Obama Care

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

I know you didn't actually take anything i said to mean that we were closer to the 3rd world than first. My take is that to stay a first world going forward, we need to look at the areas we are currently lacking in. To me, that is healthcare, pure and simple. I don't think the gov't needs to be involved in all aspects of life, but this is one with which I have no issue.

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. How is health not intrinsic to two thirds of that statement?

also fascinating is that the Declaration of Independence was a treatise declaring freedom from oppressive government behavior. That your partial quote was actually used to say government should stay the heck away from these things. And now you use it to beg big brother to please please put people back under its thumb.

The founders wrote that to break from government and let men rise and fall on their own merits.

We certainly have come a long way my good people.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

also fascinating is that the Declaration of Independence was a treatise declaring freedom from oppressive government behavior. That your partial quote was actually used to say government should stay the heck away from these things. And now you use it to beg big brother to please please put people back under its thumb.

The founders wrote that to break from government and let men rise and fall on their own merits.

We certainly have come a long way my good people.

I don't see that a gov't option as being "oppressed." Let's not get crazy here, no one is inviting Queen Elizabeth over the pond. Specifically regarding taxation without representation, no one is doing anything with that. IF our elected officials pass some form of this plan, then it's the will of the people, maybe not all of the people, but the majority. It's not something being forced upon the taxpayers by the divine will of Lord Obama.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

I don't see that a gov't option as being "oppressed." Let's not get crazy here, no one is inviting Queen Elizabeth over the pond. Specifically regarding taxation without representation, no one is doing anything with that. IF our elected officials pass some form of this plan, then it's the will of the people, maybe not all of the people, but the majority. It's not something being forced upon the taxpayers by the divine will of Lord Obama.

We don't need anyone else's queen, we've got our King Obama to save us.

The English were content as well under King George, they did not revolt, but our country was founded on individualism and limited government. We are well past anything King George ever imposed on the colonists. He would, in fact, have loved the trappings of the Presidency.