(August 23, 2009 at 4:01 pm)dry land fish Wrote: I can support an effort to control how much people can charge for procedures.
Earlier:
(August 20, 2009 at 8:49 pm)dry land fish Wrote: The government has a job to protect the citizens from foreign invaders. That's it.
So you're a hardcore libertarian but you support blatant market manipulation?
I think you've talked yourself into a corner and you don't know what you're defending anymore.
(August 23, 2009 at 10:56 pm)dry land fish Wrote: I'm not trying to be an A hole but I'm being realistic. America can not have a completely free health care system. It won't work. I have had this discussion with many Americans. My co workers, hair dresser, old men at the mom and pop coffee spots, my family, and my friends all are against a completely free healthcare system. Those people range in all different ages and political parties. Some even are religious and we all agree on this one thing. We want to fix the system...but we don't trust our federal or state governments enough to put our healthcare into their hands.
Don't pretend you know what the general public wants when you talk to a few of your deep south friends. Actual polls show that the american people don't hold the views you claim they do.
(August 21, 2009 at 6:17 pm)dry land fish Wrote: Most poor people made bad decisions. They more than likely never finished high school or only have a high school educaton. That's irresponsible. It's their choice to continue their education or not to continue their education.Let's imagine for a moment that every American citizen has a High School education and some post-secondary. Do you think that will somehow enable businesses to pay them more and there will be no lower class? Are you retarded?
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People can't make a living on checking out goods at Wal Mart. Even managers make around thirty thousand a year. What is anyone going to buy on thirty grand a year?
- Meatball