Obama care is probably the worst thing that has happened to this country in recent times. All the dumb people thought they were getting free healthcare when they voted for it, and now they realize the have to pay 200%, 300%, some even 400% more than what they were paying before. On top of that they have deductibles reaching several thousand, less coverage, higher premiums, and numerous other problems.
Thankfully this year, my healthcare coverage wasn't dropped, it only increased a few dollars. However, next year might be when my coverage gets dropped due more aspects of the law taking effect.
This is what I don't get about progressive liberals. Things have worked out pretty good for the past 200+ years since our Countries' founding, why start changing all this stuff that doesn't need to be fixed. Sure our healthcare system wasn't perfect, but it actually worked and costs were relatively manageable.
I get along just fine with the average Democrat or Liberal. But the second some extremist starts telling me how we need to revert to a Communist/Socialist system so a small % of the population can get free stuff and have Big Brother take of you. Then I tell them the needs of the few don't outway the needs of the many. The majority of Americans are middle class, employed, reasonable human beings. Why should the majority of us go broke just so a couple individuals can have their 'ideal' socialist paradise?
Some may call me harsh but I work for a living and will do whatever it takes to support my family and those I care about. Even if it means fighting and dying for the American dream of free enterprise and Capitalism.
I think you're mixing up socialism with something else. Because socialism advocates economic equality, it's capitalism that advocates a small percentage of the population having most of the stuff.
Capitalism in it's current form needs to be reevaluated. There is no chance of a "Utopian socialist system" right now, simply due to the fact that human nature won't allow, but we can strive to allow for a more equal capitalist system(I know, equality and capitalism in the same sentence, the horror )
Things have not worked out that well for you, things have been on the decline since a private corporation took control of your currency, and was worsened by Reagan. Capitalism has worsened your county, my country, and all countries. Because all countries on this planet are capitalist, even those that claim to be "communist".
These Democrats that are in office are not Liberals(they're not even american liberals), they are conservatives. Conservatives that run for private corporations. In terms of this issue, it would have been better to vote for Romney(a sentence I never thought I'd say), because he wouldn't have been able to pass this plan off as "liberal" like Obama did.
I don't know how to even respond to half of this... Perhaps that way of thought works in Canada. But here in America, Capitalism makes everyone money, not just a specific elite few. You have the chance to succeed, if you give it your all and almost everyone prospers from it. True Socialism just makes everyone poor and forces them to rely on the Government for their needs.
Plan 1 (Capitalism)
Get up in the morning
Go to work
Make a good living for myself
Buy things with said $ and pay bills
Put extra $ into savings
Enjoy my day and repeat process
Plan 2 (Socialism)
Get up in the morning
Go to work at State operated facility
Work long hours for minimal pay
Buy a couple necessities and pay bills
Put mere pennies away into savings, if I can even afford to do that
Hate my life because I will never be able to better myself and repeat process next morning
For me, and probably anyone else with sanity, I would choose Plan 1. Living in a free country where we have any option avliable to us regarding employment, freedom and liberty, equal rights, success based on performance, control over our finances, low taxes, etc...
I can understand having a balance between socialist and conservative ideals, thats what makes up America. But having a socialist economy and government would be bad for everyone. Extremist policies are never good and would only harm this country. The majority of America enjoys having a mixed system and wants to keep it that way. Most of us we're happy with the way things were before Obama showed up and turned this country upside down. So if anything, our country needs to take a step or two back over towards the conservative side. Because we are heading way to far off the middle ground of the political spectrum, and into the socialism side of things.
America isn't broken and never has been broken. So why alter things which are going to kill the very ideals of this country?