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FUCK REPUBLICANS... MUST READ (even you will agree Trauma, LOL, Jome read this)
Trauma-san:
--- Quote from: *Jamal* on November 24, 2004, 04:28:07 PM ---
--- Quote from: Trauma on November 24, 2004, 04:01:41 PM ---Every single appropriation I read in the bill was unnecessary, and most could be funded by private sources. Almost all of them are examples of Charity, which the government has no business being in. All of this should be cut out, and taxes lowered.
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But since that's not the case (the taxes not being lowered), wouldn't it make more sense to spend that money on more important things like education and healthcare? Or do you feel our beloved administration has made the better decision by giving it to the Norwegian American Foundation?
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Nah, it doesn't make any sense to spend the money on education or healthcare at all. No matter how much money we spend on schools, the kids still fail, meanwhile you have kids in Utah, which has the lowest amount per student spent in the entire nation, consistently scoring the highest on tests... why? ... because there's a whole ton of christians in Utah, who raise their kids the right way. Hate it, but it's the truth.
The problem with healthcare is this... you have tons of people in America who get free healthcare through work, and go to the doctor for everything from a stubbed toe to a headache, and the rest of the American people pay for it, through higher insurance premiums. If an insurance company has to pay doctor bills when someone gets a headache, you know they're gonna raise rates... that doesn't matter though, to the person with free healthcare. The healthcare profession is an endless pit, you could throw money into it for the next 100 years and never fill it. The entire insurance system needs to be overhauled. As it stands now it's almost impossible for a poor family to afford it, because all of the people that get it for free abuse it. Also, Malpractice lawsuits have absolutely no caps on them, so doctors themselves have to pay higher malpractice insurance, which makes the doctors charge even MORE money for their practice.
I think really soon you're going to see lots of companies dropping comprehensive healthcare coverage from their benefits, and instead offer us policies with a high deductable.... i.e. 2000 dollars a year, or so... that way the insurance won't be abused for each and every little thing someone doesn't even need to see a doctor for, but will still be there for major instances when you have something catastrophic happen. You'll still be able to go see a doc anytime you want, you'll just have to pay the first 2000 dollars of it.
On top of this, every public hospital in America is prohibited from refusing medical assistance to someone in need... I've never paid for a doctor bill, and have been to the doctor my entire life whenever I needed to, so I've got free healthcare, anyways. My mom is dying of cancer, she's had a team of specialists treating her for years now, and hasn't paid a penny, because she doesn't have a penny. My brother had knee surgery last year, didn't pay a dime for it, because he couldn't afford it. Still had the surgery, rehabilitation, all of that, for free. Why? ... because the government already provides for it, for anyone who needs it.
If you're sick, go to the doctor.
Jimmy Cash2120:
--- Quote from: Trauma on November 24, 2004, 11:16:23 PM ---
--- Quote from: *Jamal* on November 24, 2004, 04:28:07 PM ---
--- Quote from: Trauma on November 24, 2004, 04:01:41 PM ---Every single appropriation I read in the bill was unnecessary, and most could be funded by private sources. Almost all of them are examples of Charity, which the government has no business being in. All of this should be cut out, and taxes lowered.
--- End quote ---
But since that's not the case (the taxes not being lowered), wouldn't it make more sense to spend that money on more important things like education and healthcare? Or do you feel our beloved administration has made the better decision by giving it to the Norwegian American Foundation?
--- End quote ---
Nah, it doesn't make any sense to spend the money on education or healthcare at all. No matter how much money we spend on schools, the kids still fail, meanwhile you have kids in Utah, which has the lowest amount per student spent in the entire nation, consistently scoring the highest on tests... why? ... because there's a whole ton of christians in Utah, who raise their kids the right way. Hate it, but it's the truth.
The problem with healthcare is this... you have tons of people in America who get free healthcare through work, and go to the doctor for everything from a stubbed toe to a headache, and the rest of the American people pay for it, through higher insurance premiums. If an insurance company has to pay doctor bills when someone gets a headache, you know they're gonna raise rates... that doesn't matter though, to the person with free healthcare. The healthcare profession is an endless pit, you could throw money into it for the next 100 years and never fill it. The entire insurance system needs to be overhauled. As it stands now it's almost impossible for a poor family to afford it, because all of the people that get it for free abuse it. Also, Malpractice lawsuits have absolutely no caps on them, so doctors themselves have to pay higher malpractice insurance, which makes the doctors charge even MORE money for their practice.
I think really soon you're going to see lots of companies dropping comprehensive healthcare coverage from their benefits, and instead offer us policies with a high deductable.... i.e. 2000 dollars a year, or so... that way the insurance won't be abused for each and every little thing someone doesn't even need to see a doctor for, but will still be there for major instances when you have something catastrophic happen. You'll still be able to go see a doc anytime you want, you'll just have to pay the first 2000 dollars of it.
On top of this, every public hospital in America is prohibited from refusing medical assistance to someone in need... I've never paid for a doctor bill, and have been to the doctor my entire life whenever I needed to, so I've got free healthcare, anyways. My mom is dying of cancer, she's had a team of specialists treating her for years now, and hasn't paid a penny, because she doesn't have a penny. My brother had knee surgery last year, didn't pay a dime for it, because he couldn't afford it. Still had the surgery, rehabilitation, all of that, for free. Why? ... because the government already provides for it, for anyone who needs it.
If you're sick, go to the doctor.
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i agree with trauma on most of this. except the christians. you don't have to beleave in god to rasie good kids, you have to be a parent
Trauma-san:
Yeah, I wasn't saying they had to be christians; I was just implying that many christians (or people of any faith) tend to have strong family values, and raise their kids right. Anybody can have strong family values, though.
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