The Columbia, the Hudson, the Saint Lawrence, the Mississippi, and a host of other rivers all dump enormous amounts of water into the oceans. We don't need no stinkin' aquifers.
The reason that there is yet no satisfactory way to deal with nuclear waste, is that those opposed to nuclear power use political power to prevent any solution to the nuclear waste problem.
You signed a contract when you joined the military. Your healthcare is a result of a contractual arrangement with the government, and a result of laws. It is not a right. A right is something you have as a result of your being human.
OK, let's run the argument from your citation. To insure domestic tranquility, we're going to post an armed and cranky soldier at your front door 24/7. Say you don't like it? You're disturbing domestic tranquility, and we'll lock you up.
It's no more absurd than your claim that "general Welfare" provides support for nationalized health care.
Madison, the primary author of the United States Constitution, explicitly rejected the notion that the general welfare clause was a justification for any particular expense. It is a statement of intent, nothing more.
One of the primary aspects of socialism is that it hides costs. By its very nature, the true costs of socialist medical care are not possible to determine.
Your claim that privately built infrastructure would collapse is without merit, as is your hidden assumption that government built infrastructure never collapses.
Of course the $10,000 is a bogus number, but the hospital needs some margin to use to bargain against the (always dishonest) insurance companies.
Likewise, your $200 figure is bogus. Assuming the ripoff-artist patient is there for an hour, he's using up the apparent time of one hour for a doctor who rightfully charges over $100/hr. The doctor will also have to spend time (which people don't see) keeping records. There will also be a nurse and other support personnel in attendance. The hospital has a lot of expensive machinery to pay for and maintain, and supplies to have ready for all occasions. The hospital has to have people available for all sorts of emergencies, and they have to be paid even when they're not visibly working. There are a lot of other expenses not immediately apparent, and much bad debt that has to be covered somehow.
The 33% you propose is probably not far off actual costs.
The blood was on the streets of New York City on September 11, 2001. More recently, the blood has been in Paris and London and other cities throughout Europe.
Generally speaking, two different types of groups use weapons of war. 1. Evil people attacking innocent people. 2. Innocent people defending themselves from the attacks of evil people. Your attempt to hide the difference puts you squarely into an evil group.
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Well, aren't you a wonderful person: threatening someone who just wants to trade without the interference of third parties.
How many poor people are buying what you produce, making it possible for you to live?
On average, Asians are more intelligent than Caucasians. Their loss would not be a good thing for human progress.
The Columbia, the Hudson, the Saint Lawrence, the Mississippi, and a host of other rivers all dump enormous amounts of water into the oceans. We don't need no stinkin' aquifers.
The KKK is the military arm of the Democratic Party.
A military tank is a track vehicle. Perhaps you are thinking of rail vehicles.
The reason that there is yet no satisfactory way to deal with nuclear waste, is that those opposed to nuclear power use political power to prevent any solution to the nuclear waste problem.
Coffee is actually good for you; drinking it is correlated with longer lifespan. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-40567047
The type of fats does matter. Heart patients should be getting generous amounts of the sort of fats in fish oil and olive oil.
I've walked over a mile to get to a grocery, I expect other people to be willing to do the same.
In US public schools, free or subsidized meals of officially declared healthy foods has resulted in a lot of food in waste cans.
We have the right to shoot burglars.
You signed a contract when you joined the military. Your healthcare is a result of a contractual arrangement with the government, and a result of laws. It is not a right. A right is something you have as a result of your being human.
That the US Supreme Court has declared something Constitutional, does not make it Constitutional.
Need is not a claim on my life.
OK, let's run the argument from your citation. To insure domestic tranquility, we're going to post an armed and cranky soldier at your front door 24/7. Say you don't like it? You're disturbing domestic tranquility, and we'll lock you up.
It's no more absurd than your claim that "general Welfare" provides support for nationalized health care.
Madison, the primary author of the United States Constitution, explicitly rejected the notion that the general welfare clause was a justification for any particular expense. It is a statement of intent, nothing more.
You obviously haven't met many dying people. Some are worn down by long-term illness or pain, and would just as soon die.
One of the primary aspects of socialism is that it hides costs. By its very nature, the true costs of socialist medical care are not possible to determine.
Your claim that privately built infrastructure would collapse is without merit, as is your hidden assumption that government built infrastructure never collapses.
Of course the $10,000 is a bogus number, but the hospital needs some margin to use to bargain against the (always dishonest) insurance companies.
Likewise, your $200 figure is bogus. Assuming the ripoff-artist patient is there for an hour, he's using up the apparent time of one hour for a doctor who rightfully charges over $100/hr. The doctor will also have to spend time (which people don't see) keeping records. There will also be a nurse and other support personnel in attendance. The hospital has a lot of expensive machinery to pay for and maintain, and supplies to have ready for all occasions. The hospital has to have people available for all sorts of emergencies, and they have to be paid even when they're not visibly working. There are a lot of other expenses not immediately apparent, and much bad debt that has to be covered somehow.
The 33% you propose is probably not far off actual costs.
Pure capitalism is the only ethical system. All other systems are based on some mixture of theft and force.
Since you changed the subject, you must be conceding the point.
The blood was on the streets of New York City on September 11, 2001. More recently, the blood has been in Paris and London and other cities throughout Europe.
And both Roosevelts, Wilson, JFK, Clinton, and Obama.
Generally speaking, two different types of groups use weapons of war. 1. Evil people attacking innocent people. 2. Innocent people defending themselves from the attacks of evil people. Your attempt to hide the difference puts you squarely into an evil group.