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The Absurd GOP
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RE: The Absurd GOP
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 am
(November 17, 2025 at 11:43 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: Dr. Oz: "If you really want to drop the cost of health care in America, get healthier."


... because obesity is entirely about personal choice.

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RE: The Absurd GOP
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 am
(November 18, 2025 at 1:45 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:
(November 17, 2025 at 11:43 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: Dr. Oz: "If you really want to drop the cost of health care in America, get healthier."


... because obesity is entirely about personal choice.

Also, the cost of health care many, many other factors that individuals don't have any control over - like out fetishization of profit motive.
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RE: The Absurd GOP
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 am
(November 17, 2025 at 11:43 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: Dr. Oz: "If you really want to drop the cost of health care in America, get healthier."


This is known as the 'Diet And Exercise Make Cancer Go Bye-Bye' school of thought.

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RE: The Absurd GOP
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 am (This post was last modified: November 18, 2025 at 4:54 am by Rev. Rye.)
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.

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RE: The Absurd GOP
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 am
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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RE: The Absurd GOP
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 am
Live fast, die young. Don't be a burden to healthcare and pension.
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RE: The Absurd GOP
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 am
(November 17, 2025 at 11:43 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: Dr. Oz: "If you really want to drop the cost of health care in America, get healthier."


Quote:I don't understand why you'd come to a discussion forum, and then proceed to reap from visibility any voice that disagrees with you. If you're going to do that, why not just sit in front of a mirror and pat yourself on the back continuously?
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RE: The Absurd GOP
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 pm
^I think the plan may be to end any kind of healthcare in the US, let all the sickies die, and balance the budget that way.

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RE: The Absurd GOP
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 pm
(November 17, 2025 at 11:51 pm)Fireball Wrote: Feckin eejit. Next, he'll tell us if we want to live longer, healthier lives, we should choose our parents more wisely. I used to say that as a joke; it's incredible to me that we have people in positions of authority who believe it.

Same advice most rich people follow for getting rich.
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RE: The Absurd GOP
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 pm
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