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Originally Posted by drego
How IS it my problem? If it IS my problem then I have a say in how it is raised, the environment it is lives in, the actions of the people around it.
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Since when has that ever been how it works? You pay taxes, the people we elect decide how to spend those taxes. It often doesn't work very well, but sometimes it does.
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If you are saying that my responsibility is to help those less fortunate, then it is their responsibility to make sure that they get themselves into a position that they are not depending on me anymore. I know people who have more children, just so the monthly check from the government is bigger. And do you know what the father does with that check every month? I don't think I need to paint the picture.
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What's your point? There will always be people who are willing to game the system. That fact alone does not invalidate the system.
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Basically if it is my responsibility, then I have a say into the environment and upbringing of the child. I do not, therefore I don't.
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That's not how it works, and if it were than nothing would ever get done. Can you imagine how little would get done if everyone who contributed any amount of money to the government was entitled to micromanage every little aspect of how that money was spent?
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Now on a different note, another interesting focus should be placed on the insurance companies. I'm not sure if anyone's ever worked with one, but having seen the guts of a company from the inside out, I can easily say that they are crooks, and are making money hand over fist.
For instance, did you know that it is cheaper (from an insurance standpoint) to be Male, Caucasia, AND a heavy smoke (over the age of 25 even) than it is to be female between the ages of 18-36 and in perfect health? Sure there's logic to that, as babies are expensive and those are prime child bearing years, but that still seems a little off to me.
~Drego
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On this, i agree with you.