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I couldn't care less what his actual income is. LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 10/09/2010 06:16:41 PM
So, yes, it is about all his choices and his life because he wants to make those choices and not have to live with what that means. He opened up his "personal life" to scrutiny when he chose to both make it public and then accept no judgments or consequences for it. And then, to top it all off, wants us to feel bad because we as a nation don't want to pay for his dental care which he didn't previously place such a high value on himself.

Americans pay more for health care through their taxes than many countries with general socialized health care, presumably including Norway. If "you as a nation" didn't have such an incredibly inefficient system, you could pay for his dental care with not a single American paying a penny more in taxes than they do now. The man has a point in criticizing said system then, I would think.

As for the real point discussed here, you can of course be annoyed by his rant and react accordingly, but I don't really see how you can claim to know how he spent his money and how he should've spent it instead. Saying he should've gone to the dentist is one thing, but trying to calculate his income and expenses does seem rather exaggerated.


I know how he has spent SOME of his money because he has told people things he has spent his money on. I don't care what he makes. I do care that he wants to make choices and not live with the consequences. In the real world, if you don't have enough money, you have to make tough choices. In the real world, if you don't have enough money, you make more. You don't put your hand in other people's pockets and demand their money.

As for your policy arguments, I don't agree with you. I don't think there is some huge pile of mis-spent money that should be spent on other things for other people. His criticism of "the system" in this post amounted to him lamenting the fact that it didn't pay for what he wanted it to pay for and for which he refused to pay himself.
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NSSP: I Live in the Greatest Country on Earth! Joel - 09/09/2010 06:12:06 PM 1844 Views
17 fillings? Do you ever go to the dentist? *NM* random thoughts - 09/09/2010 06:26:05 PM 533 Views
seriously. that's an insane number of fillings to have been putting off. LadyLorraine - 09/09/2010 06:28:09 PM 1159 Views
Give me the time and money, and I'll be happy to do it. Joel - 09/09/2010 06:32:42 PM 1114 Views
This is the first time in my life I've had dental insurance. Joel - 09/09/2010 06:29:44 PM 1216 Views
So in other words it's your own damn fault. Tom - 09/09/2010 07:34:43 PM 1121 Views
"Not that expensive" is a big phrase. Joel - 10/09/2010 05:42:55 AM 1074 Views
I've actually been buying Boar's Head knockwurst for grilling. Tom - 10/09/2010 05:46:59 AM 971 Views
Aaaah, thanks. Joel - 10/09/2010 06:13:19 AM 981 Views
have you tried going to a dental school? random thoughts - 09/09/2010 07:36:15 PM 1025 Views
Congratulations: You made the first constructive suggestion in the thread. Joel - 10/09/2010 05:37:51 AM 1060 Views
well, I bet it wouldn't have cost you near so much if you hadn't kept putting it off. LadyLorraine - 09/09/2010 06:29:50 PM 1127 Views
Yes, I was able to figure that out on my own. Joel - 09/09/2010 06:34:58 PM 1250 Views
whatever. If you put your health second... LadyLorraine - 09/09/2010 07:40:20 PM 1212 Views
Millions of Americans do it daily, which was my point. Joel - 10/09/2010 05:48:38 AM 1033 Views
17? Wow... do you use cola as mouthwash? *NM* Isaac - 09/09/2010 06:46:28 PM 580 Views
Dr. Pepper Joel - 09/09/2010 06:47:32 PM 1085 Views
Re: Dr. Pepper Isaac - 10/09/2010 07:05:06 PM 1252 Views
A reasonable response; amazing how it doesn't make me foam at the mouth.... Joel - 11/09/2010 04:02:10 PM 1242 Views
(shrugs) I don't mix personal and politics Isaac - 11/09/2010 07:21:36 PM 1460 Views
As it should be. Joel - 11/09/2010 09:17:56 PM 1192 Views
By they way, some quick possibly useful advice Isaac - 11/09/2010 07:38:02 PM 1159 Views
Yeah, those are the two things I'm thinking. Joel - 11/09/2010 08:47:54 PM 1214 Views
no, that would be the dr. pepper again... moondog - 11/09/2010 07:52:44 PM 1074 Views
no but he is a big fan of Kool-Aid *NM* random thoughts - 09/09/2010 10:08:25 PM 539 Views
*NM* Isaac - 10/09/2010 05:43:06 PM 572 Views
Yikes. nossy - 09/09/2010 08:45:55 PM 1078 Views
This is (one of) the thing(s) I love about you: Joel - 10/09/2010 05:34:02 AM 1146 Views
would it save you money if they just ripped them all out and put in dentures instead? *NM* moondog - 09/09/2010 09:32:41 PM 617 Views
Honestly not sure, but that may be what happens. Joel - 10/09/2010 05:36:15 AM 1017 Views
One bit at a time.. Kel - 09/09/2010 10:11:00 PM 1052 Views
Indeed. Joel - 10/09/2010 05:54:10 AM 1237 Views
