I'd rather have the IT guys. They are the ones that deal in logic, mathematics, and problem solving. Economists just work with theories and unicorn farts.
Cut the library. Fine with me. A private solution will start up if there really is enough demand. Military is one of the few Constitutional mandates of the federal government though. It's here to stay regardless. Feel free to move to China if you think the military is pointless.
Aww, it seems someone needs a BIIIIIIGGG hug here. Those poor tax payers, they always get the short end of the stick. You want a tissue? Here, take the whole box, you'll need it.
The truth is that in any civilized society everyone is a tax payer, and everyone benefits from those taxes. And yes, there will be some people that get more out of the system than they put into it, but they will be rare, especially if you average over a lifetime, and those rare cases usually have a good reason, such as a severe mental or physical disability.
Respect for your fellow citizen is always good, but people that use food stamps or free medical care also contribute to society, and also deserve respect.
Everyone benefits how from what taxes? I drive on public roads, and I pay tax on my gas. I benefit from them and don't mind them. I use the public library, and I pay a property tax. I benefit from that too. I am protected by a strong military, and I pay federal income tax. I don't mind that (at least the part that pays for the military). I could go on with examples where there is a clear benefit from certain kinds of tax, but there are also others. What do I get out of the roughly 10% of my income that goes to Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security? Why should I respect those who take a large chuck of what little I have for themselves without so much as a thank you. Demands for more are more probable than thanks.
I read it as "Aluminum-Celmet", which is exactly what it says. Stop being so lazy.
Protip: generally, if a word is set off by being within quotation marks and/or is capitalized, it is being emphasized for a reason.
people have a right to not be exploited by their fellow citizens,
Does this include me having the right not to have to pay for your expenses? Cause according to every thing else you said, I don't. BTW, I dislike medicare and medicaid as well. Don't use their existance to rationalize further expansion.
Oh yah, and the good will of helping people will totally fix the need for all those people to get paid. I mean, ambulances run on angel farts don't they? Preventative procedures are encouraged in most plans.
True, but how much *real world* experience does a gang banger from downtown chicago really have? White trash or black trash, you're still raised with the mentality about the Man keeping you down. Doesn't make a difference if its in a trailer park or the projects, you still never really see much of the outside world. They will try to make it about race but at that point its about history, trust, ability, and work ethics.
That makes no sense. I'm saying that there are a lot of them. Probably about 20% of the procedures we do are self-insured, and its not that rich of a community.
I know you're joking, but just wanted to point out the MD5 of a music file can be changed just by altering the metadata or embedding a thumbnail image.
Insurance usually only pays a portion of the value that was lost. Do you really expect to remember every single thing in your home that could possibly have been destroyed in a fire?
And how long do you expect them to continue if they never make a profit? What is profit anyway? Does the money just go in a vault? I always thought it paid the salary of the people working. You know, to give them a reason to work in the first place. Without profit, there would be no insurance company and everyone would be screwed.
Ya, I've never seen signs urging people to get a routine mammogram or colonoscopy. It's always telling them to wait on it for a few years because its not a big deal yet. Seriously, unless you've worked in a health care setting and know what its like, your just talking out your ass. Every industry has staff that handles paperwork.
Whats sad is that people complain about the US system when even the poorest American can already get better care than the best of what those third world universal systems offer. Our lowest is still above their highest, and it pretty much always has been.
Is that why so many political leaders from around the world come to the US for treatment? A few months ago there was a story about a king from the middle east who came to New York and had an entire wing of the hosptial dedicated to him. For security reasons of course.
I read an article a while back about perceptions of discrimination in the work place. It was an equal number (can't remember how many) of professional black guys and white guys, and the general consensus was that there is more discrimination against whites nowadays than blacks. What was surprising is that more of the black guys admitted it than the white guys. Its got to be pretty bad when a black guy will admit they have it better off legally than white guys.
I grew up in a farming community and knew a ton of hispanics, illegal and legal. All of my respectable (read, ones I would trust to watch my kids if I had any; or turn my back on in my house) hispanic friends looked down on illegals because they gave the entire hispanic community a bad rap. Even when if it was their uncle jose.
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I'd rather have the IT guys. They are the ones that deal in logic, mathematics, and problem solving. Economists just work with theories and unicorn farts.
Cut the library. Fine with me. A private solution will start up if there really is enough demand. Military is one of the few Constitutional mandates of the federal government though. It's here to stay regardless. Feel free to move to China if you think the military is pointless.
