Quote Originally Posted by Koga No Goshi View Post
I think you are confusing Socialism and Communism, Strike. I don't know where this component of "the state controls your life and tells you what to do" comes into the discussion. I just think we all have a common stake in the common welfare of our country and that the individualistic free market attitude of "get as much as possible while paying the least back in as possible" is not good, and is less than forgiveable in the richest nation on earth if it means people lose their homes because of cancer (not because of reckless spending or whatever.)
Again you don't lose your house because of cancer. One has to look at the complete picture. Consumer debt and the loss of income that is associated with a bad health condition is one of the main causes of bankruptcy. Again look at the figures of raising bankruptcy in even socialized medicine nations where loss of income from a severe illness are also increasing