"your tax money" lol ok.
I understand and mostly agree with your points except for the fact that "a cure would be something that you need to survive, or something that makes you vastly healthier and able to function and work." Ever heard of gender dysphoria? its a mental illness-so yeah a surgery would improve their lives vastly. I'm sorry about your asthma and your family having to pay for it, and I do agree that the tax payer money is not used correctly in that sense.
EDIT: Oh and I don't agree with the whole "trans gross me out" thing. Like come on kid...You're allowed to have your opinions, but people are going to **** on you about them. I'd say keep it to yourself if you feel that strongly about it. All I'm going to say is there is nothing weird or gross about transgender people, they are equals and deserve respect no matter your preconceived notions of them.
EDIT2: took out mean words :(