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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute
Yawn.
I'm tired of people like you wanting me to pay more taxes to provide for others.
I have an idea that those of you who support national health care should like:
You pay more taxes. If it's not enough, then you pay even more to make up for those of us who don't want to do it. And those of us who don't want to pay will not be able to benefit from national health care, but continue to pay for private health care.
Let's say it takes an average of $2500 a year in taxes to provide national health care. How about you pay $5000 so I don't have to? That way, the money will be there. In fact, if everyone who claims to think it's such a great idea payed double the amount required, there would be even more money for socialized medicine.
Sound good? Or are you not willing to do your part to take care of others?
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We pay double the amount per capita of any other country, including the many who have better healthcare systems. The spectre of raising taxes is bogus. I do think that the next president will have to raise taxes in order to try to overcome Bush's prodigal spending, but that will happen regardless of healthcare.
It comes down to this: We all agree that the government should provide certain basic services to its citizens. That you think that healthcare shouldn't be included in that doesn't make you less of a socialist than someone who does. It's only a matter of priorities.