Dogbert
Helsinki Smash Rod
I'd just like to point out, in a factual manner, that this is the fundamental difference between US liberals and conservatives. MacGuffin just said that he lives in a country where he doesn't have to worry about health care, and alaskarat said that's a bad thing because he goes to work and the government takes half of his money.You also live in a country with at tax rate over 50 to 60% meaning you go to work and give half your money away!
In an opinionated manner, alaskarat, you are what's wrong with this country right now. If it weren't for people like you, we could have some decent reforms of horrifically broken systems in this country, and could even have some money to pay for them if we could reform the horrifically broken tax system. For you to seriously insinuate that you would rather pay comparatively (to the world) low income taxes than have to ever worry about a medical bill again is not only short-sighted on your part, but incredibly ideological and somewhat selfish. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Furthermore, expanding from the health care debate to a larger discussion about tax rates, have you seen countries that have what we would consider high tax rates? They're fucking fantastic. I would love to pay almost 50% in taxes if this country would be more like, say, Sweden and less like... well, like us now.
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