Vintner, here is the problem you refer to as I see it. Bottom line, only the dems are employing modern day social science and political science.
The right wing is just yelling about things which they have little understanding of, and do not care to study it, or even think about it rationally.
I have a very strong social science and political science background, both educationally and experience wise.
I know, for sure, the right wing does not know much about either political or socal theory. Do you really think Tom De Lay and Dick Army were trying to apply humanitarian social and political theory to their decisions?
Obama and his people are! They study this stuff.
And as I have said many times, if you want to see how a modern state can function just look at what the liberals set up in Alaska with their constitution, social system and our permanent fund with 40 billion in it and a law that says we are to put 50% of all state owned resources into the permanent fund..
I know you will say, we have all this oil. Every state has lots of natural resources and they could all put 50% of all state natural resources into a permanent fund for the children like we did.
But right wingers will not allow it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even if they could think of it.
We don't know what we can do socially because for the last 30 years the brain dead right wing has been calling the shots!
There is are real questions as to whether the societies (I assume you mean Western Europe or the Euro Countries) that provide a lot of cradle to grave benefits can continue on their present course and survive economically in this globally competitive world without some drastic modifications to their welfare state model.
In our country their are two debates. One is an ideological one involving the individual's freedom and forcing them to pay for a benefit (the lawsuits by the AG's).
The other is more about the implementation of the policy and whether we will be able to afford it, and if so, how much. The problem is our taxing model is not that of a social welfare state. That's my concern--more the nuts and bolts of the implementation of the policy.
We can't do everything as a nation and afford unlimited healthcare coverage--especially for older people. As life expectancies extend and medical technology improves--the health care bills go up. Given that the percentage of our population that is aging is increasing--to make the model of universal covergage work--rationing is rational response.
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