2012-07-24, 09:22 AM
Convince me. What are you going to spend your $200k+ income on that's more important than a random bum's life? (I mention that tier specifically cause that's who is paying for Obamacare)
@ Flonne I think you misspoke, monopolies are the opposite of fair - whoever controls them sets prices completely arbitrarily, and in a purely free market they are self sustaining.
I also take issue with
@ Flonne I think you misspoke, monopolies are the opposite of fair - whoever controls them sets prices completely arbitrarily, and in a purely free market they are self sustaining.
Flonne Wrote:it's still a much fairer system overall than any government can be, since eventually it WILL balance itself out if a monopoly occurs.
I also take issue with
Flonne Wrote:government run programs are a monetary black holethe idea that if something's not profitable, we shouldn't ever do it. I would much rather a safety net that loses money, to a safety net with big holes in it because certain diseases cost more to treat than the person will ever earn in their lifetime (which is the 'economics' view - if someone's a loser, cut your losses and murder them). I'm disgusted by the idea that certain human lives are worth less than a 2-3% increase on your taxes. If you turn the question around, and ask, "would you kill a hobo if the government paid you $4000?" it's clear how deplorable it is to say yes.