But everyone gets a benefit from people with health insurance, even those without it. They get to be able to rely on society having a decent number of healthy people around, to provide services, be customers, etc. No man is an island.
The entire American system of government screwed this up. The bizarre "them vs. us" mentality which pervades it screwed this up. The fucked up notion of "socialism is bad!" screwed this up. It was no-one and everyone. This is what America has become: rich men acting like spoiled children, with everyone standing around applauding the biggest spoilt child on their side. This is why the US can't have nice things.
The real problem with healthcare is that it was privatized. It was in the hands of companies. The hospitals could raise their prices and the insurance companies would charge more to cover it. The people then had to pay more because the insurance companies all raised their rates. Sometimes it was the hospitals increasing costs, sometimes the insurance companies. Single payer is the cheapest way to get good healthcare in the hands of everyone. It's cheaper than the ACA, and provides a much better service. Healthcare in the US is an absolute fucking joke - the highest percentage of GDP on healthcare in the developed world, with comparable or worse results. Brilliant work!
You are woefully ill-informed. Massively, in fact. The ACA was written in a way to try to get as much Republican support as possible. It turns out that the Republicans didn't care and voted against the ACA because of who suggested it, not its contents. Partisan bullshittery at its finest - the highest of US sports.
You sound just like a 1946 Nazi. They were really upset that their glorious history was being taken away from them, that their traditions were being rolled over, and so on. This has happened to every single group which societies around the world grew up and left behind. The confederate flag was designed by a racist, used by states who prospered from deeply racist practices, and was used by people fighting against the civil rights movement.
You're on the wrong side of history. It is for the better, but not your better.
You really aren't so good at this whole "logic" thing, are you? Hilarious. I'm sure you think you're doing your argument a great service by making all these posts, when really you're just showing everyone your education sucked, you get confused by words, and don't know when to stop digging.
You don't see the difference between a flag of utter inclusion, and one co-opted by ignorant racist fucks who sought to deny basic human rights to swathes of people because of their ethnicity?
You missed the part where the confederate flag was co-opted by those fighting against the civil rights movement, in living memory for many people who it directly affected.
You conveniently forgot the period during the civil rights struggle where the confederate flag was adopted by those fighting against civil rights for black people. It's a lot more complicated than you seem to realise, which doesn't surprise me one iota.
It tells everyone racism simply isn't acceptable. Racism only thrives in places where racism is welcome. If your state doesn't mind flying a flag adopted by racists, that sends a pretty powerful message that racism is fine and dandy in said state. This isn't difficult to understand.
It's not being banned. Some private entities are deciding to not profit from it. The fact you needed to misrepresent the truth and then apply the slippery slope fallacy speaks more to your lack of coherent argument than it does of that of which you complain.
You are ignoring that it was appropriated by people fighting against the civil rights movement, as their battle flag. I think that's what more people have against it - that in relatively-recent memory it was used as the symbol for active hatred towards black people.
Incorrect. In Germany you can own one, you can display one, you can even march down the street with one, provided you are not doing it in order to promote Nazism.
Northern Ireland - a country in the United Kingdom - is specifically allowed to leave the UK and join Ireland (a separate country) should a majority vote for it to do so. Scotland (also in the UK) had a vote this year on whether they would become an independent country. If they had voted yes, they would have left the UK with the rest of the UK's full blessing. It happens more than you seem to think it does, which doesn't really paint your education in the best of lights.
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Try managing your APs when they are surrounded by unmanaged APs. That's what's being discussed here...
But everyone gets a benefit from people with health insurance, even those without it. They get to be able to rely on society having a decent number of healthy people around, to provide services, be customers, etc. No man is an island.
The entire American system of government screwed this up. The bizarre "them vs. us" mentality which pervades it screwed this up. The fucked up notion of "socialism is bad!" screwed this up. It was no-one and everyone. This is what America has become: rich men acting like spoiled children, with everyone standing around applauding the biggest spoilt child on their side. This is why the US can't have nice things.
