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Originally Posted by filtherton
I don't think one's ability to make rational decisions is determined by class and I'm not sure how you could have come to the conclusion that I did. I also don't think that you're working with an objective definition of the word rational, but that's just my opinion.
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I gave an example of how public policy can impact a family decision, my example illustrated a rational thought process, and what followed was a pretense that the point was not relevant.
I think some fall into a trap when looking a statistical information. Basically, statistics dehumanize people. Before one can really understand broad based statistical data one has to understand what drives decisions on an individual level. The trap I describe leads us to public policy that takes the form of - 'well we are doing XX% out of 100%' and expecting everything is o.k. When you are one of the people on the margins, that is not o.k. I think there are better approaches to these problems, for example rather than totally changing health care in a half baked way, why not simply take the step of giving every child, 100% of them, full and complete medical care. No margins, no geography issues, no parental issues, no preexisting condition issues, no income issues, no timing issues, nothing, just give them coverage.
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So you're saying that without a marriage license it is more difficult to work and sacrifice for one's family? Or maintain daily contact? Did you know that unmarried couples with children can live together and collaborate on household finances?
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You are working too hard to read things into what I wrote that are not there. Why?