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How is it ridiculous? Roland00 Send a noteboard - 12/02/2019 12:45:40 AM

Health Care Spending / Reform is at its core an argument about "values" of what Hume calls "what ought to be" it is not about facts "what is" / "what currently is."

To know about facts you actually have to have specialized knowledge and understand how these complex systems interact with each other. You have to be an expert in understanding Health Care to have an informed opinion that is not ridiculous about the facts of the matter.

People want to talk about values, aka their own values but not the values of others so they invent / twist discussion of facts in order to say your values are illegitimate and only mine are legitimate. Why is this ridiculous? I see it as a natural human instinct to do this whenever something is extremely complicated and any change of the status quo may offend your values, even if change will make more people happy with their values.

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(Note I agree with you Legolas on the actual analysis you wrote down in the main thread.)


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But frankly this kind of stupid apples to oranges comparison just makes you look like you're too scared to have a serious debate on that topic.

Yes, exactly.

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Medicare for All - just add 36% points to your marginal tax rate - - 11/02/2019 02:30:53 PM 927 Views
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Very good point! *NM* - 11/02/2019 04:07:17 PM 236 Views
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Agreed, it would destroy a lot of households. *NM* - 12/02/2019 04:59:45 AM 236 Views
You realize this is a ridiculous comparison, right? - 11/02/2019 06:06:55 PM 593 Views
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The Trump tax cuts put an extra $300 per month in my take-home pay. - 11/02/2019 08:18:04 PM 413 Views
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So if they just took the money your employer is already paying... *NM* - 11/02/2019 11:43:02 PM 250 Views
Mookie why can't I buy into Medicare, why do you get Medicare? - 12/02/2019 12:47:42 AM 412 Views
I do not have Medicare even though I’m old enough to qualify. - 12/02/2019 12:52:04 AM 411 Views
I repeat why can't I buy into Medicare? - 12/02/2019 01:06:26 AM 389 Views
I liked Mike Tyson’s version. - 12/02/2019 03:06:51 AM 426 Views
I never answered your question, did I? - 13/02/2019 12:33:55 AM 395 Views
Buy in, he said. - 13/02/2019 12:41:29 AM 395 Views
Less than private insurance? - 13/02/2019 12:59:44 AM 396 Views
You are making assumptions here. - 13/02/2019 01:27:12 AM 392 Views
You’re right, I am. - 13/02/2019 02:08:02 AM 413 Views
Nothing wrong with that - 13/02/2019 03:18:40 AM 400 Views
I’m sorry Roland that your experiences have been so negative. - 13/02/2019 03:33:20 AM 404 Views
by the way, I’m on my third dirty Cajun martini... - 13/02/2019 03:41:51 AM 408 Views
It is probably good that I am broke right now - 13/02/2019 04:21:37 AM 413 Views
Yup... - 13/02/2019 05:00:42 AM 388 Views
Yes , you are right - 13/02/2019 05:16:07 AM 424 Views
I'll have to take your word for it... - 11/02/2019 07:14:15 PM 438 Views
Fair enough. - 11/02/2019 08:22:13 PM 410 Views
*nods* - 11/02/2019 10:16:12 PM 422 Views
Is it really wasteful? I think that is just your moral intuition. - 12/02/2019 12:55:21 AM 384 Views
Have you ever worked with the US government? - 12/02/2019 05:30:44 PM 416 Views
I can't import the paperwork and accounting software without importing their values? - 12/02/2019 06:08:07 PM 383 Views
As someone who writes technical documents and consults with software.... - 12/02/2019 09:30:33 PM 393 Views
Too many cooks, thus we must remain with the Status Quo? *NM* - 12/02/2019 10:06:32 PM 220 Views
On US government inefficiency... - 13/02/2019 12:45:39 AM 407 Views
I agree with you. - 13/02/2019 06:42:21 PM 363 Views
How is it ridiculous? - 12/02/2019 12:45:40 AM 404 Views

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