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Originally Posted by Moejoe
No offence meant but everything you have said is antithetical to the majority opinion in Europe. I fear it's a cultural rift that will never bridged. But (on the whole) we do think that health insurance should be for everyone, that education should be available to all, and not dependent on means, that a child should not go hungry because of their parents and that everyone should have an equal footing, whether state funded or by some other means.
When I see statements such as yours I feel greatly saddened, and that is probably because of my cultural surroundings. But it always brings to mind what my English teacher told me once when he found me with sweets that I refused to share with the rest of the class. It has stuck with me for a very long time:
I care not for thee jack, for I am in the lifeboat.
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You cannot ensure equality by giving to all equally.
Who will work to pay the debt? Why should anyone work if everything is out there for the asking?
People unfortunately value nothing that is not worked for.
Look at what we call section 8 housing.
Subsidized, yes, moms are free to breed at will, no accountability required. Walk into any apartment at your own risk.
Personally, I am glad we haven't, as yet, become a socialist country like Europe. But its coming, oh yes, its coming.