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» Migisi - Responding to PT

In response to Responding to PT posted by BrianTubbs:
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Next target: the insurance industry.
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Now yer talking! That industry NEEDS to be targeted.
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...there is a LIMIT as to how much you can tax the people before it hurts productivity and interferes with the ability of families to provide for and support themselves. It isn't just a moral/political issue, but a practical one.
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How can a middle income parent afford $900 a month for private medical insurance - AND pay taxes for government assistance programs - AND still provide for and support their families? How can a small business afford employee medical benefits and workman's comp when the premiums equal half the employee's annual wage? Have you ever heard the phrase 'insurance poor'?
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Right now, tax payers pay the medical premiums and costs for somebody else on government assistance. Now, I don't mind helping the needy. But I'd much prefer to pay higher taxes for something which ~I~ and my family (and everyone) can benefit from directly - which I've (we've) paid for.
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But it's naive to think that a modern nation can survive without a strong national defense.
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Strong defense is fine. IF it was used for DEFENSE. Imagine how we could fund national health care if we just insisted that the military be accountable for expenditures. There's SOOO much waste, corruption, and profiteering involved with the military, and you know it.

-- posted by Migisi