01-13-2009, 12:03 PM
One at a time:
For me it's simple. People need to be protected from things like fire, crime, and attack. Obviously things like snow plowing and other basic necessities are going to be on the list too, but I draw the line right before it gets to socialized healthcare and a tax on non-diet sodas.
No. You're in an a-hole amount of debt because you CHOSE to take out loans to pay for college. You didn't HAVE to go to college.
Get your own insurance. There's no law mandating you accept your employer's benefit package. Shop around until you find one that fits your desires.
Those companies chose to ship their jobs overseas because it is cheaper to produce there, you're right. But do you know WHY it is cheaper to produce there? Because they don't have the insurance liabilities, the legal fees, the demand for high cost health insurance, unions driving up salaries, minimum wage laws, or any of the other interferences that outside influences have caused on the private sector.
Some will save, but most will still buy. That's the glory of the freedoms we enjoy. You can do what you want with your money. If you're a turd and spend it all, then it's YOUR problem. Stop pestering the rest of us with your burdens.
Why not allow parents the right to choose which school their child goes to? The strong, worthwhile schools will survive, and the shitty schools will fold. The result? Smarter kids.
They can. They're choosing not to.
I believe that some of it would be catastrophic. But some of your points make sense. I'm never afraid to commend someone for making a valid point if it disagrees with mine. To answer the question of what I would do, just see some of my posts in this thread.
Quote:We know the line between too much and too little government services has to be drawn, but no one can agree on where. I was making an example of the fact that some say that we can't have some of those things because it would raise taxes more. You don't want more public service, but people seem to neglect the public services they already take for granted.
For me it's simple. People need to be protected from things like fire, crime, and attack. Obviously things like snow plowing and other basic necessities are going to be on the list too, but I draw the line right before it gets to socialized healthcare and a tax on non-diet sodas.
Quote:I'm in an a-hole amount of debt because I had to take out loans to pay for college.
No. You're in an a-hole amount of debt because you CHOSE to take out loans to pay for college. You didn't HAVE to go to college.
Quote:I don't like knowing that although my company pays for my health insurance, I have to pay $1,500.00 up front for any procedure outside of a doctor's visit.
Get your own insurance. There's no law mandating you accept your employer's benefit package. Shop around until you find one that fits your desires.
Quote:Capitalism is all well and good in theory, but sometimes reality screws it up a bit, but think of all the people who lost jobs because they were shipped overseas for cheaper production costs?
Those companies chose to ship their jobs overseas because it is cheaper to produce there, you're right. But do you know WHY it is cheaper to produce there? Because they don't have the insurance liabilities, the legal fees, the demand for high cost health insurance, unions driving up salaries, minimum wage laws, or any of the other interferences that outside influences have caused on the private sector.
Quote:Those who had problems finding new jobs? Are they buying stuff? Or are they going to start saving more, because, well, shit happens?
Some will save, but most will still buy. That's the glory of the freedoms we enjoy. You can do what you want with your money. If you're a turd and spend it all, then it's YOUR problem. Stop pestering the rest of us with your burdens.
Quote:So the government gets bigger. I'm more worried about the government agencies we already have than the ones that would be created for public service. I'd rather see money that has already been slated to "help the economy" go to building roads and schools and staffing.
Why not allow parents the right to choose which school their child goes to? The strong, worthwhile schools will survive, and the shitty schools will fold. The result? Smarter kids.
Quote:If I was able to live on $6.50 an hour, why can't anyone else?
They can. They're choosing not to.
Quote:Everything I mentioned above could ruin the country for all I really know. What would you suggest?
I believe that some of it would be catastrophic. But some of your points make sense. I'm never afraid to commend someone for making a valid point if it disagrees with mine. To answer the question of what I would do, just see some of my posts in this thread.