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Originally Posted by IamAlejo
I've got to run to wor so I'll respond to the rest later, but really hard to tae your point seriously when you can't tell the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Greeeaaaattt education.
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....no I'm not too knowledgable about either. My point is that it's irelevant to what we were talking about....unless you're trying to imply that healthcare is being imposed by a tyrannical government...how dare they make you pay more in taxes so that some people can be treated in a humane way.
...just about every other time the government has shown a little compassion towards poorer folks there's been outrage and cries of "opression" by the richer folks...the 8 hour work day, minimum wage, stopping child labour, etc.
...what's really absurd is that health care is considered a privilege for people who have worked hard enough to afford it.You still live in a society with other people, and there is no way in hell that you'd be able to enjoy a higher standing of living without these people.
...my point is still valid, even though I worded it wrong.We're not living in the 18th century, you should be trying to argue why it isn't a good idea now. Capitalism wouldn't be able to sustain itself without making some concessions to social welfare. If we had stayed the course of 19th century "laissez-faire" societies, we'd probably all be communists by now.