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My definition of reality...On Ron Paul.... November 30, 2011 3:40 pm Jody

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Only a small minority would support absorbing small losses of lives in a terrorist attacks to enable more personal freedom, or refusing health care to those (who could afford it) without insurance, or getting rid of most or all of the federal bureaucratic agencies or allowing big businesses to fail at the cost of a million jobs. Libertarianism isn’t considered compassionate or fair by our society because our society no longer understands that liberty is the only strategic path to freedom and happiness and would rather be taken care of. I’ve accepted those facts and have fallen back to Milton Friedman’s wisdom: “People have a great misconception in this way, they think the way they solve things is by electing the right people. Its nice to elect the right people, but that isn’t the way you solve them. The way you solve things is by making it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right things!”

…my brother in law Eric….and I agree.

  • As always, it portrays a false choice. Somehow, providing healthcare to all our citizens will take away out freedom. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-05 21:04:42
    • It is not my choice to provide healthcare to all our citizens because I am not willing to pay for ... by Jody 2011-12-05 21:24:14
      • You are ALREADY paying for every citizen to have healthcare. For many it is simply emergency room care when ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-05 23:04:41
        • If that is truly the case then why is it not more widely embraced? by Jody 2011-12-06 14:16:07
          • It IS truly the case, and the answer is because many, like yourself, are unaware of it. by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-07 00:41:16
            • If insurance would be run by the state...as is my understanding of single payer, what is NHS? by Jody 2011-12-07 08:59:21
              • NHS is the UK's national healthcare. It is one of many national healthcare systems that exists in every major ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-07 23:26:38
                • You don't see the government taking control as a threat? God knows Insurance in and of itself is a racket...but how ... by Jody 2011-12-08 10:43:39

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