider public support of people who take reckless regard for their health and life a "right". Who said anything about fines and imprisonment? If I am not paying for it, I could not care less what others are doing. I think we need less laws, not more, and less give away programs, not more. > > People can ingest whatever they like and they'll get no trouble from me. I > will share what I've learned whenever there is an opening to do so, but it is > none of my business what people eat or drink or inhale. > I agree, unless I am being asked to support them financially, when I am having a hard time even supporting myself and wife. Marshall > > Laura > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
