Comments on: Robert Parry: Why the Democrats Could Lose https://bartblog.bartcop.com/?p=1888 The Blog of BartCop.com Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:36:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9 By: grimgold https://bartblog.bartcop.com/?p=1888&cpage=1#comment-7012 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:32:05 +0000 http://bartblog.bartcop.com/2007/12/09/robert-parry-why-the-democrats-could-lose/#comment-7012 RS, the govt has given poor education, though equal. They should not be mothering our education system.
Decent health care will suffer the same fate if a govt takeover occurs. I say we try not-for-profit hospitals as an alternative to the market place (I’ve mentioned this to you before).
Being sick and ignorant doesn’t justify a takeover by big govt precisely because govt out of control creates sick and ignorant people.
BTW, I stand corrected concerning Al Gore. He didn’t institute tax on seniors’ S.S. checks. I was wrong. But I now remember clearly – he was the guy that raised the age to collect full benefits from 65 of 67. Oh, he’s so brilliant! (Sarcasm)
You are impressive in your thinking and writing. I enjoy your communications. Grimmy

]]> By: RS Janes https://bartblog.bartcop.com/?p=1888&cpage=1#comment-7011 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:22:41 +0000 http://bartblog.bartcop.com/2007/12/09/robert-parry-why-the-democrats-could-lose/#comment-7011 Grim, Jefferson said that the point of having a government was not only to provide security in the people’s papers and person, the national defense, and to enforce the laws equally, but to be the basis for everyone to strive for their individual happiness from whatever station in life to which they were born. You would be judged by merit and not your parent’s income or class. That was a revolutionary idea in 1776, when the world was dominated by classist systems, and still is today, at least to the Republican Party and some Democrats.

Things like equality in education, equal rights, and decent health care are fundamental to establishing a firmament for “life, liberty and the pursuit of hapinness.” That’s not ‘Nanny State,’ that’s what our form of government is all about and what the phrase “all men are created equal” means. We obviously aren’t born equal, but we should all have the opportunity to make the most of our talents, and to be treated equally by the law. If we are sick and ignorant, we will never have that opportunity.

]]> By: grimgold https://bartblog.bartcop.com/?p=1888&cpage=1#comment-7006 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:48:29 +0000 http://bartblog.bartcop.com/2007/12/09/robert-parry-why-the-democrats-could-lose/#comment-7006 In other words, it comes down to: do you want a Nanny State or not?

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