Re: the splendors of unsocialized medicine

From: Socialism is a Mental Disease (root_at_localhost.)
Date: 11/06/04 

Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 19:15:05 GMT

On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 08:26:58 GMT, MS <mikesc@iname.com> wrote:
>
>Sgt. Sausage wrote:
>
>> "MS" <mikesc@iname.com> wrote in message
>> news:Hwmid.113246$%k.66198@pd7tw2no...
>>
>
>>>
>>>Goodies? Like retirement savings, one's home, and savings for education?
>>
>>
>> Yer darned tootin! Before you take (by force of government
>> mandate) any of *my* assets -- you'd better damned well be
>> sure you're not hiding any of your own. Use your assets first,
>> it is, after all, *your* injury/disease/disability. *You* deal
>> with it. When you're broke, then you might be able to have
>> some of mine -- if I'm in a charitable mood.
>>
>
>The poor and middle class pay taxes, too. Perhaps they should get
>something in return.
>

In the US, the poor pay no federal income taxes. In reality, almost
50% of people pay absolutely no federal income taxes.

>
>That's great if you have money. What if your disease is no fault of
>your own and you're refused treatment?
>

Whoever is at fault, foots the bill, not taxpayers at large.

>
>Isn't it amazing that the countries (US included) that tax their
>citizens have the best societies? Praise Jesus... the original socialist.
>

Oh boy, another religious drone! In any case, I don't recall reading
anything on the Bible about who gets to own the means of production. 

-- 
"A society that robs an individual of the product of his
effort... is... a mob held together by institutionalized
gang rule." -- Ayn Rand

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