"But I don't want to go back to horses, been there done that, so roads is a must."
We have an extensive road network. You think all that disappears cuz a town, a city, a region, a state, a nation goes minarchistic?
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"Fire protection is a real good idea, nice to have your house saved when your neighbor's burns down."
Sure, but does it have to be provided by gov?
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"Unemployment insurance saved my ass once, that was welcome. Over the years I paid more in than I got out, but I'm OK with that."
Why can't UI be private?
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"Social Security? If we get rid of that a lot of old people would die and the roads less crowded."
Oh, gettin' rid of it now would be a royal pain. it's part of the weave of things. If such a thing had never been introduced, folks woulda never have come to rely on it. First step: lettin' folks opt out of it. SS is makin' with the death rattle already. An opt out would cover the current crop of recipients while telegraphin' to would-be recipients SS has a finite shelf life.
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"Universal healthcare would bring the costs way down without beating up the doctors and nurses who actually take care of us. The health insurance companies would be the losers, but serves them right for driving the price up. The same thing is happening with pet health insurance, they're driving the costs up so less people will take a chance on not having it on Fido and Pussy."
Insurance shouldn't be mandatory for anything. Costs should be dynamic, determined by that old austrian debbil 'supply & demand'. And: it's not 'health care', it's medical care; it's service like any other, not a 'right'.
I've been uninsured since the ACA was laid down and I've had 'issues'. I shopped around and pinched my pennies like I do buyin' anything.
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"Limited room & board? I don't want to see people dying or even fainting in the streets, holds up traffic you know."
Get thee to a charity, Bruce.
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"Free college? I don't like it"
Sumthin' we agree on.
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"Room and board for all, good grief, that has never worked anywhere unless you're royalty. Peel me a grape.
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Agreed. Down on your luck? Associated Catholic Charities can help. They won't prosthelytize (too much).
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"Shouldn't that be servitute, not serveitute?"
Take it up with Cato (or Brutus).