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Obamacare "is designed to be a fiscal transfer from the young to the old, the healthy to the sick, and the rich to the poor." Every welfare system is designed
by danmaz74 13y ago
Obamacare "is designed to be a fiscal transfer from the young to the old, the healthy to the sick, and the rich to the poor."
Every welfare system is designed to work that way. What should it do? Transfer from the sick to the healthy, from the poor to the rich?
The real problem in my opinion comes when the transfer isn't from the rich to the poor, but from the future generations to the current ones, through debt.
- jamesaguilar 13y agoFuture generations are probably going to be wealthier than us, as long as we can get past our nuclear squeamishness and global warming doesn't destroy everything. Why not finance?
- hvidgaard 13y agoBecause it's spending money you don't have, in hope that you will get them. That will lead to problems sooner or later.
- tankenmate 13y agoBecause the ones loaded with the debt have no say in the matter? You might as well say to your kids; welcome to involuntary indentured servitude (hint: this has another name).