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America is supposed to be considered the land of opportunity. Immigrants once saw it as such. Opportunity is useless unless the person presented with the opportunity has the ambition and work ethic to take advantage of it. The very extreme poles seen in our society are a result of each person's willingness to take advantage of opportunities given them. Until socialism or another type of system begins to rule the country and distribute wealth more equally we will not see a change in that.
I personally see the death penalty as almost an outgrowth of this same mindset - you choose what to make or your life. Everything is a consequence of our actions. You kill someone you've chosen to have your life ended.
As for the universal health care. I really think our country would be better served by supporting this type of system. Our health care system still serves people based on how much they've made of the opportunities presented to them.
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"Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama
My Karma just ran over your Dogma. 
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