Comments on: Edwards Will Force Healthcare Program On Everyone

By: James F McEnanly

James F McEnanly — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:37:55 +0000

It sounds like an old joke:
“Come the revolution we’ll all eat strawberries with cream”
“But I don’t like strawberries with cream”
“Come the revolution you’ll have to eat strawberries with cream!”

By: Jeff Molby

Jeff Molby — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:52:00 +0000

lol. A whole department just for me, Jay? I’m humbled.

No doubt, otter.
All I want is a President that will:
- Make all healthcare costs tax deductible, thus eliminating the idiotic incentive to bundle healthcare with employment
- End misguided attempts to “encourage” this or that. Just get out of the way and let the free market and I decide on the best solution.

By: otter

otter — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:30:17 +0000

Don’t forget those great waiting lines like we have here in Canada, jeff.

By: Jeff Molby

Jeff Molby — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:41:27 +0000

*desire and means

A preview or editing feature would be very nice, Jay.

By: Jeff Molby

Jeff Molby — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:40:38 +0000

Hmmmâ€¦here is a scary thought. How is Edwards planning on enforcing this?

Easily, payroll deductions. The government has long since been wedged between us and our employers, so it’s trivial to force us to pay for this kind of BS. Having already paid for it, very few would have the [*desire and means] to take anything other than the path of least resistance.

That’s what makes the income tax the worst possible tax. EVERY other tax is avoidable to various degrees by the exercise of free will, but they have us by the short hairs with the income tax.

* Courtesy of the “preview/edit” dept