What a SURPRISE!

[bomelia]

Originally Posted by Excaliber

It's an exploration of ideas that might work? Got any?

"Logical" arguments are hard to come by in the Lounge, emotional arguments are legion. Personally I'm pleased with the progress this thread has made in terms of reasonable dialog and suggested alternative plans or ideas.

Yeah Ernie. Tort reform and cross border competition for insurance companies. There might be a little insurance company oversight as well.

IF you fell so strongly about it, you and your friends who think like you should take your money out of YOUR pocket and go do something about it. Like, give more to your church. Give more to your local charitable organizations. Stop saying "I would be willing to pay more in taxes" when you really mean "I want us all to pay more". Not all of us agree with that.

The reason many low income liberals agree with you is they know THEY won't pay any more!

Socailism is socialism Ernie. Stop looking at big earners as the solution. Start asking what YOU personally are willing to do without Obama helping you.

The Fed can't even properly fund Medicare and SS. You say you aren't ordinarily for big government, yet this proposal will triple the size of government. Kind of a lame statement Ernie. You want cradle to grave care by Uncle Sam. And you might well get it for a while. But I will work hard against socialist thinking like yours and help elect politicians that will take it back if it happens.

Mike