Michael wrote:I forgot my conclusion. State provided health care is a little bit like conscripting the people who provide those services. It all depends on the rules of the system, but there is a valid comparison. I think when you compare reversing each system from being state mandated to part of the market, you can see why such an idea takes time to get used to.
meeks wrote:Why is it everyone asks "how are we going to pay for it?" When it's for the working class, but when trillions are gifted to the elite no one bats an eye?
This isn't even about asking for more money... It really boils down to using our tax dollars that we've already paid to benefit those that paid the most (working class) rather than using it to buy (for example) ammunition from those that voted to have it spent on companies they own shares in, thereby voting to line their own pockets.
Complicating matters further, historians have since concluded, was that Ireland continued to export large quantities of food, primarily to Great Britain, during the blight. In cases such as livestock and butter, research suggests that exports may have actually increased during the Potato Famine.
In 1847 alone, records indicate that commodities such as peas, beans, rabbits, fish and honey continued to be exported from Ireland, even as the Great Hunger ravaged the countryside.
(d) The stages of the rise and fall of great nations seem to be:
The Age of Pioneers (outburst)
The Age of Conquests
The Age of Commerce
The Age of Affluence
The Age of Intellect
The Age of Decadence.
(e) Decadence is marked by:
Defensiveness
Pessimism
Materialism
Frivolity
An influx of foreigners
The Welfare State
A weakening of religion.
(f) Decadence is due to:
Too long a period of wealth and power
Selfishness
Love of money
The loss of a sense of duty
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