Comments by "SK ONTHEROAD" (@skontheroad2666) on "Secular Talk"
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@ralphbernhard1757 Exactly, which brings me to my next point. Before we can even think about getting from point A to point B, we need to define what B is. Which will take time and money. Then it needs to be run by an administration, which would need to be staffed. More time and money. I could keep going, but you probably get my point. If you watched the AOC interview (there are a few actually) where she is asked to speak to how things like defending the police, Medicare for all, and the Green New Deal would be paid for, she starts to wave it off as the minutiae that isn't important. She doesn't have an answer or even an inkling of where to turn to start to become informed as to HOW to find the answer. And as a leader, that is not ok. People need to understand that an idea that has not been well thought out from beginning to end, is not something ready for general consumption. And certainly not a reason for an entire country to start protesting and turn everything upside down. Just watch some of the college students being interviewed on Campus Reform. They are our future. They are the ones who will supposedly be doing the defunding in the future (or whatever you want to call it). Yet they don't seem anywhere near being capable to comprehend what needs to be done, let alone accomplish the task!
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@ralphbernhard1757 Having lived in Europe and used the Healthcare system in both Germany and France, I personally would not want to give up my extremely expensive, excellent Healthcare for Die Krankenkasse! Niemals! (Wie wir auf Deutsch sagen). And the Germans pay a ton in taxes for it as well. As far as the Upper Middle Class and the super rich--I don't know how you define those two groups. And I have found that the average American from any random flyover state has a very different interpretation of what kind of salary defines one as wealthy. Obviously, in NYC (where I was born and raised) and in California (where I live now) those numbers are vary depending on who you ask. Biden seems to have put that number at $400K. Depending on how many kids one has and how they are educated, that can leave one either living hand to mouth, or somewhat comfortably. But far from wealthy. Just as "a millionaire" does not have the same meaning as it did in the 60's. Or even the 90's. BUT, if one works hard enough to make a million dollars a year (of which one sees a lot less after the IRS takes their share), and is already know the highest tax bracket, why should they have to then pay more just so others who are not working at all can have the same Healthcare? Medicaid is apparently not good enough for them (I wouldn't it either), but if it is "free", it is atleast something. If one is hit by a bus or gets cancer, atleast they have coverage and will not be ruined by medical bills. And don't forget that all that money that the wealthy pay for good Healthcare often does not get used each year. So it therefore helps the others who do need it (like auto insurance or any other insurance plan). The only Germans who are actually ok with their Healthcare system are those who are healthy and don't actually use it urgently or more often than for eine Jährliche Überprüfung.
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@ralphbernhard1757 Weil ich damals viel junger war und dachte, daß ich gesund war, und zwar nichts mehr brauchen würde. And now, here in the US, my employees who are under 30 all thunk the same way. Most of them don't even realize or remember that they have insurance, let alone use it. Yet as an employer, it costs a fortune every year. And that is just for an HMO. None of them ever opt to pay up and they would all rather have the money in their salary, which is of course, illegal, so they are not terribly thankful to have a job with benefits either. They don't understand that whether it is through their employer or through some version of socialized medicine, they still have to pay for it.
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