I love this type of convers. Lets look at it logically. How do you intend to pay for(everyone covered.)? God knows we cant raise taxes on the "middle class" which I happen to consider myself even if the gov does not. Dont ask the 60mil that pay nothing and leach off "social programs". They could not possibly go get a job because then they would have no time to do the other things that make life livable for them, drink, smoke of the glass, pop out more kids, collect welfare....ets. Let raise taxes on the "rich". They pay a higher % now by 10%, just up it another 5% and all is well and good. Social sec gets in more trouble.....dont try to fix it, just raise the payrole tax on the "rich" again 3% more or adjusting the cap should do it. Need more money for medicare.......get those "rich" again, 2% this time. finacial uncertainty, you guessed it...."rich" again. Morgage crisis, rich. Need more taxes for any and everything else, rich, because noone knows who the hell that is anyway until all of the sudden you are in the government crosshairs.
When this country was founded, it was biult on a society of hard workers "working" to get ahead. The CEOs did not get where they are at by sitting on there a$$es. Doctors and lawyers and everyone else that went ot 10+ years of college and grad school got there by hard work. We accumulate hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans that will take 20 year to pay off. We start office that we will finally own when we are in our 60's. These are now the "rich" that pay for your social programs, not the corp titons, and pay for everything else as well. Small business owners who worked from the ground up and could end up being you in hte end should you decide to go that route. Money is tight and all we ever hear is how we should pay more. When did this society start punishing hard work and rewarding laziness. That was not what we were founded on and it is sad that it where we seem to be headed.
This is the truth....I am so tired of being told that I dont pay enough in taxes at 35% of my income and just raise them to pay for these "plans" politicians come up with to get votes. If you want coverage, then get a job and pay for it. I have a small business and there are riders that cover after people leave and there plan does not just "end" as was stated before. Every plan Bluewater has the option of extension if the person wants it beyond what is already covered but yes it should be them that pays for it. ER which I have worked in around the country are slammed with people who should not be in the country and that is why there are lines and it costs so much. Dont start on the Muslim crap because my wife is muslim and yes, some are allowed to marry though we would be killed in some other countries if we did. The vast majority are hard working great people but there are a small % that need a cruise missile dropped on their heads(the ones that dance in the street when a school bus of jewish shildren are blown up my a "martyr"). Our health care problem will be fixed when people stop stating everyone has a inherrant right to everything and start saying you need to work to take care of yourself. Save money for a rainy day and dont go buy that extra six pack for the weekend if you cant afford it. If it is out of your control then it should be covered as emergency care (as is done now) but not a legal citizen, tough. Handouts are what has made this country weak. Socialist societies which there are many have terrible economies because there is no drive to get ahead. No incentive to work. Everyone should pay their share and quit asking for everyone else to do it for them. Sorry for the rant but just think about it.


Edited by docspud (03/23/08 12:21 PM)
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