Paul Johnson wrote:
Or think that the gov doesn't/shouldn't need to provide for my necessitates (as I think). Imagine what an economy we would have (in the USA) if we were not paying for the war AND not taking peoples hard earned cash to give for "college and health care". IMHO, if you want college, get a job, pay for the class one at a time and save your money. Why should I pay for your education and your health care? Pay for it yourself. Do the math: save your insurance premium every month and in a year, you could pay CASH for major surgery (but not catastrophic care). I think socialism on a volunteer basis is a fine thing, I think on a mandatory basis, it is nothing short of theft. Yes, I do donate large amounts of my cash to charities, no I am not by any def. wealthy. And yes, I paid out of my pocket $10K in health costs this year alone. I practice what I preach. Less Gov is the solution, not mandatory coverage. "The Great Society" of LBJ is what started this health care mess, it did not fix anything. Study your history. And while I am ranting, it is not your employers job to pay for your health care either, and if they do, it is just a benefit, not a right. In almost all cases, you can get better coverage yourself for cheaper, just your boss will not be assisting your payments.On Friday 11 April 2008 06:16:21 am Ron Johnson wrote:On 04/11/08 07:40, Christopher Judd wrote:On Thursday 10 April 2008, Ron Johnson wrote:On 04/10/08 13:51, Andrei Popescu wrote:[snip]It *is* a pain. Friends in Western NY also say that milk about $3/gal.Come on guys, it's not fair. You are complaining about 3$/gal for milk and gas? What about Europe, where we pay 1EUR/litre (and more) !!! According to qalc and current exchange rates: ~$ qalc 1 EUR / litre to USD / gallon (1 * euro) / liter = approx. 6.0093412($ / gal)And according to a Brit friend in France, it's $8.15/gal in Toulouse. But something's got to be cheaper in Europe...Health care would be a big one.And taxes are much lower here, and the torte system so different, and people so much more eager to sue.Depends on the country. In France, they pay less taxes, and with those taxes they get college and healthcare at no extra charge. We coulda done that ourselves over the last 8 years if the conservatives didn't think it to be more productive to flush it down the war...
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