Posted on 12/24/2005 6:29:48 AM PST by RKV
This guy sounds like the ghost of Lyndon Johnson. Nobody complained about the cost of health care until the government got involved in the system.
Have the World Council of Churches order their respective members to cough up the dough.
I don't mind paying for our military, fire departments, police departments, etc. But welfare..... Nanny State.... Womb to Tomb Society.... I have no patience for any of that. And even my liberal friend from Canada who is out on PAID ONE YEAR MATERNITY LEAVE thinks people should take care of themselves financially - when she isn't on paid leave.
I think I should move to Canada and have a baby every year and get freeloader money forever. LOL
JFK's last Federal Budget was $99 billion.
Since 1965, the American people have paid more than TEN TRILLION DOLLARS in transfer payments chasing an illusory "just society".
And this guy wants more???
The reason I won't support this ding-dong's idea of a "just and free" society is that with ding-dong's like him in charge of the 'just and free' society, it would be little more than a ding-dong's version of justice, a ding-dong's version of politically acceptable freedom and to achieve this ding-dong uptopia, I'd be forced by the ding-dong laws and ding-dong police to give up my traditional American visions of liberty and happiness to pay for widespread and inescapable ding-dongism.
Bah and humbug to this jack@ss.
Merry Christmas to all American freedom and true justice loving patriots and the very best of all to the military that preserves our treasured nation.
Notice the hidden assumption, that a society is not just unless everyone has exactly the same worldly goods.
From each according to his abilities. To each according to his needs.
--Karl Marx
SO9
A just society is one that allows me to keep the rewards from my hard work rather than confiscating them and redistributing them to somebody who does not work so hard (or at all) or who did not make my investment in education.
SO TRUE! Used to cost $7 for a doctor's office visit, and $7 for a tooth filling. Now it is over a hundred bucks for either one, thanks to the "help" of medical and dental insurance. I think the old way was better. We all paid for reg. office visits, drugs, shots... Insurance only paid for emergencies/surgeries, etc. It was much cheaper. Now with all the med. insurance and medicare and medicaid, the costs just keep going UP UP UP. One local doctor raised his OV price from $20 to $60 when most of his patients got insurance - because he could. For those without insur. he kept the old price.
From each according to his abilities. To each according to his needs.
--Karl Marx>>
Translation:
"From each according to his abilities. To each according to MY needs."
The NYC transit guys went on strike in part due to a demand that they pay 1% of their health care premiums. I've worked with union guys before at a large tire manufacturer who had a similar union contract. No health insurance premium, no co-pay for drugs, no payment for office visits, etc., etc.
Their doctor was their best friend.
Have a sniffle-go to the doctor. Wake up hungover-go to the doctor. Don't feel like going to work-go to the doctor.
These union contracts are seriously screwing up healthcare in this country.
Notice the hidden assumption, that a society is not just unless everyone has exactly the same worldly goods.
And here in Southern Calif. I seem to be the only one without a Bentley or Jaguar... So according to the author of this article WHERE'S MINE? I sure see a lot of things that aren't equal to me.
Of course, the author doesn't mention the non-discretionary spending on social programs, which I believe is now more than the discretionary.
No health insurance premium, no co-pay for drugs, no payment for office visits, etc., etc.
We pay a large co-pay and huge monthly premiums for our medical and dental insurance. Through Dow Chem.
It could be that those of us who have been around for awhile have seen the results of nannying the unproductive: parasitic, ungrateful, "entitled" people who are neither happy nor tolerable.
Why would we want to create more?
Defense spending is discretionary? I'd have thought that it was necessary.
I'm with you on the parasites and slackers, but do not oppose offering some help to those who've had a run of bad luck. But then, that's what charity is for...
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