I don't believe I have ever made a thread based on a single quote said by someone.
But this one takes the cake. Not only is it a complete strawman by the King of strawman arguments...but even for a hack like Maher - it is asinine.

Bill Maher..."What is it about Americans that make them want to make money off of breast cancer?"
Answering that was one of the common liberal loons that he often plants - even he knew this was idiotic and said "Well, I don't think it is Americans themselves..." [interruption - Bill Maher]..."well I mean the culture, what is it about the American culture that makes us want to make money off of other people's misery?"

Why do people buy into this guy?

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The essence of tyranny is the denial of complexity; where everything is made simple, and in that simplification the truth is lost.

Well... not that I can even look at Maher without throwing up... but... you really don't think every last cent that is made off everything with the breast cancer ribbon on it is REALLY all going to breast cancer research and treatment... do you?

Same thing with the yellow ribbon magnets that everyone had on their car.

People buy that stuff because they do believe in the cause... but the ones who manufacture and market them make all kinds of money off of it.

People capitalize on the sickest shit.

They were talking about health care, not $1 magnets.

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The essence of tyranny is the denial of complexity; where everything is made simple, and in that simplification the truth is lost.

you hit the nail on the head.... i wont put one of those ribbons on my car for that reason.. but in the end i am a hypocrite for i allow them to be sold in my stores and i wish they were not there for it is a racket

Let's see, why would a cancer doctor want to get paid?

Unlike Maher they can't live on just love?

What Maher needs to ask himself, why does he get paid more than the average doctor. Has he no shame?

I assume doctors in Nationalized Systems just do it for a hobby.

Bill Maher used to be funny, his original HBO show was great. Back then he was pretty equal opportunity with his humor. Now he is just another bitter liberal hack.

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"It's a good feeling to shoot a bad guy. Something you democrats would never understand. Americans are homesteaders, we want a safe home, keep the money we make, and shoot bad guys!"

----Denny Crane

He is more than bitter.
He dislikes America. But fails to see the hypocrisy of himself.

It's like Michael Moore, hates capitalism, but uses it to make millions exactly in the same way the CEO's that he makes films about.

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The essence of tyranny is the denial of complexity; where everything is made simple, and in that simplification the truth is lost.

Top Ten Signs Maher is out of touch:

#10. He thinks "Doctors Without Borders" are doctors with interns that "put out".

#9. He thinks the Cuban system is better which is why he loves “Con gris“.

#8. He confuses "foot and mouth" disease with "foot in mouth."

#7. He went in for a penis enlargement and now has hemorrhoids. Front and back.

#6. His mama never told him, "Little Billy, that's why God gave you two ears and one mouth."

#5. He went in for a brain scan but the results were inconclusive.

#4. He wanted to join medical school but they wouldn't let him in because he has flat feet.

#3. He got a ticket for going 120 in a 55, but when they calibrated the radar they found out it was clocking his mouth.

#2. He once had a thought.

And #1. Because he works for nothing to make people miserable.

you don't understand the meaning of the word profit, do you?

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Yes, I do. Why do you ask?

A better question may be do you know the difference between a LLC, an LP, a S Corporation, etc.?

one of your responses showed marked ignorance regarding profit.

mainly when you asserted that in a nationalized system, doctors must be volunteers. You are assuming that employees can't be paid in a non profit system. you do realize there are a myriad of non profit companies in the US who pay many employees, don't you?

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Since you're the accounting expert on this board, profits are on the debit or credit side of the ledger?

If the stupid "profit" discussion is over, how does the Left explain this: "what is it about the American culture that makes us want to make money off of other people's misery?" ---Bill Maher

"Make money" means salaries, wages, profits, fees, revenue, etc. Doctors don't "make money" off medicine in Maher's enlightened Nationalized Countries?

"make money" can suggest anything, including profits. do you have special knowledge as to what bill maher was actually asserting?

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