On your death bed...

saveuplife
saveuplife Posts: 1,173
edited October 2008 in A Moving Train
...do you think you'll care at all about politics?
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  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    saveuplife wrote:
    ...do you think you'll care at all about politics?

    No.

    But my family will when their stuck fitting the bill for my medical bills.
  • QuestionAuthority
    QuestionAuthority Idaho Posts: 327
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    No.

    But my family will when their stuck fitting the bill for my medical bills.


    Perfect answer..
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  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    No.

    But my family will when their stuck fitting the bill for my medical bills.
    Damn good answer!!!!
    the Minions
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    saveuplife wrote:
    ...do you think you'll care at all about politics?

    I don't think I care that much now. I care about some issues and I'm pretty much anti-government, but I don't really see any way for any significant changes to occur in the political system in the foreseeable future, so why get too bent out of shape about it.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    saveuplife wrote:
    ...do you think you'll care at all about politics?

    It might depend on how I end up on my death bed.
  • saveuplife
    saveuplife Posts: 1,173
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    No.

    But my family will when their stuck fitting the bill for my medical bills.


    Way to make my attempt a non-political 'can't we all just get along' thread into a referendum on healthcare. Impressive.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    No.

    But my family will when their stuck fitting the bill for my medical bills.

    thankfully we have free health care in this country...

    in reply to thread.. no, of course not.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    It might depend on how I end up on my death bed.

    This is true...

    But short of dying during any sort of disaster that is caused in part by our government, I can't imagine that I would be thinking about politics at all.
    My whole life
    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
    “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Its in fashion to diss 'politics', by implying they're so unimportant that you won't care about them on your death bed, but the reason politics exists, are human needs, and how best to meet them. If I did something that help someone else's needs be met better, including voting or contributing to who I thought was the right guy to do that, yeah I'd be glad of that on my deathbed.
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  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    saveuplife wrote:
    Way to make my attempt a non-political 'can't we all just get along' thread into a referendum on healthcare. Impressive.


    Sorry.
    Politics is where my mind is at these days :)

    And to answer your question...

    No
    I'll probably be thinking about dying.
  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
    saveuplife wrote:
    Way to make my attempt a non-political 'can't we all just get along' thread into a referendum on healthcare. Impressive.

    But his answer was very realistic and certainly reflects a large truth.
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    No.

    But my family will when their stuck fitting the bill for my medical bills.

    So why don't you start saving money now for that day so you won't stick them with it?
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • saveuplife
    saveuplife Posts: 1,173
    NMyTree wrote:
    But his answer was very realistic and certainly reflects a large truth.


    His answer didn't answer my question. He was talking about other people besides himself. The question was about what YOU would do.

    God, this place is a disaster. :(
  • OffHeGoes29
    OffHeGoes29 Posts: 1,240
    Hopefully on your deathbed, you will have your shit together money wise so your family and the government don’t have to foot the bill.

    But I guess personal responsibility left a long time ago here in America.
    BRING BACK THE WHALE
  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    know1 wrote:
    So why don't you start saving money now for that day so you won't stick them with it?


    Ohh
    I didn't realize that saving money was the problem?
    Okay...I'll be sure to keep that in mind.

    Thanks
  • OffHeGoes29
    OffHeGoes29 Posts: 1,240
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    Ohh
    Saving Money is the problem?
    Okay...I be sure to keep that in mind.

    Thanks

    Yeah, it is the problem. Why is it so hard?
    BRING BACK THE WHALE
  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    on my death bed I'll be busy lining out the finances and securing my family's future, so I won't be too concerned with the politics of that time... But I'm sure I'll still be complaining about whatever position current politics has burdened us with.
    the Minions
  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
    saveuplife wrote:
    His answer didn't answer my question. He was talking about other people besides himself. The question was about what YOU would do.

    God, this place is a disaster. :(

    saveuplife wrote:
    ...do you think you'll care at all about politics?


    No, you didn't ask anyone what they would do.

    You asked people if they would care at all about politics, on their deathbed.

    You asked people what would be on their minds ...what they would be thinking and feeling; not what they would do or would be doing.

    At best the disaster is in the poor manner you posed the question

    within the context of the way you posed the question, Gonzo1977's answer was absolutely perfect and exactly within context.

    Now, if you "meant " something else with it, you may want to re-word your question.
  • saveuplife
    saveuplife Posts: 1,173
    I'll be thinking about religion/God/the afterlife. I'll be thinking about my family. I'll be thinking about my friends. I'll reflect on my life, and how good it has been.

    I don't think politics or work will enter my head at all. But, that's just me.

    Congrats to those of you who are convinced you will be thinking about politics on your death bed. Not my cup of tea to go out thinking about politics, but good for you.
  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    OffHeGoes29 wrote:
    Yeah, it is the problem. Why is it so hard?

    So American's are at fault for the health care issues in this country? They're just not saving enough money?

    Hmmm.Okay.
    I didn't realize that.

    I'll be sure to tell that to my mother who can't afford the "Treatment" that the insurance companies won't cover for her Cancer.

    "Sorry Mom...You just didn't save enough money"

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