I agree that cheaper doesn’t mean better, but who wants to pay more for something worse? If you look at actual cost for service, rates in the US are much higher than elsewhere, whether you are talking about the cost being born by individuals, insurance, or government…
There are still ways to bring costs down, but our learned Democrats in Congress will not consider any of them. They are working, slowly but surely, toward a single payer system.
Working in 100 degree weather doesn’t excuse theft. Besides, plenty of people have to work that much. My mom worked cleaning apartments from the time she was able. She baled hay in 100 degree weather. She didn’t have to use a push mower to mow in the 100+ weather because with full out farms, you’d spend every hour of every day mowing and never be caught up. I do have to rake an acre of land of leaves in 90 degree weather. You have martyr syndrome, you think you’ve been picked on your whole life, so now everyone should make life easy for you. Tough luck, no one feels sorry for you. We all have problems in our lives, and your’s really aren’t that sad.
You are speaking of rumors and there is not fianl conference bill yet. What I mentioned in my past isn’t even 2% of it. In all actuality because of bullying I could easily be dead right now. Oh yes on that 100 degree day after mowing the lawn I splited wood. I could bore you with the fact not once did someone ohtermyself get me up for school. The purpose to these story of my history is to show that I am not spoiled! It gets to be a sensitive issue with me, because many of the kids I wenbt to school with in most of my classes teased the h_ll out of me for being part of a so backward family ,even beated up for it. Tell tell me about tough times.
Since you mentioned “duly constituted” Where in the constitution is the government empowered to provide health care? Instead it requires equal protection under the law and prohibits the governemnt from taking from the citizens with out just compensation. Wealth redistribution schemes violate both of these.
Tax collectors today are also get money by taking as much as they can from the people. They work as the agents of politicians who decide on how much to take base on the maximum they can get with out getting thrown out of office. They do this through discriminatory taxes which consist of taxing those with the smallest political voice per dollar available to take.
The US is a constitutional Republic, not a democracy
Still redistributing money does not address the root problem of the cumulative cost of health care instead it further issolates the decision makers from visibility or accoutability for the costs.
But only an extreme rare few individuals are willing to move to such countries. Instead we have millions trying to get in here to live with our system.
This was the practice in early U.S.; though they got a fixed percentage of what they collected. I think at least a few places had it into the middle of the 20th century.
Do you really think that the majority of people who would like to move to the US are from nations with a similar level of security and wealth that also have good health care? I think you will find that people who live in stable, well off countries that have decent health care systems are not rushing to go to the US en masse.
but people are choosing to imigrate to the US instead of those countries with government contolled health care.
THose countries get lots of immigrants too. Although in some cases they allow less immigration. THere are a wide variety of reasons people choose one country over another, the most important often being whether family or an ethnic community already exists there. But the US is not the only Western country with huge numbers looking to get in.
when my ancestors came here they were not looking for hand outs, they were looking for freedom and opportunity. Many of those immigrants today are looking for the same thing. There are many countries who provide socialism why are some so inclined to destroy the country that provides more opportunity and freedom?
One of these days, there will be lots of people wanting to leave European countries. As soon as the very first one starts incorporating Sharia law into its legal code in a significant way, there will be lots of them looking for the door. But the likelihood is that political correctness here will be so advanced by then that they won’t be able to get in.
The phrase “duly constituted” does not refer to the particulars of our federal Constitution, it simply means that a sytem of rule is properly made up, formally correct and valid. Each state in our federation of states is also duly constituted, as is each county or parish or however a commonwealth or state decides to sub-divide its governmental authority.
Our Federal government is duly constituted by the written constitution of the united States. The durrent health care discussion is related to federally controlled health care which is beyond the scope of powers given to the federal government. There have been several suggestions related to each state passing health care program legislation in accordance with the conststitution of those states. This would be a better option in that it would allow people to move to states whose interference with health care was more in line with their desires.
I agree that it is a moral and personal issue. My only objection is when some wish resort to violent means to acquire money for the sake of buying votes through wealth redistribution.
The CCC also says: 2425 The Church has rejected the totalitarian and atheistic ideologies associated in modem times with “communism” or “socialism.” She has likewise refused to accept, in the practice of “capitalism,” individualism and the absolute primacy of the law of the marketplace over human labor. Regulating the economy solely by centralized planning perverts the basis of social bonds; regulating it solely by the law of the marketplace fails social justice, for “there are many human needs which cannot be satisfied by the market.” Reasonable regulation of the marketplace and economic initiatives, in keeping with a just hierarchy of values and a view to the common good, is to be commended.
Please don’t speak on what you apparently are not well studied in. Thankyou.I recall hearing many years ago that democratic [the system, not the party] believe thsy have a mandate from the people and can do anything except turn a man into a woman.
This arose at the time of Christine Jorgensen, one of the first trans-gender surgeries, quite scandalous at the time. The Danish Parliament believed they could do even that. Now all the legislatures are accept it as a part of their mission.
Unfortunately many elected officials feel the only limits on their power is what will prevent them or their party from getting reelected. As such, popular opinion does tend to trunp individual rights in their decision making process.I recall hearing many years ago that democratic [the system, not the party] believe thsy have a mandate from the people and can do anything except turn a man into a woman.
This arose at the time of Christine Jorgensen, one of the first trans-gender surgeries, quite scandalous at the time. The Danish Parliament believed they could do even that. Now all the legislatures are accept it as a part of their mission.
State regulated health insurance is our present scheme to provide health care. The scheme has benefits and faults. One of the major faults in the state regulated scheme is lack of portability. Your notion that one can simply move to another state is highly problematic in that unless you’re in perfect health, your preexisting conditions, age, or even now lifestyle may become an impediment to acquiring insurance in the new state.
I didn’t say the federal government divides its authority, rather the states or commonwealths divide theirs.
Where’s the violence? Who is pormotiing such “violence” means?
I believe while you correctly quote, you misinterpret #2425. The Church has no political theology but it does have a theology of politics. The Church rejects any form of politic in which the dignity of the human person is subject to the state. The community, or state, exists for the sake of the person; not vice versa. For this reason the Church rejects all totalitarianism or statist regimes – there is no such thing as a “moderate” totalitarian state. While she recognizes that all systems are flawed (because the human being is flawed by original sin), she has not rejected “socialism” or “communism” per se only the atheistic versions.
This lack of portability is in part due to governemnt regulation. When I said move to another state it was in repsonse to your assertion of states taking a lager role in providing centrally controlled health care. If some states like California or New York provided health care then people could choose to move to those states.
great.
The governemnt and tax collection methods.
"The Church rejects any form of politic in which the dignity of the human person is subject to the state. " The proposed welfare prorams will subject the person to the state and treat the working class as nothing more than sources of revenue to be exploited by the dependent masses.
The sad fact our country has addopted socialist traits is not justification to to pursue even worse socialistic programs. Voluntary communal living is a completely differnt story since people willingly accept them.