Posted by jim on February 09, 2005 at 20:32:06 (PST):
In Reply to: Re: Cuts to local law enfocement and fire companies posted by Speaking Just For Me on February 08, 2005 at 23:20:14 (PST):
: : : So, I would like somebody to explain to me how this good for our country? Maybe these cuts are some of the those things that if you think budget cuts for police and fire protection then you are unpatriotic or an evil-doer.
: : : Where are all the poems and praises that magnify what these cuts mean? Boy, there were alot of people backing this administation in patriotic fervor just a short time ago. How about those cuts for prescription and medical coverage for the elderly and the disabled. Where are all the poems stating how great this is for us as a country? Benefits are being cut for people in the nursing homes. Let's get those American flags and wave them some more. We are cutting more and more for our own people while we nation-build across the world.
: : : Look at these depressed areas that we live in and around us. People have been tossed out on their behind from good-paying jobs and left with no healthcare for their families.
: : : Remember, you got four more years of this stuff. I hope God does bless this country because are going to need it.
: : Quit crying. What do you want the government to do? Do you want to chip in more taxes , I sure do not, I pay enough. All these wants have a price. And guess what , people are not thrown out as you say. If jobs are lost it is because the rules of capitalism are working well. There will be losers and there will be winners. Its life. Get one and get over it.
: Well, Jim, the first thing I would want government to do is to take a common sense approach to spending revenue. There is still a lot of pork in the budget going to defense contractors and private utility companies.
: You call this pure capitalism? I think if you check on the true definition of capitalism that you will find that there is no room for government assistance which means that private contractors who base their suruvival on receiving government money is not found in capitalism.
: So, we force people to pay astronomical costs for healthcare even if it menas emptying all their savings. we will just label them as the losers. to hell with them, why should we care?
: How about the elderly and disabled? Let's put them on a chain-gang until they fall over, huh? by doing this, we can turn these "losers" into "winners" in your whacky views of capitalism.
: I am sorry, Jim, that isn't my vision for the America or the people living in it.
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: Can anybody imagine what the world would be like if we did live in this warped view of a capitalistic society? I told you, I hope we do get some blessings with those types of views out there.
OK , Then what is your solution? How do we pay for all these things like health care , etc based on your ideas?