[quote=briansd1]Medicare and Social Security are existing programs. They have nothing to do with providing health care to all Americans.[/quote]
Pelosi et. al. have been calling them pillars analogous to what was just passed. As pillars, they leave a bit to be desired.
[quote=briansd1]
Who says a fast-food worker should have the same benefits as a business executive?
In America, there should be a minimum standard of health care for all. Minimum doesn’t mean the very best.
The rich executive is free to buy insurance or pay out of pocket for health care service at the Ritz Carlton if he wishes. Nobody is stopping him.
If the executive’s employer is giving him this very best health care as compensation, that compensation should be taxed.[/quote]
Well ok, sounds like we kind of agree on that.
Though I will say, the *tone* of the debate has been more towards homogenizing the benefits. Limiting what people make in salary/benefits. Demonizing folks that have been successful.
Imagine that the rich-haters fully got their way. Imagine a society where everyone made exactly the same income. Why would anyone try hard at work? Why even go to college? How much innovation would there be?
I’ve seen first hand where union folks actually *squashed* hard work, extra work, fast work. I don’t even *know* how they’d feel about creativity but literally based on what I saw, I don’t think they’d encourage it.
I really think you should consider the long term implications of actually getting what you think you want Brian.
