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11-07-2012, 02:04 PM #4201
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11-07-2012, 02:04 PM #4202
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11-07-2012, 02:05 PM #4203My Journal (RIP 05/11 - 09/13):
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11-07-2012, 02:13 PM #4204
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11-07-2012, 02:17 PM #4205
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11-07-2012, 02:18 PM #4206
You would ask, wouldn't you?
Honestly, I would have to type out a novel to hit each point on their platform, and I just don't have the time or energy to do it right now. Speaking in very broad generalities, our society is becoming increasingly wired to depend on government. Drawing that back too quickly would be a shock to the system.
Also, I'm not sure human nature will ever allow for a true libertarian society to be successful.
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11-07-2012, 02:24 PM #4207
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11-07-2012, 02:28 PM #4208
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11-07-2012, 02:28 PM #4209
Cherry-picking a little
America is the only developed country without universal healthcare. This is seen as such a basic right in other developed countries, it's sort of like saying America is the only developed country without roads.
Universal healthcare is better, because:
The majority of people go to the doctor regularly. If I have a cold or flu that means I don't go to work, if I trip over or do something funny in the gym and there is a lasting pain, if I cut myself and it doesn't stop bleeding within half an hour...
These might all seem like minor things, but if they aren't treated, or at least examined, they can lead to catastrophic problems that burden the health system far more than 1 trip to my local gp.
I go and have regular check ups with my doctor too, even if I am feeling fine. I have had a melanoma removed from my right arm, which would probably have at worst killed me or at best meant very aggressive treatments over a long period of time in a hospital if I wasnt having regular checkups. The cost of one course of melanoma treatment in hospital would exceed the total cost of probably all of the rest of my checkups for life.
Universal healthcare also means that if for some reason I did need a course of melanoma treatment, me and my family would not have to shell out such a ludicrous sum of money that it would significantly degrade their quality of life.
Universal healthcare means that even though abortion is a choice, it isn't made as often because people with unplanned pregnancies are supported in the lead up to the birth, and are not expected to go back to work mere days after giving birth.
Writing this post also made me go and dig up last year's tax return. For universal healthcare last year, I paid about $600, which was included in my income tax. It should speak volumes that this was so little of a hit that I had to go and get my tax paperwork to even tell you this amount.
You might want the right to not have universal healthcare, but this is like "having the right" to not have electricity, or roads, or schools, all or which are things that some people use a lot more than others, all of which are funded to some degree by everyone..
Crede quod habes, et habes.
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11-07-2012, 02:33 PM #4210
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11-07-2012, 02:42 PM #4211too bad stupidity isn't painful
The Germans have always had a diabolical streak in them when it comes to their machine's repairability. Krautcars should have a sticker under the hood that says: "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here with tools, and a schedule to keep."
"Leave me alone, I know what I am doing." Kimi Raikonnen
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11-07-2012, 02:56 PM #4212
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11-07-2012, 02:58 PM #4213
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11-07-2012, 03:05 PM #4214
Also I think "giant clusterfck" is a little exaggerated. I don't like either abbot or gillard and I voted for neither of them, but neither of them is going to destroy Australia. They are no Hussein, Taliban or hitler. I dislike a lot of their policy, but ultimately we do live in a pretty bloody stable country. And I am not saying by this that America is unstable either, because if you put Obama or Romney in charge, and America will be largely fine for the next 4 years.
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Crede quod habes, et habes.
Believe that you have it, and you have it.
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11-07-2012, 03:42 PM #4215
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11-07-2012, 03:59 PM #4216
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11-07-2012, 04:20 PM #4217
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11-07-2012, 04:25 PM #4218too bad stupidity isn't painful
The Germans have always had a diabolical streak in them when it comes to their machine's repairability. Krautcars should have a sticker under the hood that says: "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here with tools, and a schedule to keep."
"Leave me alone, I know what I am doing." Kimi Raikonnen
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11-07-2012, 04:28 PM #4219
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11-07-2012, 04:31 PM #4220
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11-07-2012, 04:34 PM #4221too bad stupidity isn't painful
The Germans have always had a diabolical streak in them when it comes to their machine's repairability. Krautcars should have a sticker under the hood that says: "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here with tools, and a schedule to keep."
"Leave me alone, I know what I am doing." Kimi Raikonnen
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11-07-2012, 04:41 PM #4222
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11-07-2012, 05:04 PM #4223
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11-07-2012, 05:19 PM #4224
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What in the heck is wrong with avatars on the forum now.
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11-07-2012, 05:28 PM #4225
When a service is provided for free, people abuse it, making it more expensive for the people providing that service.
Most everyone can afford even the most basic health insurance (for less than what most people pay for their monthly cell phone bill, or cable bill, or internet access) so that you can be protected should something terrible happen - all of these plans provide free preventative care.
The FMLA allows you to take 12 weeks off work without fear of losing your job.
I'm a pretty healthy guy - most everyone here is, why should we be forced to pay for healthcare we don't need?My Journal (RIP 05/11 - 09/13):
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11-07-2012, 05:30 PM #4226
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11-07-2012, 05:49 PM #4227I remove my shirt to poop crew
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11-07-2012, 07:15 PM #4228
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11-07-2012, 07:31 PM #4229
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11-07-2012, 08:08 PM #4230
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