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Fences - Cats - DIY?
"Bill Graham" wrote in message ... Julie Bove wrote: "Higgs Boson" wrote in message ... Your data base is on the smallish side, for a country with over 300,000,000 population. Suggestion -- to you and others (you know who you are). Simply remove the term "socialized medicine" and substitute ""universal health care", and see how much that simple change of words will soothe your savage breasts. --------- Nope. I don't even like HMO's. After having studied insurance on the brink of my husband getting a new job I can now say that a lot of it truly sucks. To say that we all need health insurance or to make it available to everyone is truly meaningless. As much as I have complained about the medical insurance that I do have, apparently it is quite good. I consider myself lucky. --------- To be blunt, I doubt if 99% of the respondents have a CLUE as to the history of socialism. You just ingest and regurgitate the bilge that is fed to you throujgh the corporate media. Their funders -- Koch et al -- poop their pants at the thought that giving workers decent conditions and refraining from manufacturing harmful products could -- heaven forfend -- send the stock price down even a point or two. Yet all objective research shows that treating employees well, thus lessening turnover and concomitant need for re-training, and selling good products actually HELPS the bottom line. --------- Actually I know pretty much about it seeing as how the brother of one of my best friends was (not sure if he still is) a member of the Socialist Worker's Party. I had to listen to him spout off about it far more than I wanted to. Sounds pretty good on paper but when you think about it, doesn't work out so well for a lot of people. This comes from a card-carrying capitalist, who is sure capitalism can be made to work profitably for the sellers and compassionately for the buyers. It's only massive greed, arrogance, and lust for power that screws up a viable system. ------- Okay... I am one of those people who doesn't really desire to be rich and famous. As long as I have a roof over my head, enough money to get what I need, enough to eat, etc., I'm okay. I do donate food to the food bank when I can and I do give to animal charities when I can. *shrugs* Capitalism has worked very well for over 250 years. Socialism, on the other hand is definitely not working in Europe (many countries there are going broke) and, it doesn't seem to be working very well here, either. (Those bums who live down under the freeway overpass on welfare checks are increasing in number) I think I'll stick with capitalism and our Constitution, thanks..... Yep. That's kinda why communes don't work either. I know some people who tried that back in the 70's. Again, looks good on paper. But get just one bad seed and... |
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