Wouldn't a negative contribution be a detraction? Isn't that the entire idea behind the penal system?
Aww, it seems someone needs a BIIIIIIGGG hug here. Those poor tax payers, they always get the short end of the stick. You want a tissue? Here, take the whole box, you'll need it.
The truth is that in any civilized society everyone is a tax payer, and everyone benefits from those taxes. And yes, there will be some people that get more out of the system than they put into it, but they will be rare, especially if you average over a lifetime, and those rare cases usually have a good reason, such as a severe mental or physical disability.
Respect for your fellow citizen is always good, but people that use food stamps or free medical care also contribute to society, and also deserve respect.
Everyone benefits how from what taxes? I drive on public roads, and I pay tax on my gas. I benefit from them and don't mind them. I use the public library, and I pay a property tax. I benefit from that too. I am protected by a strong military, and I pay federal income tax. I don't mind that (at least the part that pays for the military). I could go on with examples where there is a clear benefit from certain kinds of tax, but there are also others. What do I get out of the roughly 10% of my income that goes to Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security? Why should I respect those who take a large chuck of what little I have for themselves without so much as a thank you. Demands for more are more probable than thanks.
Well said, except communism and fascism are the same extreme.
Your doing it wrong. You're supposed to just touch your finger tips together, forming a pyramid, and peer through the center of it.
I read it as "Aluminum-Celmet", which is exactly what it says. Stop being so lazy. Protip: generally, if a word is set off by being within quotation marks and/or is capitalized, it is being emphasized for a reason.
Or its just part of a title....
Do you realize how stupid that statement is?
people have a right to not be exploited by their fellow citizens,
Does this include me having the right not to have to pay for your expenses? Cause according to every thing else you said, I don't.
BTW, I dislike medicare and medicaid as well. Don't use their existance to rationalize further expansion.
Ever heard of a life savings?
Oh yah, and the good will of helping people will totally fix the need for all those people to get paid. I mean, ambulances run on angel farts don't they?
Preventative procedures are encouraged in most plans.
True, but how much *real world* experience does a gang banger from downtown chicago really have? White trash or black trash, you're still raised with the mentality about the Man keeping you down. Doesn't make a difference if its in a trailer park or the projects, you still never really see much of the outside world. They will try to make it about race but at that point its about history, trust, ability, and work ethics.
Most illegal workers are paid in cash under the table. There is no payroll tax.
That makes no sense. I'm saying that there are a lot of them. Probably about 20% of the procedures we do are self-insured, and its not that rich of a community.
I know you're joking, but just wanted to point out the MD5 of a music file can be changed just by altering the metadata or embedding a thumbnail image.
Insurance usually only pays a portion of the value that was lost. Do you really expect to remember every single thing in your home that could possibly have been destroyed in a fire?
And how long do you expect them to continue if they never make a profit? What is profit anyway? Does the money just go in a vault? I always thought it paid the salary of the people working. You know, to give them a reason to work in the first place. Without profit, there would be no insurance company and everyone would be screwed.
If your aren't working, or have a family member who is, what right do you have to expect anything given to you? It's not practical to save everyone.
Breaking news. You are more likely to get sick and die as you get older. More at 11.
Ya, I've never seen signs urging people to get a routine mammogram or colonoscopy. It's always telling them to wait on it for a few years because its not a big deal yet.
Seriously, unless you've worked in a health care setting and know what its like, your just talking out your ass. Every industry has staff that handles paperwork.
Whats sad is that people complain about the US system when even the poorest American can already get better care than the best of what those third world universal systems offer. Our lowest is still above their highest, and it pretty much always has been.
Is that why so many political leaders from around the world come to the US for treatment? A few months ago there was a story about a king from the middle east who came to New York and had an entire wing of the hosptial dedicated to him. For security reasons of course.
I read an article a while back about perceptions of discrimination in the work place. It was an equal number (can't remember how many) of professional black guys and white guys, and the general consensus was that there is more discrimination against whites nowadays than blacks. What was surprising is that more of the black guys admitted it than the white guys.
Its got to be pretty bad when a black guy will admit they have it better off legally than white guys.
Don't forget marital status. If your're married, its a little better.
I grew up in a farming community and knew a ton of hispanics, illegal and legal. All of my respectable (read, ones I would trust to watch my kids if I had any; or turn my back on in my house) hispanic friends looked down on illegals because they gave the entire hispanic community a bad rap. Even when if it was their uncle jose.