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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Road Walker who wrote (394111)6/25/2008 2:45:40 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) of 1579459
 
JF, > Those earning $2M a year have the most to lose from an unstable society.

Who said society will become unstable without Social Security and Medicare? Seems like society will be a lot better off if citizens can take care of their own health care and retirement, rather than rely on the government for these services.

Those programs are in place partly because no matter what, we'll always have people who can't take care of themselves. It's only humanitarian to help them out, and the burden on society won't be that heavy. The problem is when they turn into entitlements and reward laziness and irresponsibility. That's when you have the beginning of big government becoming the problem rather than the solution.

> Some of these wackos hate government in every way shape or form.

I've talked to several libertarians, and none of them fit that characterization. There's a big difference between minimalist government and no government.

Your statement makes about as much sense as criticizing those who are into minimalist fashion. "Some of these wackos hate fashion in every way shape or form."

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