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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship." - Author Unknown (often attributed to Alexander Tyler)
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Im going to turn it around on you when I bring up the Slew of rich and powerful who are using the system in the very same way for their benefit. I wonder why the tax rate is near historic lows for the top bracket...
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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo
Yes - your right. However, do you really think the taxes paid will actually cover all the costs of health care for all Americans? Because insurance is that you pay a little - and someone else - in this case - the government - would pay the rest.
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If countries did it 50 years ago why can we not do it in 2010? Control costs, and make it affordable. Heck, Just giving everybody health insurance from a government program would help eliminate all the people who burden the system because they cant pay.