Posted on 12/10/2004 9:37:54 AM PST by rogerv
Tens of millions are uninsured by choice -- they are young people who have better ways to spend their money. Or they are between jobs and between insurances. The "45 million" uninsured today were not the same "45 million" uninsured last year. And there is always another option: pay for your healthcare. Who said anyone had the right to healthcare? If people saved their money, gave up their fast food, their cable TV and their cell phones, they could pay for the basic interventions most of them need: blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. Of course, they could also get off their fat a$$es and exercise, quit smoking, quit drinking and eat nutritious food. But then, that is work and above all, we must avoid work!
LOL.
You're degree is worthless. You have no understanding of the Constitution, you can't construct a proper sentence and you whine like my grandkids when they get tired.
I'm a blue collar guy and I've forgotten more Constitutional law than you'll ever know. Maybe you can get a refund.
rogerv started this thing, didn't say squat and disappeared. His motives are his own and we all had a good time, but do any of you think this was a bogus thread like me?
And here is a basic lesson for you: Corporations are not people. They have no assets. They do not get rich. The profit that is accrued in the course of people working under a corporate umbrella is given to people: employees in the form of wages and shareholders in the form of dividends. Money left over is used to invest in further research and development. Corporations are nothing more than groups of people organized to best produce a good or a service. Corporations are your friend. They probably employ you and a good many of your friends and acquaintances. You will probably retire with funds accrued through stock value and dividends paid by your friend the corporation.
Economic lesson number two: you cannot simply do away with an industry that employs millions of people. Where will those people work? Who will then pay for their benefits --or will we have to insure millions more through our taxes. Oh, but there will be less tax revenue, because those millions of people won't be paying any taxes, as they collect unemployment insurance. Which insurance, by the way, is paid by those evil corporations. No corporations, no unemployment insurance. Guess those millions of people are shit out of luck, eh?
There is no Constitutional right to health care.
And by the way, there are a multitude of options for the truly indigent to get care. County hospitals provide practically free care. My company supplies many county health clinics with free medicine. My company provides the indigent with free meds.
You are talking about people who actually make money and could spend their own damn $5 to buy generic penicillin for that infection. But they don't. Why? Because people like you tell them they shouldn't have to.
The RED DOT on the Chart shows where you fit on the political map.
Your PERSONAL issues Score is 100%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 100%.
(Please note: Scores falling on the Centrist border are counted as Centrist.)
Not surprising, I suppose- I started out with Barry Goldwater years ago and belong to the "just butt out & let me alone" school of conservatism.
ROFLMAOAPIMP
By the way, have you ever had a job? Had to work for a living? Had kids to feed and clothe? Just how old are you? You sound like you just graduated, all new and shiny, and CLUELESS.
So you are back under a new number?
You have yet to give any argument whatsoever as to why socialism would be good for America,or as you put it, "in our best interests".
Still waiting...
"Gee,I'm only wrong on 95% of what I believe?" You have higher marks in fact than most posters from Germany, and they are a fundementally intelligent bunch.
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