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Politics : President Barack Obama
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To: koan who wrote (71718)3/31/2010 12:26:54 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water  Read Replies (1) of 149317
 
It would be wonderful if the theoretical world which you inhabit would actually work----other than Alaska which is a unique case--inasmuch as it has few people and vast resources--I can't think of single US State or Western Country that isn't up against the economic wall in its future social obligations--OK maybe Norway which is like a mini Alaska.

pensiontsunami.com.

Our SSI has just had 4 years shaved off the time (dropping from 2041 to 2037) when it will have to start reducing benefits, Medicaid is currently broke inasmuch as the demand exceeds what is budgeted, and Medicare projects to be in the same situation within the decade.

Now absent vast discoveries of Natural resources off our coasts, or some technological break through that generates vast quantities of energy cheaply, we are all going to have live more constrained lives.

Now does this mean the end of universal health care? Not necessarily---if we beat our swords into plowshares---possibly we can pull it off---or stop agriculture subsidies, or gore plenty of vested interests and raise the tax rates all around we could do it. But that will take a change in the culture/system no? The vested interests won't go quietly.

There's plenty a fussin and feuding a coming and if a social paradise emerges--I for one will be awe struck--given our past social history
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