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From: Howard Brazee on 22 Feb 2010 07:36 On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:15:14 -0600, Jim Lovejoy <nospam(a)devnull.spam> wrote: >> Pretty much the same reasons that we have public education, for better >> or for worse. The exception being epidemic control, which I expect >> even you are willing to support. >> >Not if he's consistent. That's a very big "if". >He's willing to pay higher costs for the illusion that he's not paying >others costs. Why shouldn't he be willing to take the risk of falling >victim to an epidemic for the same reasons? The personal costs of an epidemic are much larger than the personal costs of not acknowledging that he's paying for the poor. -- "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found, than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department." - James Madison
From: Howard Brazee on 22 Feb 2010 07:39 On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:33:45 -0600, Jim Lovejoy <nospam(a)devnull.spam> wrote: >And bad as it is for the competitiveness of large business, what it does to >small business is far worse. A lot of would be entrepreneurs with pre- >existing conditions, don't dare leave the safety of their corporate >healthcare. And others are either taking the risk illness wiping them out, >or starting out with an anchor on their business. That's a huge reason. I believe that the strength of our country is much more due to small businesses than for large businesses. But small business can't buy the clout in Congress. -- "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found, than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department." - James Madison
From: John B. on 22 Feb 2010 08:57 On Feb 21, 9:23 pm, assimil...(a)borg.org wrote: > On 21-Feb-2010, "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Is there a system elsewhere in the developed world that doesn't > > "catch" more than 40% of its population? > > I'm not sure where you get your figures but you are smart enough to know > they are false. > > -- > bill-o Sorry, I meant 10%.
From: John B. on 22 Feb 2010 08:58 On Feb 21, 9:31 pm, "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > "Carbon" <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message > > news:4b8195e4$0$21010$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com... > > > > > What would be best would be for the money to come out of sales taxes. > > That way even the slackers have to participate. > > I think slackers should get hit hard with a tax penalty.....$1500 minimum.. > Why should you or I pay for their irresponsibility? > > -Greg And who is to decide who's a slacker and who isn't?
From: John B. on 22 Feb 2010 09:01
On Feb 21, 9:34 pm, assimil...(a)borg.org wrote: > On 21-Feb-2010, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > > > > The French built the Maginot Line. Should England and Canada done the > > > same thing after WWI? > > > The French also built a much superior healthcare system than the US did.. > > and their youth suffer 20% unemployment (close to 50% in the suburban > "banlieus") to pay for it. The "youth" in the latter neighborhoods have > nothing to occupy their time but buring cars it seems. The hidden costs of > UH > > -- > bill-o You couldn't empirically connect youth unemployment to the cost of health care in France if your life depended on it. |