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JPK

(949 posts)
24. Insurance companies
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 06:57 PM
Jan 23

Should refuse coverage of illnesses that were preventable by vaccines such as Polio. Those that become afflicted and end up in iron lungs then sluffed off on the taxpayers because the kids parents decided to not vaccinate their kids should be held financially liable for the ultimate care of their child if they refused having their child vaccinated. Same for Measles, or any other disease that can affect a non vaccinated child that would have to rely on the taxpayer to care for their child into the future for the consequences of their stupidity.

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THE ONLY VACCINE THAT HAS PROVEN UNNECESSARY (since 1979) IS SMALLPOX!!!!! hlthe2b Jan 23 #1
Smallpox killed 90% of the population of the Americas when Europeans first arrived iemanja Jan 23 #18
Yes and it was CDC with WHO who worked throughout the world to ERADICATE it hlthe2b Jan 23 #21
While this policy would affect people of all ages, a pundit on CNN last night said something that stuck with me... EarlG Jan 23 #2
And yet many of them are obsessed with increasing the (white) birth rate. tanyev Jan 23 #5
Ironically it would be MAGA parents causing the deaths of their own children IronLionZion Jan 23 #37
Exactly. It's anti-child, and it's horrifying. highplainsdem Jan 23 #6
It's Eugenics in action. Bohunk68 Jan 23 #39
I'll extend your viewpoint and say that the anti-child extends to all children - white or brown. erronis Jan 23 #26
WOW! quite a bunch running our America today! bluestarone Jan 23 #3
unvaccinated children should not be permitted to attend public school. Period. Greybnk48 Jan 23 #4
I'd agree, but there will objectors due to their religions. n/t BadgerKid Jan 23 #8
Then they can go to religious schools where slightlv Jan 23 #14
Exactly! Well, said. Greybnk48 Saturday #45
That is the Objective eringer Jan 23 #13
Hurting public schools even more? not fooled Jan 23 #40
The exact same logic could be applied to illegal drug use AZJonnie Jan 23 #7
I can see where you say it's a converse, but I agree with you. slightlv Jan 23 #15
Well, surfered Jan 23 #9
Dr Kirk is a Quack Doctor eringer Jan 23 #10
My grandma EuterpeThelo Jan 23 #11
wow Skittles Jan 23 #12
Thank you! EuterpeThelo Tuesday #53
A man died recently in his (I think) late 70s who spent his entire life in an iron lung. dedl67 Jan 23 #28
So the next generation will have the option of getting polio. milestogo Jan 23 #16
Most people are poor at evaluating risks dedl67 Jan 23 #32
The goal must be to cull the population iemanja Jan 23 #17
This is so fucking stupid that I feel like screaming here in my kitchen 3catwoman3 Jan 23 #19
Die, Americans, die. Solly Mack Jan 23 #20
Unvaccinated people should be made to wear a bell while in public. Talitha Jan 23 #22
Unfortunately, it will require a major tragic outbreak to convince these morons of the error of their ways Mysterian Jan 23 #23
Over 1 million died of covid. SamKnause Jan 23 #33
Insurance companies JPK Jan 23 #24
I have no doubt they will indeed refuse coverage. Bristlecone Jan 23 #35
Does anyone want to associate with idiots who purposely choose to spread diseases? mdbl Jan 23 #25
"Medical battery". travelingthrulife Jan 23 #27
I got vaccinated for polio in grade school in the 1950's when the vaccine first came out. patphil Jan 23 #29
Jonas Salk was a hero - one of many great persons who graduated City College of New York dedl67 Jan 23 #34
Yes, he was. patphil Jan 23 #44
God told them so. nt BootinUp Jan 23 #30
Seems their intentions are to fill up the cemeteries with babies and small children. SamKnause Jan 23 #31
That is quite possibly the stupidest thing I have heard... lonely bird Jan 23 #36
Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly of total US population IronLionZion Jan 23 #38
"A diseased population is easier to control." not fooled Jan 23 #41
Republicans want to save the "unborn " mountain grammy Jan 23 #42
Those of us who remember the 1950s be damned. Sneederbunk Jan 23 #43
The kid across the street from me, a very close friend, had those big clunky Forrest Gump braces on his legs Greybnk48 Saturday #46
The rich & well-connected get them. Zelda_Orchid Saturday #47
Trump knows what works when it comes to Turbineguy Saturday #48
Indeed ck4829 Monday #50
Disgusting ck4829 Monday #49
Quack! Ritabert Monday #51
My soon to be 90 year old uncle JustAnotherGen Monday #52
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