The cover of Newsweek (Page 15): I'm glad for you.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

acknowledgeurma wrote:

Still mistaking me for a bird? Tsk, tsk. How did I make the leap? Almost anytime someone suggests that there should be some sort of government regulation, someone on OPP will call them a socialist or a commie. I was just seeing if I could join in that fun(?).

[Probably more suitable for a separate thread, but...]
What would a "system of completely free enterprise" and a "perfectly free market" look like?

I'm having a wonderful day. Thank you.

I'm glad for you.

acknowledgeurma

dtucker300 wrote:

But it doesn't cover healthcare. SCOTUS accepted the ACA as Constitutional because it was a tax that required everyone to have it or pay a penalty. Once that issue was eliminated it was no longer a tax and whole or part can be discarded because it isn't a constitutional right to have or provide healthcare.

Are you telling me that Medicare is unconstitutional? Oh no!

acknowledgeurma

dtucker300 wrote:

Excellent point. But don't tell the snowflakes. It would send them into a conniption fit. IT almost sent them over the edge when they found out the Easter bunny isn't real.

I don't know what universe you live in, but in mine the Easter bunny, Santa Claus, and the Tooth Fairy are real.

Mikeyavelli

dtucker300 wrote:

Are you confusing me and my postings with someone else?

Oops.

acknowledgeurma

dtucker300 wrote:

And that is what we do. Americans are more charitable than any other nation. But it should be our choice and not compelled by the government. It is also more effective and efficient that way.

"3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.…"(Matthew 6:3-5)

I would prefer my right hand (government) take care of the needy, without my left self having to know about it.

I think you are overlooking the economy of scale advantages of government. Even Medicare is more efficient than private health insurance.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

acknowledgeurma wrote:

I don't know what universe you live in, but in mine the Easter bunny, Santa Claus, and the Tooth Fairy are real.

Yeah, I really need to get away from this site. It's exhausting! And life is too short. I don't want to miss Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. But I know for a fact that the Tooth Fairy is really Dwayne Johnson, "The Rock" because I saw him in a movie and we all know that stuff is real.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

acknowledgeurma wrote:

Are you telling me that Medicare is unconstitutional? Oh no!

I don't know. Has anyone ever challenged it in court?

acknowledgeurma

dtucker300 wrote:

On the contrary to what?

Wealth to generate wealth! There a novel idea. I wonder why I never thought of that?

You (dtucker300) wrote, "It is very difficult to accumulate any wealth if you are not earning money and fail to save or invest."

Well, contrary to it being difficult, it is easy. But then, I come from the privileged position of having wealth. Our system is set up so that wealth can be maintained and increased. The greater the wealth, the easier to maintain and increase.

kankune Loc: Iowa

acknowledgeurma wrote:

You (dtucker300) wrote, "It is very difficult to accumulate any wealth if you are not earning money and fail to save or invest."

Well, contrary to it being difficult, it is easy. But then, I come from the privileged position of having wealth. Our system is set up so that wealth can be maintained and increased. The greater the wealth, the easier to maintain and increase.

So....do tell....

acknowledgeurma

dtucker300 wrote:

Wouldn't you say a tourist visa is a personal invitation? I would. But don't overstay your welcome unless you properly apply for an extension.

You really like to be contrary, don't you? They say no question is stupid if it is sincere. I would say sincerity is the most important thing. Once you learn to fake that you've got it made. You wouldn't be faking it, would you?

If you have to ask for it, it ain't an invitation.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sincere
1 free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
2 genuine; real: a sincere effort to improve; a sincere friend.
3 pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
4 Obsolete. sound; unimpaired.

I try to be sincerely contrary.

acknowledgeurma

dtucker300 wrote:

I don't know. Has anyone ever challenged it in court?

Interesting analysis talking about taxing authority and providing for general welfare found here:
https://www.nationalreview.com/critical-condition/if-obamacare-unconstitutional-why-arent-medicare-medicaid-john-r-graham/

acknowledgeurma

kankune wrote:

So....do tell....

Do tell what?

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

acknowledgeurma wrote:

Interesting analysis talking about taxing authority and providing for general welfare found here:
https://www.nationalreview.com/critical-condition/if-obamacare-unconstitutional-why-arent-medicare-medicaid-john-r-graham/

Thanks. Good article.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

acknowledgeurma wrote:

You (dtucker300) wrote, "It is very difficult to accumulate any wealth if you are not earning money and fail to save or invest."

Well, contrary to it being difficult, it is easy. But then, I come from the privileged position of having wealth. Our system is set up so that wealth can be maintained and increased. The greater the wealth, the easier to maintain and increase.

Here is one way to accumulate wealth (more like getting out of debt).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYToz2ePoyY&feature=youtu.be

acknowledgeurma

dtucker300 wrote:

Here is one way to accumulate wealth (more like getting out of debt).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYToz2ePoyY&feature=youtu.be

The university (Texas Tech) I graduated from in 1970 has had an increase in tuition (in today's dollars) of over %900. With SAVINGS from one summer minimum wage (farm) job I could pay tuition for over three semesters. Today, all the income from working 10 hrs/day for all 92 days of summer at $10/hr ($9200) will just cover tuition for one semester.

I agree with Huckabee; he is a complete idiot. The word for citizen in ancient Greece (politis) is the source of our politician, the word for private person (idiotis). Huckabee is an idiot who has no understanding or concern for the difficulties young people (and older needing retraining) face today. His glib monologue is disgusting.

Here is a comparison of what Congress members paid with today's tuition:
https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/DEMOS_DFC_Yearbook_FA_Optimized_0.pdf