On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:40:39 -0400, TJ wrote:

hk wrote:


You ought to be spending your time trying to find medical care and a way
to get your needed prescriptions at a price you can afford, instead of
drooling into rec.boats.


You know, that brings up a question that I have that nobody seems to be
able to answer in a way that adds up. Of course, I'm just a simple
country boy who doesn't know much about high finance, so maybe you can
explain it to me.

Medicare is just about to the point where it spends out more than it
takes in, and Baby Boomers like me are going to break Social Security by
the time we all retire if something drastic isn't done - and soon.
Medicare could be called a sort of "universal health care" for the aged
and the disabled. My question is simple: If the US taxpayers can't
afford to provide health care to the aged and disabled, how the hell can
we afford to provide it for EVERYBODY? And how can we do it while
simultaneously balancing the budget, restoring the economy, defending
the country, and switching everybody to more expensive "green" energy?

Stopping the war might be enough to balance the budget, but it won't do
the rest, too. Taxing the profits of oil companies until they all go
bankrupt would be bad for the economy, and taxing just the rich won't
help because they don't have enough money. Most of the money in this
country is held by the middle class. Cutting government waste would
help, but you'd have to cut ALL of the pet projects, not just the ones
of the minority party, and that'll never happen, no matter which party
is in power.

So what is the Liberal Democrat solution? And I don't want to hear about
all the things the Republicans have done wrong - I want to hear about
what YOU'D DO. And those of you who are Conservatives, what would YOU
do? I've asked these questions of several political animals, of several
parties, and nobody's given me a straight answer that made any sense
yet. Can any of you be the first?

TJ

Giving everyone $1000 is a good start towards fixing those problems. If,
after that, the problems still exist, Obama will probably give everyone
$2000. For sure, the problems will go away then.
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** Good Day! **

John H