I feel so sorry for people who have to live in uncivilised countries. Tim - 10/09/2010 12:18:11 AM 1105 Views
yes he will be moving to the land known for great dental care *NM* random thoughts - 10/09/2010 01:01:37 AM 555 Views
I think I must have been channeling a drunken poet when I wrote that insult ßelals Girl - 10/09/2010 01:23:45 AM 1221 Views
LOL A British person lecturing us about anything involving dental care. LiterateDog - 10/09/2010 02:02:33 AM 1201 Views
I love how I'm not the only one to remember very old Simpson episodes! Dark Knight - 10/09/2010 03:58:41 AM 1130 Views
When I posted regularly and prolifically that was kinda my thing. Joel - 10/09/2010 06:17:03 AM 1060 Views
Certainly not! *NM* ironclad - 10/09/2010 08:13:07 AM 516 Views
All hail the stereotype! Tim - 10/09/2010 10:12:30 AM 1040 Views
Where does that stereotype come from? Camilla - 11/09/2010 04:52:41 PM 1388 Views
Also less of an obsession with artficially whitening teeth. *NM* Legolas - 11/09/2010 05:33:04 PM 546 Views
Combined with tea? *NM* Camilla - 11/09/2010 05:34:25 PM 496 Views
Yeah, about that... Joel - 11/09/2010 09:31:11 PM 1440 Views
Re: Yeah, about that... Camilla - 11/09/2010 09:35:15 PM 1439 Views
Still keeping my US citizenship though. Joel - 11/09/2010 09:53:05 PM 1272 Views
It's painful to watch though. Joel - 10/09/2010 06:16:03 AM 1125 Views
America is fine. You just suck at it. *NM* Dark Cannoli'gar - 10/09/2010 12:29:48 AM 625 Views
Sorry for the national debt nearly as large as our GDP, falling standard of living and Iraq War. Joel - 10/09/2010 05:57:34 AM 1058 Views
Suck it up ßelals Girl - 10/09/2010 01:27:09 AM 1072 Views
Norway doesn't provide dental coverage for anyone over 18. Joel - 10/09/2010 06:09:32 AM 1131 Views
~shrugs~ damookster - 10/09/2010 01:48:24 AM 1052 Views
In this case I did without so I could get to work every day, and put my arm back in its socket. Joel - 10/09/2010 06:19:11 AM 1059 Views
Your travel money would certainly have paid for a lot of dentistry. *NM* LiterateDog - 10/09/2010 02:00:09 AM 580 Views
LITERATEDOG!! ßelals Girl - 10/09/2010 02:02:57 AM 1176 Views
I was trying to go the Facebook route, but no one wants to debate anything there. *NM* LiterateDog - 10/09/2010 02:04:48 AM 607 Views
The only people that reply to you on Facebook are people who already like you and agree with you. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 10/09/2010 03:07:22 AM 555 Views
Xactly. Hide everyone else. *NM* nossy - 10/09/2010 03:22:36 AM 433 Views
Not really. Joel - 10/09/2010 06:21:55 AM 1205 Views
Oh, honey, I don't blame you for the Norway travel. LiterateDog - 10/09/2010 06:35:10 AM 1042 Views
Funny thing is I once would've agreed. Joel - 10/09/2010 08:47:34 AM 1137 Views
Boohoo. You made your choices. You prioritized luxuries before dental care. Live with it. LiterateDog - 10/09/2010 04:40:05 PM 1205 Views
Joel opened himself up to this nossy - 10/09/2010 05:22:45 PM 1081 Views
But it's all about his personal choices. LiterateDog - 10/09/2010 05:33:42 PM 1171 Views
A rather tangential point, but since you keep talking about what "you as a nation" pay for... Legolas - 10/09/2010 06:07:10 PM 1059 Views
I couldn't care less what his actual income is. LiterateDog - 10/09/2010 06:16:41 PM 1068 Views
IIRC, you think there's a huge pile of misspent money that should be returned to its owners. Joel - 11/09/2010 04:12:57 PM 1141 Views
Yes. nossy - 10/09/2010 06:33:22 PM 1235 Views
Much better put than in my post. What she said. *NM* Legolas - 10/09/2010 06:39:27 PM 486 Views
Whatever. Completely ignore my points because you want to hide behind the label "personal choice". LiterateDog - 10/09/2010 11:13:02 PM 1017 Views
Ok. nossy - 11/09/2010 07:14:23 AM 1069 Views
Actually, no. Not ok. nossy - 11/09/2010 08:23:02 AM 973 Views
But, you know, even then, put the political part of it aside. LiterateDog - 10/09/2010 11:29:36 PM 1140 Views
Excoriate? nossy - 11/09/2010 07:21:03 AM 1464 Views
.sorry, darlin'... damookster - 11/09/2010 03:40:24 AM 1273 Views
and edit. nossy - 11/09/2010 07:23:41 AM 1229 Views
In other words, you made sacrfices for those you love. Joel - 11/09/2010 04:25:08 PM 1316 Views
Actually, most of those choices weren't mine and I opposed them. Joel - 11/09/2010 04:09:43 PM 1154 Views
"if you really work as much as you claim, then you must piss money away at an astounding rate" eh? Joel - 11/09/2010 03:49:58 PM 1331 Views
And your comparison of a celebratory party to the basic right to marry itself is ludicrous. LiterateDog - 10/09/2010 06:55:18 AM 1381 Views
That's an unfortunate situation... Vivien - 10/09/2010 05:10:01 PM 1228 Views
*hugs* I'm glad you got it taken care of though, and glad to hear from you; been a little worried. Joel - 11/09/2010 04:34:31 PM 1153 Views
I have about 3 fiddy BlackAdder - 10/09/2010 05:47:38 PM 1086 Views
*submerges and capsizes your boat* Joel - 11/09/2010 04:35:04 PM 1115 Views
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