The Deception of "Free"

There is no such thing as a "free lunch"… and that's been around for years… people think if they don't have to shell out cash on the spot, it's free…as a property owner I know that schools are NOT free, I have to pay for them! The same for health care, someone has to pay for that one way or another… Personally, I like having a insurance that covers many of my medical expenses… I know I need to pay for my share of it, and that's a good thing!

Since I can't cuss or curse, I'll just agree with you.
Guardian stone

Those who use profanity have no imagination or much in the way of vocabulary! LoL!

At that point I was angry. I shouldn't let my upset effect me.
. . . da** it! Politians getting paid, military only getting 1 week? Is that right . . . or left?
Later
Gs

well YOU didn't use it. I was just saying that those who do . . .

Actually I have worked out a way of saying the same things that people do when they use profanity, only in terms which more polite; For example: I if I wanted to call some one a S.O.B. (and I don't mean a "sweet old boy") I could say "you PUPPY!" since the puppy is the offspring of a famale dog. Same difference! LoL!

It's interesting the things you can say in polite terms once one puts their mind to it.

As an A1C (2 striper) in the Airforce I had to dress down an Army CMSgt and his troops for walking into my freshly painted warehouse with muddy boots.
When I found out he was family, I doubled it.
He returned and asked permission before entering my warehouse again. Got all kinds of 'freebies' from the army for horse swapping.
Not to bad for an a** chewing. Dragons breath and bat guanno
Guardian stone

I personally would love it if the government took on, as it's main priority concerning healthcare, transparency. I don't want the government to "provide" healthcare. I believe that the market can and would provide viable options for healthcare, if it were given the chance to operate in a truly open market. There are very few scenarios that the current healthcare model can be applied to and still make sense. For instance, apply this model to buying electronics, buying a car, buying a vacation, selecting a college, etc. Most times, it sounds and feels ludicrous.

I don't know how to fix it. I just know I don't particularly like the way it runs today.

It makes me laugh when I hear people say things like "I don't want to be paying so my neighbor can go to the doctor" when they are paying into a group plan at work which works in exactly the same way as a national plan would.

That is very true it will not be free. We as hard working Americans will have to pay it. However as a teacher you should be more on it's side then anyone. I pay my taxes and I like that my children have a free education to a certain point. Along the same lines, I would love if my taxes would pay for my healthcare. I can promise you that I wont be paying more then I do now and if the healthcare industry were a little less greedy then we would never had been forced into a public option. The public option is not going to force people into useing there plan, it will simply make it a fair playing field. When you have a manopoly there is no one to compete for pricing and so no one can protect the consumer and it's can very well be the same for an onogopaly which is when there are only a few who dominate the market. It seems that they are all happy with there large gains and have not though about how it will effect not only the customers but our economy as a whole. Greed is a very bad thing and to tell you the truth if I never even use it I will take a little more compfort knowing that atleast my taxes went to a good thing. I wish more people had something to say when they were taking our taxes and using them for there private parties and pay raises. It's amazing how good people will fight against something that benifits everyone. Who ever did there marketing did a great job.

I see your point. And perhaps I came across as being against the government option—that was certainly not my intention.

We do need healthcare reform. The current system is not efficient or effective.

My point is simply about the mentality of some Americans. I want people to make the choice about whether or not a government option is the right option with a full understanding. I want us as citizens to "own" these programs because indeed it's our money that's paying for them.

One question I have for you is this. You say you would love it if your taxes would pay for your healthcare. But are you OK if your taxes have to double from their current rate to cover healthcare? Or triple? (I'm not trying to badger you, just trying to understand your full position.)

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