tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548884643150397912.post7368537490551288487..comments2023-09-26T05:33:08.250-05:00Comments on Queen of the Universe- No Credentials Needed: Phrases That Make My Skin Crawllunamotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14514608202415217448noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548884643150397912.post-69518782369689695662013-08-11T00:09:45.998-05:002013-08-11T00:09:45.998-05:00The entire town of West TX just blew up because Te...The entire town of West TX just blew up because Texas has precious little oversight as far as safety in manufacturing and safety for the workers. <br /><br />They hadn't been inspected for years and the last time they were they were fined less than $100 for their violations and never checked again.<br /><br />That's your free market vision of perfection- how can you possibly think that given free rein companies and businesses will be ethical and moral when a business is in business for one reason- to make money.<br /><br />Government 'force'? You don't want government 'force' to 'take your money'. Fabulous. Please don't send your kids to public school, use the public library, public roads, or go to public parks, and if your house catches on fire don't call the public fire department.<br /><br />It's not 'force'- you are living in the society and use its stuff every single day. <br /><br />When you go to a restaurant with friends and split the tab is it 'force' when someone other than yourself calculates the amount each person should put in the kitty? <br /><br />All I'm hearing from you is 'mine mine mine'- MY money, MY taxes, MY choices.<br /><br />And yet you have no problem living in and taking advantage of this society. <br /><br />For an ideology that stresses personal responsibility, ya'll have a funny way of expressing it. <br /><br />lunamotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514608202415217448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548884643150397912.post-7198260931861749202013-08-09T07:43:29.289-05:002013-08-09T07:43:29.289-05:00I think we will have to agree to disagree and here...I think we will have to agree to disagree and here is why.. I do agree people should be compassionate but I do not agree using government force is compassionate at all..Compassion is for me to decide where I want my money to go not which programs the government wants, that is not compassion that is theft.. And I am sorry but I do feel you asked for my money...you want health insurance for all..which means my money will be taken even if I disagree again that is not compassion that is theft. No conservative I know is fighting for people to not have money..they are actually fighting for everyone to keep their own money which is the way it should be.. and on your note about bailout and subsides, that is not big bad business, that was only done because of government..in the real world all of those businesses that had bad business models would have went bankrupt..and someone with a better business model would have bought the assets and built even better companies..or they too would have had the same fate..so I can't blame business as they can't steal my money..only government can...I would not have bailed out any of them except I was forced to by government,, And private charity is the way to go. Profit is not bad as if you work you go to make a profit but no one says that is bad..but for a business to make a profit is? I want them to make a profit and continue to make one as that means their business model is good and I want to be a part of it.. As for Healthcare I am fine with you VOLUNTARILY giving your money to pay for health care..but that is not the issue..the issue is they want to force me to buy their product and pay for others products and that is alien to everything that made this country great..and on that note..I might respect the government health care if we had given the free market a fair shake, but guess what there is no free market in health care, so before we say it is bad we should actually give it a try, I'm pretty sure you are going to say that we do have a free market healthcare and that is why we are in the mess we are in and I say no way! Do you know that you can only buy health insurance in your own state, if there is only 2 companies that is your choice..A or B..Like I can buy car insurance from anywhere in the country but can't cross state lines to buy health care insurance!!! That is not free market..that is government meddling where they do not belong,also government has mandated what health insurance will cover...that is not me picking the best coverage for my situation with the best rates as the free market would allow..but once again the government meddling. I do not think you understand that yes even though your cancer issues will be covered under a government plan...that with everyone FORCED to buy into a plan that means every single person is going to want to see the Dr.'s for everything..I am paying for it so why would I not go..So even though your cancer will be covered..will it matter when you no longer get in the same day or same week, but now have to wait months and maybe even years for an appointment.,.My mom married an English man and she had to wait 2 years to be seen for her skin cancer and scary enough he had to buy insurance to actually get seen so the government insurance did nothing but take his money. Also, what about if you could not wait that long and die in the intern...is it better that you had coverage but could not se a Dr. to use it.. And on the last note..I guess I have a problem with people advocating more and more money being taken because when I ask anyone that advocates this to please practice what you preach and show me the check to the government that you have donated..I have never ever got one picture back with a copy of the check.. so before anyone advocates more of my or others money going where they want..they need to put up and donate first...here is the website if you would like to show me the check you sent..I would at least understand that you are trying to do your part.. http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/gift/gift.htmMelissa Lineberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343952202403171213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548884643150397912.post-19647229339193953642013-08-08T23:18:42.529-05:002013-08-08T23:18:42.529-05:00Thank you for your thoughts on this, and they are ...Thank you for your thoughts on this, and they are all very reasonable.