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That said, yes, of course we could afford it. We could afford 100% taxes if the government provided 100% of everything we need. But you know what? I don't like that system. Not only don't I like that system, it's been tried before and failed miserably. And that's what we'll be if government takes over health care: miserable. I'll say it again: there is nothing in the history of government that has ever been run more efficiently than the private sector does it. Sure, there are some things that by necessity must be run by the government (military, foreign relations and a few more), but making us pay more taxes because "we can afford it" is pretty dumb. I don't know about you, but I'd rather make my own financial (and other) decisions instead of having the government screw them up for me.

Why do you put up this communist strawman? It'd be closer to the truth to accuse Ron Paul of wanting to completely abolish all government above the county level. But I'm not accusing him of that, because even if it's true in his heart of hearts I have no evidence to back it up.

Oh, and the privately run airlines are a fucking joke. A joke that the government has to step in and bail out about every decade. How is that "more efficiently" run?

I don't want my tax dollars wasted on inefficiently run, shitty programs that don't benefit the country. Therefore, I want the government to take back the airlines so our tax dollars won't keep lining the pockets of the airline companies.



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