FCC and the internet

[Odd]

Samuel Thurston, III wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Michael <mmorse757 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> The US is not (yet) a socialist country.  /Every/ country that has
>> socialized health care as 12 - 30 percent higher taxes.  I care about my
>> fellow American - just not the ones who choose not to work and pull
> 
> Your taxes already pay for the health care of those who choose not to
> work.  Its called medicaid. The plans on the table extend tax credits
> and subsidies to people who are working and still can't afford
> insurance, and (hopefully)  offer a non-profit insurer to the
> competitive mix.
> 
>> their own weight.  It may or may not have improved the lives of citizens
>> where you live, but who ended up paying for it?  None of the
>> "kum-by-yah" ers ever seem to want to answer that question.
>>
> 
> I'm self employed.  I pay about 9% income tax, and about 22% of my
> income goes to health insurance.
> 
> If I payed 30% income tax, I would be paying LESS than I am paying
> now, under a single-payer system.

That's a good point I hope those Americans on this list
that disagree with you can grasp.

> Doesn't matter though, the
> spineless "socialists" trying to put a healthcare plan together took
> this entirely reasonable plan off the table from the start.

That sucks. I had hoped that you'd get something akin to
what we have here in Europe. In the US, You pay more, and get
much less health care for your money than we do in Europe.
Or in Canada for that matter. But that is the reality when special
interests can grease the palms of politicians to the extent it's
done in your country.

Last I heard some 50 million people don't have health insurance
in the US. I don't understand how anyone can be against giving
those people access to good health care. It boggles the mind.

I wish more people would see it the way you do, Samuel.

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Odd