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[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

My school costs are split between my earnings from when I was a teen, and the rest covered by scholarship.

uhm.. sorry to burst your bubble.. but accepting a scholarship IS TAKING MONEY FROM OTHERS.

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

I will admit that I have taken about $1000 from my mom in the last few months. That is money that she originally borrowed from me, so I don't feel bad about taking it. The reason I have had to do so is because I have been sick for 7 months waiting to get a colonscopy and gastroscopy, and have worked substantially less as a result.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

i bet you took some of that stimulus money Bush was throwing around a while back too..

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

uhm.. sorry to burst your bubble.. but accepting a scholarship IS TAKING MONEY FROM OTHERS.

You make a fair point, but I'm not taking it by force, so I feel better about it.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

I will admit that I have taken about $1000 from my mom in the last few months. That is money that she originally borrowed from me, so I don't feel bad about taking it. The reason I have had to do so is because I have been sick for 7 months waiting to get a colonscopy and gastroscopy, and have worked substantially less as a result.

Do you think you pay enough in taxes on your high rollin' 22K salary to even pay for the services you enjoy? Roads, police, fire, ect..

i'm guessing no..

that's taking some monies from someone else.

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

Well, I don't have a choice on those. I was talking about when I have a choice.

 

[Mike465 10+ year member]

If I may also point something out, the fact that the government isn't providing health care doesn't mean that the poor can't get health care. If you want to hand your money over to those who are "less fortunate" than you are, you are free to do so whether you are taxed or not. Be a good citizen and give your money to someone who can't afford insurance.
Yet those who are asking for the high taxes are not the ones who will pay it. And still you thumb your noses at high-income earners and talk about how selfish THEY are, when you're asking for more than you've earned.

I make ~$22,000 as a part-time employee while going to school, but I wouldn't want a penny of someone else's money, even if it meant I got better health care. Even if they volunteered to give me the money, I would not likely take it because it is not mine. A big part of freedom and liberty is also responsibility. I sometimes worry that we are eroding freedom and liberty in an effort to rid ourselves of responsibility as well.

Whats funny about this is Canadian's on average are paying 1% more on taxes than Americans do and you guys have socialized medicine.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

To put it very simply, socialized health care is a mistake. On the surface, it seems so wonderful in an ideological sense (free care for all!), but it simply doesn't pan out.
If you ask many Canadians about their opinion on health care, they will usually speak positively of it. That is because they know absolutely nothing about it. Once you get in the beast and make a simple comparison between socialist and capitalist economics, it is very clear which system works best for all.

i dont think anyone is actually seriously suggesting "socialized health care" either.. at least by definition..

 

[Mike465 10+ year member]

Do you think you pay enough in taxes on your high rollin' 22K salary to even pay for the services you enjoy? Roads, police, fire, ect.. i'm guessing no..

that's taking some monies from someone else.

And they are socialized services that your tax dollars pay for.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Well, I don't have a choice on those. I was talking about when I have a choice.

you do have a choice.. you could stop going to school and work more to pay more taxes.

and you still take scholarships.. probably grants too... if your mom is having to borrow money from you..

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

And they are socialized services that your tax dollars pay for.

ok then so is the US military.

Canada doesnt have socialized health care either..

YOU'RE WRONG

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

There will be idiots, but the IRS will catch them and rip their nuts off.

naw you can use a HSA for that shit.. my mom does it lol.. something about being better than paying out of pocket for them... which she used to do..

dont worry.. she isnt poor.