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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (766132)	1/27/2014 6:48:59 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (3) of 1576071

>Thanks Z. I think you just answered my own question as to why government is not a vehicle for philanthropy or altruism, despite liberals believing otherwise. BUT NO ONE EVER SAID IT WAS! That does not mean it can't effectively help people by using tax dollars. >I can't answer questions you don't ask. I asked it twice. But whatever. >If Medicaid went away, the dependents would have to rely on general government assistance programs for the poor. Which would be better because? >If Medicare went away, its dependents would have to pay for their own health care, often with their SS benefits. How is this a good thing? >If SS and government assistance programs went away, people would have to save more for their retirement and rainy day costs. But they can't and/or don't. >I'm not a complete libertarian idealist, so I don't believe in eliminating all of these programs. But I do believe there should be limits set, and I do believe that saving ought to be encouraged, not discouraged via progressive taxation and easy money policies. How does progressive taxation keep someone who isn't at the higher end of the income spectrum from saving? -Z

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