Healthcare and big government

[Moonlight Graham]

This is fantastic. Found it somewhere on the web.

“This morning I awoke to the sound of my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the Public Power Monopoly regulated by the US department of energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by the municipal water utility. After that, I turned on the TV to one of the FCC regulated channels to see what the Weather Service of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration determined the weather would be like today using satellites designed, built and launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. I did this while eating my breakfast of US Department of Agriculture inspected food and taking drugs determined safe by the Federal Drug Administration.

At a time that has been kept accurate by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the US Naval Observatory, I got into my National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved automobile and set out to work on roads built and maintained by local, state and federal departments of transportation. I checked my mail delivered by the US Postal Service and dropped the kids of at public school, then stopped for fuel of a quality regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency.

After work I drove my NHTSA car on DOT roads back home, which has not burned down because of state and local building codes and a fire marshal’s inspection. My house has not been plundered in my absence because of the local police department.

I then log onto the internet which was developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration and post here on AWE, in freerepublic.com and of course the Fox News forums about how socialized health care is bad because the government can’t do anything right.”

[Shady]

I don't get it. Why is it fantastic?

[Moonlight Graham]

I don't get it. Why is it fantastic?

Because you don't get it.

[Guest TrueMetis]

Awesome

[Guthrie]

Because you don't get it.

it is my experience that right wing extremists don't see their own hypocrisy --- they live a life of, 'cognitive dissonance,' and it is less than likely that they might shake off their own illusions

[GostHacked]

it is my experience that right wing extremists don't see their own hypocrisy --- they live a life of, 'cognitive dissonance,' and it is less than likely that they might shake off their own illusions

It sounds like a health issue, maybe a vaccination is in order to combat this pandemic?

[Machjo]

I have an issue with paying my taxes towards educating kids, caring for the less fortunate, etc.

But, if you want to give to the military, I'm right there baby. Crank those taxes up and create all the jobs ya want. Provide training for the troops and quality health care. Anything to fight the tyrany of socialism.

[Shady]

Only an idiot would conclude, that only government can produce electricity, produce clean water, determine weather patterns, inspect food, determine safe drugs, build roads, deliver mail (that example made me laugh out loud, because they have a monopoly and lose billions of dollars a year), build automobiles, inspect buildings, etc, etc, etc.

[Guest TrueMetis]

Only an idiot would conclude, that only government can produce electricity, produce clean water, determine weather patterns, inspect food, determine safe drugs, build roads, deliver mail (that example made me laugh out loud, because they have a monopoly and lose billions of dollars a year), build automobiles, inspect buildings, etc, etc, etc.

What about FedEx and UPS?

[Guthrie]

Only an idiot would conclude, that only government can produce electricity, produce clean water, determine weather patterns, inspect food, determine safe drugs, build roads, deliver mail (that example made me laugh out loud, because they have a monopoly and lose billions of dollars a year), build automobiles, inspect buildings, etc, etc, etc.

that is both true AND meaningless

[GostHacked]

I have an issue with paying my taxes towards educating kids, caring for the less fortunate, etc.

But, if you want to give to the military, I'm right there baby. Crank those taxes up and create all the jobs ya want. Provide training for the troops and quality health care. Anything to fight the tyrany of socialism.

Yeah screw education, just send them all to the military.

[bush_cheney2004]

Yeah screw education, just send them all to the military.

The "military" is quite an education.

[GostHacked]

The "military" is quite an education.

Sending all your kids to military school, and only military school could be viewed as socialism. Since the gov pays for it all. The gov pays for public education as well.

[bush_cheney2004]

Sending all your kids to military school, and only military school could be viewed as socialism. Since the gov pays for it all. The gov pays for public education as well.

The government doesn't pay for dick.....where do you think the revenue comes from?

[GostHacked]

The government doesn't pay for dick.....where do you think the revenue comes from?

Yes taxpayers pay the government which then pays for school/military training. Unless the military is a private entity and not a government owned and operated entity.

[Machjo]

Only an idiot would conclude, that only government can produce electricity, produce clean water, determine weather patterns, inspect food, determine safe drugs, build roads, deliver mail (that example made me laugh out loud, because they have a monopoly and lose billions of dollars a year), build automobiles, inspect buildings, etc, etc, etc.

I fully agree. Think of the money that could be saved if only we could privatise the US military.

[Machjo]

Yeah screw education, just send them all to the military.

Exactly. Think of all the jobs it would create, and appease the unemployed so that we don't need to hear all that rubbish about educating kids.

[Machjo]

The "military" is quite an education.

And a good investment too. I say sell it off on the NY stock exchange.

[Machjo]

The "military" is quite an education.

And the skills are so transferable to the private sector too.

[Machjo]

Sending all your kids to military school, and only military school could be viewed as socialism. Since the gov pays for it all. The gov pays for public education as well.

No no no no no! If it's military spending, it's not socialist. That's why I think we could create all kinds of jobs in the military without being called socialist. Great idea, eh.

But educating kids? That's terrible, just so socialist.

[Machjo]

The government doesn't pay for dick.....where do you think the revenue comes from?

Exactly. Revenue for education comes from hardworking ripped off people like you and me. But for the military, it somes from patriots like you and me.

[Machjo]

Yes taxpayers pay the government which then pays for school/military training. Unless the military is a private entity and not a government owned and operated entity.

Bunch of socialists. I say privatise the military now.

[CANADIEN]

Only an idiot would conclude, that only government can produce electricity, produce clean water, determine weather patterns, inspect food, determine safe drugs, build roads, deliver mail (that example made me laugh out loud, because they have a monopoly and lose billions of dollars a year), build automobiles, inspect buildings, etc, etc, etc.

And only an imbecile would conclude it is bad bad bad when it's done by the government in a democracy.

[Machjo]

And only an imbecile would conclude it is bad bad bad when it's done by the government in a democracy.

Absolutely. That's why I say the US should privatise its nuclear subs.

[bush_cheney2004]

Absolutely. That's why I say the US should privatise its nuclear subs.

They are.....General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding.....main propulsion and combat subsystems are provided by PRIVATE contractors.