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"St Lawrence of Google"
mcho writes "The Economist has a story about Google's co-founder, Larry Page, who " always wanted to change the world". The article attempts to make an arguement about the company's true intentions, amid all the rumors about potential Google products. "Google is already working on a massive and global computing grid. Eventually, says Mr Saffo, 'they're trying to build the machine that will pass the Turing test' -- in other words, an artificial intelligence that can pass as a human in written conversations. Wisely or not, Google wants to be a new sort of deus ex machina.""
You fall into the group of the people who can't see/understand the big, long term picture of "free healthcare". Universal Healthcare requires an uneven redistribution of private property (Money). Meaning we both put in X dollars, you decide to go bungee jumping and break your arm, then you use your money and my money to fix your arm. So in the end I'm paying for your stupidity. If you don't see that as a problem, there's nothing I can say to convince you otherwise.
Religion is close, but still #2 for the most dangerous ideas man has ever had. Communism/Socialism will most likely hold the #1 spot until every human is dead (Probably due to communism)
The source of human rights is property. For example, why can I break my own window, but I can't break yours (without your permission)? Because it's YOUR window. Additionally, why can't you murder me? Because my body and life belong only to myself, you have no right ot violate it. Once you violate the sanctity of property ownership, you are on a downward slide to totalitarianism.