Plunkey

[Mr. dB]

One of the main messages is that with out of control spending comes inevitable tax increases which essentially send us back to medieval surf model.

Then he looked at sources of out of control spending including state and federal unions.

Gnarly dude.

 

[mrplunkey]

Gnarly dude.

Like, totally bitchin' catch dude. Sweet.

 

[b0und]

Can somebody explain this ultra-libertarianism thing to me.

Do you really think there should be no welfare, no socialized health care, no public schools and such?

Do you really think that government services are a net loss?

I don't really get it.







b0und (hmm?)

 

[Mr. dB]

Can somebody explain this ultra-libertarianism thing to me.

Do you really think there should be no welfare, no socialized health care, no public schools and such?

Do you really think that government services are a net loss?

I don't really get it.







b0und (hmm?)

Public services infringe upon their God-given American rugged individualism.

 

[mrplunkey]

Public services infringe upon their God-given American rugged individualism.

Exactly. People just don't know their rights.

Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, housing, health care, doritos, cable TV, Internet service, retirement savings, Oreos, online porn, beer, transportation, lottery tickets, education, American Idol, medical marijuana, iPods, Domino's pizza, HoverChairs, Petrone, citizenship, grills, mortgages and trans-fat free hotdogs.

It's all right there in the constitution -- we just need to do a better job of educating the younger generation about their God-given rights.

 

[mrplunkey]

I just realized something. Mr. dB has almost 10x my karma. That's unfair.

Please transfer (12,374,400 - 1,775,480)/2 = 5,299,640 karma to me at your earliest convinience. We still won't be even due to karma transfer tax, but at least it will be more fair.

 

[Mr. dB]

I just realized something. Mr. dB has almost 10x my karma. That's unfair.

Please transfer (12,374,400 - 1,775,480)/2 = 5,299,640 karma to me at your earliest convinience. We still won't be even due to karma transfer tax, but at least it will be more fair.

Actually it's only 6.97x.

 

[mrplunkey]

Actually it's only 6.97x.

Yeah but at this point we're only haggling numbers.

What is a fair portion for you to give to me? We don't have to be equal, but what's reasonable? 35%? 40%?

I'm very fair-minded. I'd think we can meet in the middle somewhere on this issue.

 

[b0und]

I think ultra-libertarians want to turn the USA into a third world shit hole. No public education, health care, social security = a place you really don't want to live, even if you have money. Why do you think all the people who can afford it get out of those places?





b0und (I prefer living in a 1st world country, thanks)

 

[javaguru]

Can somebody explain this ultra-libertarianism thing to me.

Do you really think there should be no welfare, no socialized health care, no public schools and such?

Do you really think that government services are a net loss?

I don't really get it.








b0und (hmm?)

Well, on average private/charter schools spend half as much per pupil as public schools and charter/private school students perform better on standardized exams.

It takes 3-5 days for the US Postal Service to deliver a first class letter roughly 300 miles from my mother. In the same amount of time I can get 50 pounds of protein powder delivered from the East or West Coast by UPS...I live in Ohio.

On average an American private sector worker makes 40k a year while a federal employee averages 70+k per year with great benefits as well as getting all those extra holidays and a lavish pension.


Government services are expensive and inefficient because they are unionized and aren't subjected to the same pressures to control costs as a private business; That's the Libertarian argument.