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From: assimilate on 21 Feb 2010 21:50 On 21-Feb-2010, Don Kirkman <donsno2(a)charter.net> wrote: > Or it could be called Christianity: Acts 4:32, 34-35: "Now the > company of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one > said that any of the things which he possessed was his own, but they > had everything in common. . . . There was not a needy person among > them, for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and > brought the proceeds of what was sold . . . and distribution was made > to each as any had need." > > Or consider the even older Judeo-Christian doctrine of the tithe, > giving 10% of one's income to support religious and charitable works. this is an act of personal charity, which I support heartily. It does not say give to Ceaser so that he may give to the poor. -- bill-o
From: assimilate on 21 Feb 2010 21:56 On 21-Feb-2010, Carbon <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > > > What you call reason smells of ideology to me. > > Reality disagrees with you. > > You've been to France, correct? They spend 11% of their GDP on > healthcare and have the 8th best average life expectancy in the world, > at 80.98 years. The US? 15.3% GDP (highest in the world) and an average > life expectancy of 78.11, ranked 49th in the world according to the > CIA's world fact book. Same for Canada. Germany. The UK. Sweden. > Switzerland. Et cetera. what does it really cost? A stagnant economy; high unemployment that some would say triggered the riots of not so long ago. -- bill-o
From: Carbon on 21 Feb 2010 21:57 On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:42:50 +0000, assimilate wrote: > On 21-Feb-2010, Carbon <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote: >> >>> Sure, it could be anyone. But, I still don't see the solution being >>> Universal Health Care. >> >> That's because you're an ideologue. > > you keep using that word...I don't think it means what you think it > means! --Inigo Montoya Main Entry: ideo·logue Variant(s): also idea·logue \ˈī-dē-ə-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\ Function: noun Etymology: French idéologue, back-formation from idéologie "an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology." http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideologue My position on universal healthcare is based on my experience growing up with it, along with solid statistics such as total cost as a percentage of GDP and average life expectancy. Whereas you true believers are 100% certain you are right even though none of you has any real evidence to support it. Certainty, sans evidence. There's a word for that...
From: assimilate on 21 Feb 2010 21:58 On 21-Feb-2010, BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > > > Thank you comrade Carbon. > > > > I win. > > > > > > What did you win? self-approval. It is what the Left is all about. As Thomas Sowell likes to call it "the politics of self-congratulation" -- bill-o
From: Carbon on 21 Feb 2010 21:59
On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:58:55 +0000, assimilate wrote: > On 21-Feb-2010, BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > >>>> Thank you comrade Carbon. >>> >>> I win. >> >> What did you win? > > self-approval. It is what the Left is all about. As Thomas Sowell likes > to call it "the politics of self-congratulation" Whatever turns your crank, Bill. You're still wrong. |