TheRealMafoo said:
Once you find a socialist country where the people are better off then in a capitalist country, I will.
As an example, I have better healthcare they you can buy in your country, at any price. The only way you can match my care, is to fly here.
I have the same healthcare as 90% of Americans. In order to get that coverage to 100%, we need to turn our healthcare into your healthcare.
I was born poor, a minority, and with a disability. If I can work my ass off to get what I want, so can everyone else. If you want something given to you with no effort, move to Europe, and get the hell out of my sight. |
You know, you still haven't actually answered his accusation that you are posting a false dilemma.
Also your accusation that Squilliam wants something for nothing is unfounded (I certainly don't want something for nothing, as I will be a professional when I graduate I will in fact be paying more money in taxes than I get back in services - I still want a more socialist system) and telling him to move to Europe and get the hell out of your sight is hardly mature debating. In fact its just borderline flaming.
I would also rather that 100% of the population got good healthcare from the government than that 90% of the population got very good healthcare and 10% of the population got extremely poor healthcare (in fact more than 10% of the population does not have health insurance, but anyway).
As for a socialist country better off than America, try Norway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failed_States_Index
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality-of-Life_Index
It beats America in pretty much every single metric conceived and is quite firmly a social democracy.