<br />I think one big problem is that there is (I hope) a HUGE moderate center- one that all agrees we need to be compassionate AND financially aware, that is virtually silent while all the 'squeaky wheels' get the air time and recognition.<br />Actually, what I wrote has not one thing with taking YOUR money. Nothing.<br />Right now the conservatives are fighting to keep poor people from getting something they 'don't deserve' while being blind to the bonuses and favors and bailouts that corporations receive of OUR money when they're already billions of dollars ahead.<br />Are you fine with the head of Shell Oil getting YOUR money that you could spend on your family or the charity of your choice?<br />And I respectfully disagree with leaving charity in the hands of the private sector- the private sector is who looks to the bottom line only- look at health insurance companies. They're not evil, they're businesses. It's their job to take in as much as they can in premiums and pay out as little as possible in claims. That's business.<br />It also means literal life or death to many people every day. We've been a Cancer Family for over a decade- we've seen it, and almost lived it.<br />Private charities are great...if you are in their radar and/or meet their specifications for help.<br />We're a poor working family who is sick of subsidizing huge corporations.<br />As a last aside- if we had true single payer universal health care, our family would have much more of our money- right now fully 18% of our GROSS income goes towards health insurance premiums alone. Yes, please TAX us 10% to pay for universal health care that everyone could have. We'd be far ahead."<br />I'm not sure where you get the idea that conservatives are the only ones with 'boots on the ground' as far as helping others- I'm going to assume you didn't mean that as a blanket statement about liberals.lunamotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514608202415217448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548884643150397912.post-36309774413482638582013-08-08T15:57:25.250-05:002013-08-08T15:57:25.250-05:00I have to respectfully disagree..I am a conservati...I have to respectfully disagree..I am a conservative and what fiscal responsibility means is to spend what you have and not spend more then you have..as any parent should teach their child and since the government has 0 dollars that means they take from others and they need to be even more fiscally responsible..but since it is others money they are more reckless..and Sharing the Burden does not mean what you imply..it means that you are allowing them to steal, yes steal money from others to give to whatever cause you feel is just..not what I feel is just since I earn the money but whatever the government feels is just..which is just silly, as if the government can decide what is best for my money but I can't..What conservatives preach..is to conserve..if you are low on money..you conserve it..if you are low on water..you conserve it..it is not that hard..and the real reason we do not trust government with our money to do the right thing is because everything they have said they were going to do has be a nightmare...Social Security which you talk about was meant to help workers have a retirement..but guess what..politicians saw a big nice pot of OTHERS money and went and spent it on programs they liked to get more votes..not any grand I want to help anyone...just to get more votes..because if they really wanted to help people..why not use their own money..why steal mine to pay for things I might disagree with..The reason we fight so hard to have fiscal responsibly is because I earned my money, why should I not be the one to decide where it goes..how are my priorities better or worse then yours..the reason people fight so much over politics and money is because everyone should have the right to spend their money where they see fit..You may want to donate to older homeless people and maybe I want to donate to helping kids...the government has no reason to actually solve a problem as private charities do and private charities will weed out much of the abuses whereas government does not care..all they care about is making sure they spend every dime of their budget good or bad to justify their own department..not to actually help anyone..and my last thought is this as I know you may not agree with any of the above..but it is very easy for liberals to think they are helping someone by saying hey if others would just give more by having the government take more from them.but it is truly the conservative who puts thought into action and donates their time and money to a cause not just sitting back and letting someone else( the government) to do our charity work..I am not rich just a poor working family that is tired of being told where my money goes...Should I not be the one that decides that as I earned it?Melissa Lineberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343952202403171213noreply@blogger.com