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In response to "sort of? To answer you and David at the same time" by Reagen

Aren't you happy that your taxes helped pay for my wife's ultrasound here via transfer payments?

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Jan 25 '12, 08:10

Gotta love our entitlement mentality with "Haves/Have Nots".

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Well, as long as the state got to take it if it was some sort of mutant, sure. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 25, 08:28 1
- (see: the dion quintuplets) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 08:29
i have no problem with that. - Andie Jan 25, 08:27
What?! That is an outrage! -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 08:15
actually, yes. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 08:11 15
- Well, aren't you Captain Do-Gooder? - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:14 2
  - I look at it in the other direction. It's Ralph Klein's fault that we don't pay for that here. - Reagen Jan 25, 08:16 1
    - Still doesn't change the fact that Ants in Alberta are being forced to pay for Grasshopper lifestyles elsewhere. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:18
- Ditto. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 08:12
- yup. -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:11 10
  - It takes a village. -- nm - David Jan 25, 08:12 9
    - This is a complete misconception of how our system works though. People view it as "helping get everybody to a certain standard", but it doesn't.... - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:17 8
      - I not only consider it right and fair but a moral imperative. - David Jan 25, 08:22 7
        
        Exactly. Why bother having a society at all, if your ultimate goal is to abandon every individual and make them fend for themselves? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 08:28 3
        
        That's not what I'm saying. And that's certainly not how it works. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:30 2
        
        It's the inevitable forecast of conservatism. Gloomy. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 08:31 1
        
        Because let's not actually address the inequalities in the system if we believe in our hearts that it is working fine as is. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:34
        
        Fair enough, but you should know that the lifestyle differences between different provinces are not as great as in the States. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:27 2
        
        Without noble intentions, there is no point in attempting good governance. -- nm - David Jan 25, 08:29 1
        
        I kind of like this thread -- nm - Guigue Jan 25, 08:30

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