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re: Why can every other first world country have healthcare for all?
Posted on 2/20/20 at 1:02 am to Taxing Authority
Posted on 2/20/20 at 1:02 am to Taxing Authority
What about other things payed by "socialized" programs like the Interstate System? frick those roads, go to Lowe's and buy some asphalt...make you're own road. Why do my tax dollars have to pay for your road?
Posted on 2/20/20 at 1:10 am to SiloamHog
I work within a system teetering on the brink.
You are wrong. So wrong. Complete takeover government involvement will destroy it completely.
You are wrong. So wrong. Complete takeover government involvement will destroy it completely.
This post was edited on 2/20/20 at 1:11 am
Posted on 2/20/20 at 1:14 am to SiloamHog
quote:Stupid comparison. An interstate is a public good that everyone has an opportunity to use. You're health is a personal expense. Good grief.
What about other things payed by "socialized" programs like the Interstate System?
Posted on 2/20/20 at 1:20 am to SiloamHog
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What about other things payed by "socialized" programs like the Interstate System
I see this argument a lot in addition to using examples like libraries, the post office(lol) and others.
Allow me to mansplain to you for a moment.
every road ever built had to be expressly authorized by the voters, either directly (plebiscite/proposition or whatever) or indirectly, being duly authorized by the government of the day acting on behalf of the voters (if citizens do not like their choices they can de-elect them at the next election). The government must prove the expenditure is necessary and has a fiduciary responsibility to the people to ensure it is a prudent and reasonable investment on their behalf (vis-a-vis some other need of, and for, the people). The bidding system for such expenditures is supposed to be an open and fair one. The contractors must submit firm bids and submit them through bonding to finishing the work as agreed to within a set time and budget.
socialism is when the Government (usually a group of unelected people) decides what shall be built, for years into the future, and is shielded from any contact with the people they are supposed to serve. They usually report to and are absolutely controlled by, a small group of unelected officials.
Clear now on why this argument is flawed and you need to get a grip on reality?
Posted on 2/20/20 at 1:23 am to SiloamHog
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What about other things payed by "socialized" programs like the Interstate System?
The interstate system was developed for the military to move throughout the country more easily. You pay for a portion of it every time you gas up. The more gas you use, the more you pay for the interstate. Whether you make $10,000,000 or $10,000, you pay the same rate based on how much you drive because that's the wear and tear you're putting on the road.
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frick those roads, go to Lowe's and buy some asphalt...make you're own road.
The government is incentivised to protect its citizens. Moving the military from coast to coast easily fulfills one of the duties of the federal government. Please do not confuse "limited" government and anarchy.
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Why do my tax dollars have to pay for your road?
If you don't buy gas, you'll spend almost nothing on the roads, depending on which state you're in and how they fund them.
How much of your healthcare would I pay for if I use none myself?
I don't think you could have chosen a worse example.
Posted on 2/20/20 at 10:12 am to SiloamHog
quote:Someone doesn't understand how the interstate system is funded.
What about other things payed by "socialized" programs like the Interstate System?
Why am I not surprised?
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