Comments on: The health care “opposition” is fake http://www.dennisdesantis.com/2009/08/16/the-health-care-opposition-is-fake Composer, Sound Designer, Percussionist Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: W. Everhall http://www.dennisdesantis.com/2009/08/16/the-health-care-opposition-is-fake/comment-page-1#comment-175 W. Everhall Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:23:44 +0000 http://www.dennisdesantis.com/?p=1312#comment-175 - I don't think that giving an extra ~5% of your salary to the state to guarantee an equal chance of education and health for everybody is something to be averted -- was it charity by definition or not. Would you honestly feel ripped off when you miss $150 of a $3000 salary for a good cause? - Socialism and communism is like oranges and apples. - You should study the model of Scandinavian societies. We're basically socialistic, and surprisingly we're all over the top of the HDI-index, for one measurement. - Jesus arguably was a utilitarian, although you can discuss what "model" was he for in when he lived (ridiculous argument, who cares). - Conservatives do more charity because most of the rich people are conservative. This is simply because they are for lower taxes and such things that benefit themselves over the society as a whole. - I don’t think that giving an extra ~5% of your salary to the state to guarantee an equal chance of education and health for everybody is something to be averted — was it charity by definition or not. Would you honestly feel ripped off when you miss $150 of a $3000 salary for a good cause?
- Socialism and communism is like oranges and apples.
- You should study the model of Scandinavian societies. We’re basically socialistic, and surprisingly we’re all over the top of the HDI-index, for one measurement.
- Jesus arguably was a utilitarian, although you can discuss what “model” was he for in when he lived (ridiculous argument, who cares).
- Conservatives do more charity because most of the rich people are conservative. This is simply because they are for lower taxes and such things that benefit themselves over the society as a whole.

]]> By: Patrick Mattingly http://www.dennisdesantis.com/2009/08/16/the-health-care-opposition-is-fake/comment-page-1#comment-171 Patrick Mattingly Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:34:41 +0000 http://www.dennisdesantis.com/?p=1312#comment-171 Thanks for your Ableton stuff. I don't agree with your politics or your misuse of Bible quotes. The quote from Jesus is dealing with personal charity, not a liberal building a name by spending other people's money and keeping all of his own. Now a liberal politician getting rich (they do represent more rich districts that the conservatives do) using the force of government to take money from A and spend it on B is not charitable giving. The Jesus quote is about what we do as individuals in our hearts to give. Socialism/Communism does not work as an economic system because men do not live as slaves for the existence of other men. They trade, giving value for value. And they are generally very charitable. Conservatives do more charitable giving than the $1000 charitable giving of Biden in 2008 on his tax return. Thanks for your Ableton stuff. I don’t agree with your politics or your misuse of Bible quotes. The quote from Jesus is dealing with personal charity, not a liberal building a name by spending other people’s money and keeping all of his own. Now a liberal politician getting rich (they do represent more rich districts that the conservatives do) using the force of government to take money from A and spend it on B is not charitable giving. The Jesus quote is about what we do as individuals in our hearts to give. Socialism/Communism does not work as an economic system because men do not live as slaves for the existence of other men. They trade, giving value for value. And they are generally very charitable. Conservatives do more charitable giving than the $1000 charitable giving of Biden in 2008 on his tax return.

]]> By: jason_in_sweden http://www.dennisdesantis.com/2009/08/16/the-health-care-opposition-is-fake/comment-page-1#comment-167 jason_in_sweden Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:13:12 +0000 http://www.dennisdesantis.com/?p=1312#comment-167 "...Or is it the fires of fear, uncertainty and doubt that are being carefully and calculatingly stoked by a right-wing machine that knows how to play the undereducated?" hasn't this nearly always been the case? keep them scared and they'll believe anything you throw at them. unfortunately the sheep demographic is overwhelming. “…Or is it the fires of fear, uncertainty and doubt that are being carefully and calculatingly stoked by a right-wing machine that knows how to play the undereducated?”

hasn’t this nearly always been the case? keep them scared and they’ll believe anything you throw at them. unfortunately the sheep demographic is overwhelming.

]]> By: cindy O'Shea http://www.dennisdesantis.com/2009/08/16/the-health-care-opposition-is-fake/comment-page-1#comment-157 cindy O'Shea Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:52:01 +0000 http://www.dennisdesantis.com/?p=1312#comment-157 Thsis is a great double D.. wow! Thsis is a great double D.. wow!

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