WHY do you worry about Socialism?

[lnfletcher]

Originally Posted by Excaliber

To many programs? Maybe, which ones would you throw out? Food stamps? Medical? Social Security? Federally funded health clinics for the poor? NIH grants to study the sex life of shrimp? I propose some programs need to be eliminated. Others need better oversight, enforcement of regulations in some cases, additional regulation in others.

American citizens ABSOLUTELY HAVE A RIGHT to minimum living standards, that includes reasonable health care. You will be "forced" to comply with the laws of the land (resistance is futile).


MY voice on one issue is this:
We need a public option for Health Care. I will use my voice to rally those who support my position. Annoy those who do not. I will vote to FORCE you to pay for this public option, the American people deserve it, they have a RIGHT to it. We can't afford it? OK, that's a reasonable argument... Then let's figure out a way to fund it that is fair and reasonable. I have a couple of ideas on how we can do that.

By the way, as GM is the basic topic at this point, I'd like to hear more on what folks think on that issue. Should have left them alone, let them fail on their own?

Why do they have a right?
Yes, let them fail. I remember AMC pacers, it didn't bring down the country to let them fail.
The majority of the people do not want the public option. If the politicians had put this forward during their election, they would not have been elected and they most likely will be thrown out after the damage is done.