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You (and the downvoters) don't get it: my surprise is that bestham's first reaction was not human sympathy for someone suffering; his first reaction wasn't to t
by wtbob 13y ago
You (and the downvoters) don't get it: my surprise is that bestham's first reaction was not human sympathy for someone suffering; his first reaction wasn't to try to help; his first reaction was to score a cheap political shot.
That's awfully sad, albeit not as sad as the fact that it was successful.
- jtreminio 13y agoYou're right, I don't get it. We're not politicians, we're developers. He's pointing out the fact that he's paid taxes for $x years and in the moment he needs the most help, his government is not here to provide for him. He's not saying Obama or Bush or Clinton or Bush or $foo, he's saying the government.
- bestham 13y agoMy first reaction was to provide some help for him, I did and boy am I sorry for him and everyone in his predicament. While doing that I could also identify an underlying problem in the way he has to beg for help and how unfair a system like this is to everyone that is suffering from similar diseases, terminal or not. If Richard and his family would not have to care about the money, this thread could be about nothing else beside him and his achievements.