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No one expects them to die. Their health, however, is their own responsibility. If they can't manage it, buy health insurance or get it as part of employment compensation, or self-pay for medical care, that's no one's fault but their own.
No one owes anyone else anything merely because they exist, with the exception of parents' responsibility for their own children.
Disparity in the funding of governments is inherently unequal. Some will pay more than others. It is inherent in the distribution of income. Some have more than others. Even VAT or other flat taxes are the same - various individuals will provide more money to the government than others.
So basically the Libertarian cause is lost. Every proposal will differentiate the payments made by the individual. We are simply arguing over what mechanism to use.
Practically the US is going to rely on the income and business taxes. They may modify the details but it will remain the source of revenue and will be somewhat progressive.
The language of the Constitution is easily wide enough to allow any number of things to be provided by the Federal Government. Attempts to read the Constitution narrowly will continue to fail. It may well be that the Trump administration shifts the balance of taxes from the rich to the middle. But if that goes as likely it will swing back with a vengeance in 2020 or so.
the eventual approach will likely be a guaranteed minimum income. That stops a lot of the nonsense and removes the need for much of the government structure. Basically the whole welfare system is gone...all simply get a monthly check. And it is paid for by the same old stuff, Income tax, business taxes, maybe a VAT. The health care thing is easily solved in that context.
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No, that implies that way too many people think they're entitled to a better lifestyle than they earn.
So only the upper third of workers are supposed to be able to afford their own residence? I always thought being able to afford your own place made you middle class, not upper class...
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There's no reason to believe that whatsoever.
You stated that someone making $14/hr at 40 hrs/week does not earn enough for their own residence, and I countered that that is the 50th percentile/median for wage earners in this country, so I stand by my statement
Anybody who support this socialist/communist idea are truly horrible human beings.
They are the human garbage worse than Nazis.
Lets see wanting to have Universal Healthcare and some moderate reforms or wanting to kill anyone who isn't white yea socialists are sooooo much worse than nazis. What a brilliant point lifeexplorer.
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