Both in rich and poor countries, universal health care brings huge benefits

Re:Both in rich and poor countries, universal health care br... by ibeckermayer on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @12:47PM (#16978815)

My problem with you isn’t that you want to fund long term interests, my problem with you is that you want to force me to fund your idea of long term interests with your preferred long term fund (i.e. whatever our moronic legislators can cook up).

It’s not about the goals, it’s about the coercion.

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Re:Both in rich and poor countries, universal health care br... by sykh on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @12:52PM (#16978848)

Isn’t this part of being a member of a society? Sometimes laws and goals of society don’t align with yours. So advocate for your goals and participate in society.

Sometimes one decides to leave the country because the misalignment of goals becomes intolerable. But there is no substitute for a properly functioning government. At least not at our current level of our collective psychology.

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Re:Both in rich and poor countries, universal health care br... by landryraccoon on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @03:40PM (#16980451)

To frame it in a libertarian context :

I would assume that if you live on someone’s land, you would agree that their property rights mean you must pay rent, otherwise you must move.

The government is sovereign over the the land of the nation. If you live there, you must pay “rent” in the form of taxes. You aren’t respecting the property rights of the nation otherwise. You can always move.

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