The real problem with healthcare is that it was privatized. It was in the hands of companies. The hospitals could raise their prices and the insurance companies would charge more to cover it. The people then had to pay more because the insurance companies all raised their rates. Sometimes it was the hospitals increasing costs, sometimes the insurance companies. Single payer is the cheapest way to get good healthcare in the hands of everyone. It's cheaper than the ACA, and provides a much better service. Healthcare in the US is an absolute fucking joke - the highest percentage of GDP on healthcare in the developed world, with comparable or worse results. Brilliant work!
You are woefully ill-informed. Massively, in fact. The ACA was written in a way to try to get as much Republican support as possible. It turns out that the Republicans didn't care and voted against the ACA because of who suggested it, not its contents. Partisan bullshittery at its finest - the highest of US sports.
You sound just like a 1946 Nazi. They were really upset that their glorious history was being taken away from them, that their traditions were being rolled over, and so on. This has happened to every single group which societies around the world grew up and left behind. The confederate flag was designed by a racist, used by states who prospered from deeply racist practices, and was used by people fighting against the civil rights movement.
You're on the wrong side of history. It is for the better, but not your better.
Wal*Mart are the far left now? Your argument is arguing against itself. Pathetic.
You really aren't so good at this whole "logic" thing, are you? Hilarious. I'm sure you think you're doing your argument a great service by making all these posts, when really you're just showing everyone your education sucked, you get confused by words, and don't know when to stop digging.
You don't see the difference between a flag of utter inclusion, and one co-opted by ignorant racist fucks who sought to deny basic human rights to swathes of people because of their ethnicity?
They can stock whatever they want, they just can't selectively choose to whom they sell based on some fucked-up, closed-minded mental problems.
You missed the part where the confederate flag was co-opted by those fighting against the civil rights movement, in living memory for many people who it directly affected.
You conveniently forgot the period during the civil rights struggle where the confederate flag was adopted by those fighting against civil rights for black people. It's a lot more complicated than you seem to realise, which doesn't surprise me one iota.
It tells everyone racism simply isn't acceptable. Racism only thrives in places where racism is welcome. If your state doesn't mind flying a flag adopted by racists, that sends a pretty powerful message that racism is fine and dandy in said state. This isn't difficult to understand.
The swastika is not banned in Germany, fyi. One simply is not allowed to display it in support of Nazism.
It's not being banned. Some private entities are deciding to not profit from it. The fact you needed to misrepresent the truth and then apply the slippery slope fallacy speaks more to your lack of coherent argument than it does of that of which you complain.
If that to you is "leftism in a nutshell", you need to read more. Seriously. You just embarrassed yourself, and I bet you didn't even notice.
The NFL is not an ideology, whereas communism decidedly is.
You are ignoring that it was appropriated by people fighting against the civil rights movement, as their battle flag. I think that's what more people have against it - that in relatively-recent memory it was used as the symbol for active hatred towards black people.
Because being gay is protected (as it doesn't hurt anyone), and being a racist isn't (because it is lazy, hate-filled bullshit).
The war of 1812 was a US victory? Hahaha! Really? Your education is shit. Way to further those stereotypes, tepples.
Incorrect. In Germany you can own one, you can display one, you can even march down the street with one, provided you are not doing it in order to promote Nazism.
Then you truly are ignorant. Your education must have been terrible.
You get so easily confused. This is hilarious. I'd explain just why you're wrong, but this is way too much fun.
Northern Ireland - a country in the United Kingdom - is specifically allowed to leave the UK and join Ireland (a separate country) should a majority vote for it to do so. Scotland (also in the UK) had a vote this year on whether they would become an independent country. If they had voted yes, they would have left the UK with the rest of the UK's full blessing. It happens more than you seem to think it does, which doesn't really paint your education in the best of lights.
If by "better" you mean "a lie", then you are 100% correct.