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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (3745)	1/11/2008 2:14:21 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

I'm not using it as a code word. I'm using the word to describe the reality. You can dispute the claim of reality. You can argue for a different definition. You can argue that more socialism in this area is good. Whatever tack you take Willie Horton has nothing to do with it. Willie Horton was indeed a violent criminal. Releasing him clearly (in hindsight at least) was a mistake. If there is any argument that there was something wrong with the adds about him it would seem to be the argument that electing Dukakis as president wouldn't increase the likelihood of more Willie Horton type releases, and that the adds somehow implied that there would be more violent criminals let on the street if Dukakis was really released. If you assume that this particular charge against the ads is true, well than you don't have any real connection to the arguments here. Imposing a more socialist health care insurance system would obviously and directly lead to more socialism, so there isn't any false implication. You can argue "more socialism is good", just as people could have argued "shorter sentences for violent criminals is good". Generally I wouldn't support either argument but its not like its impossible to make a case for either one.