Have you ever noticed how generous Democrats are with other people's money ?

Question

Universal Health Care for everyone no problem, we'll just (punish) erm I mean tax those nasty, selfish and greedly old Republicans and make them pay for it all. Well here's a question, why don't we hand the entire bill to the Ted Turner's, Oprah Winfrey's, Mr Sorros and Bill Gates of America? All 4 are Billionaires many times over and can afford to foot the entire bill themselves. All are rabidly liberal and wouldn't this help cast them in a more caring and positive light ? Or do we only want to punish erm I mean Tax those Republican billionaires and millionaires ?

It's pretty obvious the 1st 3 don't work much.

Answer 1

"...tax those nasty, selfish and greedly old Republicans..."

What amazes me is that THEY'LL be taxed too!

"Hello, yes, I'd like to endorse a candidate who is going to promote legislation that will RAISE my taxes and decrease my freedom of choice."

"While I'm at it, I'm going to take this hammer and bash myself in the head with it. Boy, self-punishment is fun!"

Answer 2

We can afford to make our population strong and healthy. Why not improve our fellow american's quality of life. I will gladly pay extra money to save the life of a poverty stricken child.

Bill Gates (formerly the richest man in the world)
Warren Buffet (I believe he is now the richest man in America)
and...damn, i can't remember the other name, some super rich guy...
Are all liberals. I've seen Gates and Buffet give a seminar together and they STRONGLY support universal health care. They all STRONGLY support higher taxes and a socialist style health system. They also support higher tax brackets for the rich.
A few years ago, America had the highest life expectancy in the world. Now, we have a sh*tty health care system and several other nations have higher life expectancies.
Medical insurance companies hire teams of specialists to go over applications and claim forms with a fine tooth comb to find a way to deny someone payoff to anyone who has had large medical bills.
Yes, this would be expensive for america, but we live in the 21st century now. We should be able to provide medicine for all of our people.

I'm sure you won't read this far, because you're only looking for an answer that supports your side, but many industrialized nations have adopted a socialistic health care system with amazing results. Hillary is proposing a modified private system with some socialist qualities to it.

Could it be that you, just like many other American's are so AFRAID of the word socialism that just by labeling it that you immediately think its bad?
Our school system is socialist, as is our library system, our postal service, and many other very vital programs in our country.

Answer 3

Let me see if I understand the question. "Other people's money." Sorry to break it to you, but the government doesn't hold bake sales to raise money. Governnment -- any government -- has only ONE SOURCE of money, and that's taxation (licenses and tariffs are just a different form of taxation). In that sense, whoever is in control of the government, and that means Republicans for most of the last decade, is spending other people's money.
The real question is whether as we pay as we go for government (which is what the so-called "tax and spend" approach is all about) or whether we sweep the unpaid bills under the rug by "borrowing and spending" -- the Republican approach. When we finance government spending by borrowing from other nations -- mainly China these days -- the bill will eventually come due, and our children and grandchildren will have to pay it.

Answer 4

Universal healthcare actually save govt more in the long-haul.
Yes, subsidy by tax dollars could be scary, but have anyone ever look at how's the tax dollars wasted on other things compare to $100+ billions in healthcare, the later is peanut.
Some fear quality of healthcare will deteriorate, but did those nations universal healthcare far flung and trail behind private healthcare system? Imagine those who seriously ill and recovered later without deeply in debt, will contribute their life and saving onto otherthings, it's a win win solution. FYI, many 3rd world nations have no universal healthcare et al contiinue to fall behind. Many poverty stricken US citizens with debt are health related, and is an economy stagnanation.

Answer 5

Of course they're generous with the $. Has anyone bothered to look & see how high the welfare recepient enrollment rises whenever the democrats are in power? Or what the unemployment ratio is?
& yes, I agree with you. If they want this universal/national health care plan, then let the rich liberals personally pay for it. Considering how awful the care is on the plans, I'll take what we have any day.

Answer 6

Oh yeah for all time. If I wasn't under the impact of alcohol I probably does no longer. I in user-friendly terms smoke whilst i'm under the impact of alcohol yeah its undesirable yet..... besides that is in many cases the extra youthful human beings reason the older human beings know that smokes value a lot.

Answer 7

Well, it would be nice if the billionaires were going to pay for the Democrats spending, but when it all shakes out, the "rich" the democrats are going to tax are going to be households making over $75 K with a mortgage, two kids and a dog...screw the middle class, that's the democrat way.

Answer 8

Bush and the republican congress spent money hand over fist, creating massive deficits in the process. Where do you think the money will come from to pay down the debt, the interest of which is $350 billion a year?

Answer 9

Roadhazzaed, i remember :Lyndon Johnson's "The Great society", which had us believe federal programs and federal spending could cure everything. Unfortunately , a side effect was double digit inflation. massive defecits, unemployment,. and it took 20 yesars to undo the damage.

Answer 10

Listen. There are rich republican (on grounds of low taxation) and rich democrats (on grounds of an intellectual utilitarian view of society). There are poor republicans (on grounds of morals) and poor democrats (on grounds of high public spending)

At the end of the day when a child is born into poverty and needs medical attention, I dont mind some of my wage going towards helping it.

HELPING THE WEAK MAKES US ALL STRONGER.