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Originally Posted by Talvenada
ANGRY:
I don't feel the govrmt. is responsible, and that is a Hannity type of trick that says you're right. Answer the question yes or no. I say yes and you're right, and I say no and I'm a socialist.
I say there are exceptions with the difference being that you'll look for any excuse to say no. You don't exercise and you're disqualified from all illnesses, no?
TAL
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You admit that the government has no say in things regarding personal responsibility. That is what I was looking for.
I do not think that you are a socialist but I like how you were trying to forsee a probable outcome.
Things like exercise and saving your money will pay big dividends in the future. Say someone makes
x amount of dollars a year. Now let's say that
y amount of dollars is used for essentials like food, rent and bills and is half of what they make. What about the other half of what they earn? Could that other money have been used towards things like savings or healthcare? What happend to the money? Now add this up over a few years and you got a good sum of money. Could that money not be used towards necessities?
Odds are that your average person will have burned through that money and squandered it on a flashy car or a new sound system so that they can impress their friends. That is irresponsibile and stupid. If people have that much lack of restraint, they need to accept the concequences when they come back to bite you in the ass.